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Family Portrait: Yul Giraldo PAGE 31

Landmark study affirms the power of PrEP PAGE 6

HONESTY • INTEGRITY • PROFESSIONALISM The Road to Stonewall: Tommi Avicolli Mecca PAGE 9

Equality Act passes with local bipartisan support

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LGBTQ survivors of domestic violence speak out Part one of a two-part series By Victoria A. Brownworth PGN Contributor

BUSINESS BOOST: Independence Business Alliance honored MTR Therapy at its annual Business Leaders Luncheon on May 7. IBA executive director, Zach Wilcha said, “For 12 years, the IBA has provided a safe space for community networking and continues to do so in these shifting political landscapes. We’re so proud to annually team with PNC Bank to grant a local LGBT-owned business $10,000 to help them scale their business and amplify community impact.” Honorees Michael Tyler Ramos (center) and Jared Elper (second from right) accepted the grant from IBA Board president RIch Harrow (from left), PNC vice president Joseph Meterchick and Wilcha. Photo: Courtesy of IBA

PA lawmakers make impassioned plea for a vote on antidiscrimination law By Jess Bryant and Denise Fuhs PGN Staff

State legislators and members of the LGBTQ community and its allies held a news conference in Harrisburg this week to announce the introduction of anti-discrimination legislation, and to implore citizens and fellow legislators to support it. House Bill 1404 and Senate Bill 614 would provide protection at work, in housing and in business services for LGBTQ people by adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression to the state’s nondiscrimination law, which was originally written in 1955. The law still only covers race, religion, ancestry, age, sex, national origin and disability. Without this legislation commonly known as the Fairness Act, Pennsylvania — the only state in the Northeastern USA without a law protecting the LGBTQ community — will continue to have a patchwork of legal protec-

tions rather than a uniform antidiscrimination law. More than 50 municipalities, including Philadelphia, have enacted LGBTQ ordinances on their own. State Reps. Brian Sims (D-182nd Dist.), Malcolm Kenyatta (D-181st Dist.) and Dan Frankel (D-23rd Dist.) were joined by State Sen. Larry Farnese (D-1st Dist.) at the Capitol Media Center where they spoke passionately about the bills. “It’s time we take action to ensure equal protections across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” said Frankel, who introduced H.B. 1404 and opened the news conference. “This issue is not or should not be partisan.” For 20 years and 11 sessions, Frankel said, he’s been an advocate for civil-rights’ protections. He also spoke directly about Kenyatta and Sims: “When you come into a chamber and sit next to someone who is a member of the LGBT community, it’s a lot harder to say to PAGE 20 them, ‘I’m prepared to discrimi-

It was supposed to be a sex game. It turned into a rape. Terrell Johnson was only 20, his partner, Matt, 26, forced him to have sex against his will. It’s an experience that, even five years later, Johnson has trouble discussing with all but his closest friends. Like all the victims/survivors PGN interviewed for this report, he agreed to speak under condition of anonymity. “I want people to know this happens,” said Johnson (not his real name). “That’s so vital, so vital — that folks know they aren’t alone, that this is really happening and, no, you didn’t imagine it. And no, you didn’t bring it on. And no, you are so not exaggerating what happened. But I have seen what happens to sisters who come forward. They get branded as victims. I don’t want that. Not for me, not for anyone else. “It’s a fine line you got to walk with this.,” Johnson added after a pause. “I am telling you my story because I want to raise that awareness. But I am not ready to be

anyone’s poster child.” When he met Matt, Johsnson had recently changed colleges. He had transferred from a liberal-arts college in the Midwest that he said proved a bad fit for him to a university in Philadelphia. Matt was a graduate teaching assistant in his department. They ended up at a campus party together, and Johnson said the chemistry between them was strong. They quickly started seeing each other “a lot.” “I was still new to the gay scene,” he said. “My family is religious. I had struggled with coming out. I was new to Philly. I was new all over. That’s what he saw in me — something fresh. He knew I wanted to explore. He took advantage. I was so open, and what he did shut me down for a long time.” The face of the #MeToo movement in the USA is not young, black, gay men like Terrell Johnson. But LGBTQ people are as much the victims — and often more frequently — of sexual assault and interpersonal violence as their heterosexual and cis peers, according to recent research. The Williams Institute of the University of California School of PAGE 13

Gov. Wolf vows to explore options to combat Trump’s transgender military ban By Erin Moran PGN Contributor After New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s May 3 order to the New Jersey Army National Guard to defy President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender military servicemembers, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said he wants to “explore” ways to protect trans National Guard members in this state. Right now, however, he has no plans to join Murphy in defying the ban. “Gov. Wolf agrees that this policy is completely antithetical to our values,” said J.J. Abbott, Wolf’s press secretary. “He has consistently opposed this policy change. We should be praising and welcoming all those who want to serve, not discriminating against them.” Abbott added that the governor’s office is

currently reaching out to other states to see what options are available to avoid discriminating against qualified recruits that happen to be transgender. “Gov. Wolf wants to explore and exercise every available option to protect transgender military members and recruits from discrimination,” Abbott said. New Jersey was the sixth state to defy Trump’s ban, which Wolf has publicly opposed in the past. On Jan. 23, after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the ban by a 5-4 vote, Wolf tweeted his support of Pennsylvania’s transgender servicemembers. “This is discrimination, plain and simple,” Wolf tweeted. “I stand with Pennsylvania’s courageous transgender military servicemembers and aspiring servicemembers. Thank you for following PAGE 22

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

• Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations — Rue Landau: 215-686-4670 • Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 215-7603686; ppd.lgbt@gmail.com • SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-920-9537

• Office of LGBT Affairs — Amber Hikes: 215-686-0330; amber.hikes@phila.gov

Community centers • The Attic Youth Center; 255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331, atticyouthcenter.org. For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. • LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania; 3907 Spruce

St.; 215-898-5044, center@dolphin.upenn.edu.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Resource for LGBTQ asylum seekers launches in Canada and Mexico By Suzannah Cavanaugh PGN Contributor

started When Katie Sgarro AsylumConnect with cofounder Sy, they were seniors at the University of Pennsylvania, it was September 2016, and Barack Obama was President. Launched as the first online resource database for LGBTQ people seeking asylum in the United States, AsylumConnect offers a searchable catalog of necessities, from legal help to housing, food and other forms of aid for those legally unable to work in the early stages of the asylum process. “When Sy and I started AsylumConnect, we were definitely focused solely on the United States. We didn’t really have any plans to internationally expand the database, whether to Mexico or Canada. That really wasn’t on the radar,” said Sgarro. After the Trump administration took office in January 2017, Sgarro said she saw the needs of LGBTQ asylum seekers change. “We were receiving more messages from persecuted LGBTQ people that were still trapped in their home countries and were naming Canada as the place they were hoping to seek refuge, not the United States,” she said. Sgarro believes news coverage of the Trump administration’s xenophobic rhetoric has influenced more LGBTQ-asylum seekers to consider Canada. Reacting to the shift in need, AsylumConnect added verified LGBTQand-asylum-friendly services across Canada. In addition, the company translated legal guides on Canada’s LGBTQasylum process. For Sgarro, responding to policy changes with impactful technology is one of AsylumConnect’s priorities. The nonprofit launched services in Mexico earlier this year after the Trump administration effectuated the “Migrant Protection Protocols.” Implemented in January, the government action required those seeking asylum in the United States to remain in Mexico until their case received approval, a process that can range from six months to years. “That [policy] is really problematic for a lot of people, but especially for LGBTQ asylum seekers, because Mexico has been defined as a less-than-LGBTQ-friendly place,” said Sgarro. “So, there’s a concern with LGBTQ asylum seekers: How am I going to survive that [wait] in Mexico?” What’s been dubbed the “Remain in Mexico” policy is another obstacle in a Byzantine system.

To be eligible for asylum, LGBTQ asylum seekers must prove they suffered persecution in their home country for their sexual orientation or gender identity. Because neither trait can be visibly characterized, LGBTQ asylum seekers depend on the decisions of immigration judges, many of whom bring bias to the bench. “If you think about an immigration judge who is not well-versed in LGBTQ terminology or maybe has some prejudice of what being LGBTQ looks like, that definitely affects people’s cases,” said Sgarro. “That’s something this country needs to get better at in terms of making sure people know LGBTQ identity as an invisible characteristic. Unfortunately, with the Trump administration, I feel like it’s probably getting worse.” As an immediate response to the “Remain in Mexico” policy, AsylumConnect added a new static resource page on their website, with LGBTQfriendly resources in Mexican border towns and a translated copy of the “MIgrant Protection Protocols.” In a memo obtained by the Associated Press in March, the Trump administration mandated that LGBTQ people would be exempt from the “Remain in Mexico” policy. Sgarro said the exemption brings its own dangers. “The entire premise means having people come out at the border,” said Sgarro. Sgarro lists the potential risks: “Maybe they’re going to face a less-than-friendly border officer; maybe they’re not going to feel comfortable divulging that information right away; maybe they don’t know they have to in order to actually get that exemption,” said Sgarro. “There are so many problems with this policy and I think, again, this is an example of a policy that has unfortunately really scared people from coming to the United States,” Sgarro continued. “For LGBTQ asylum seekers, being deported to a dangerous home country is, unfortunately, likely a death sentence.” Continuing to respond to the needs of LGBTQ asylum seekers, AsylumConnect plans to release their second product, AsylumConnect Community, later this year. The product is a private online forum where LGBTQ asylum seekers can chat with each other and asylees — those who have successfully received asylum — in a safe, moderated space. Sgarro said, “We feel that by building this online community, we can supplement the information that's found in our resource catalog and have a more holistic approach.” n For more information, visit asylumconnect.org.

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Philadelphia Bar Association releases final judicial ratings By Jess Bryant PGN Staff The Philadelphia Bar Association’s Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention released its final judicial ratings. Tiffany Palmer, an out candidate running for a seat on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, is one of only four candidates given the honor of “Highly Recommended.” Palmer has practiced law for 20 years, most of which has centered on LGBT civil rights. Palmer has represented more than 1,000 LGBTQ families during her tenure. Another LGBTQ Court of Common Pleas judge hopeful, Henry Sias, has been “Recommended” by the Bar, along with 15 other candidates. Sias is trying to make history as the first out trans man elected to

Media Trail Man reflects on being part of first gay prom couple in 1979 A man who attended a high school prom almost 40 years ago with his male partner said he didn’t expect to become entrenched in LGBTQ history, The Argus Leader reported. The man, Grady Quinn, called that May 23, 1979, event in Sioux Falls, S.D., “just a moment.” Quinn was 20 when he attended Lincoln High School’s prom with 17-year-old Randy Rohl. National news media covered the event, but Rohl told the Associated Press at the time that he didn’t think they were “more worthy of special attention” than any other couple. Rohl died of AIDS in 1993. Quinn recently said that he’s glad the prom happened, but that they were just “being real.” Sioux Falls Pride commemorates Rohl with an annual Randy Rohl Youth Prom.

Confirmation students won’t join church, citing LGBTQ discrimination Eight members of a middle-school confirmation class are refusing to join an Omaha Methodist Church to protest the denomination’s renewed ban on same-sex marriage and gay clergy, The Omaha World-Herald reported.

state or federal government in the United States. Palmer and Sias were also endorsed by the Victory Fund. In a press release, Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor Rochelle M. Fedullo said, “The Commission’s ratings of judicial candidates are the only non-partisan source for voters in Philadelphia, and its investigations are based on a wide range of objective qualifications for judicial service.” Candidates rated “Highly Recommended” and “Recommended” by Philadelphia’s Bar Association were reviewed for legal ability, experience, integrity, temperament, community involvement and judgment. Commission Chair Teresa Ficken said, “The Commission invests thousands of hours to thoroughly investigate, review and rate candidates.” n The eight were scheduled to become part of the congregation May 5 at First United Methodist Church. But the seventh- and eighth-graders declined and issued a written statement instead. The statement says that if they were to join now, that would send the inaccurate message that they approve of the United Methodist Church’s “immoral” policies on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage. On April 27, the denomination’s judicial council upheld key portions of a plan adopted in February by the church’s legislative assembly. The portions of the plan reinstated were designed to strengthen the bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBTQ pastors.

Kansas school board approves transgender student guidelines The Manhattan-Ogden School Board in Kansas on May 1 approved guidelines for transgender students in the school district, according to the The Manhattan Mercury newspaper. The guidelines, approved by a 6-1 margin, give students the right to be addressed by the name and pronoun they choose. It also allows students to use the restroom that corresponds to their gender identity and allows students to play for sports teams of their gender identity. The board heard comments from 21 people expressing support and opposition. Some opponents cited religious reasons and others criticized allowing students to play for teams of their gender identity. Board members who supported the policy, which was introduced in December, said they wanted to do what they thought was best for the students. n — compiled by Larry Nichols

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Newly Republican, defense lawyer makes bid to be Philly mayor By Timothy Roberts PGN Contributor Billy Ciancaglini had been a South Philadelphia Democrat for all his voting years. Then, he moved to the right. Just how far to the right is in question. Ciancaglini, a criminal defense lawyer, changed his registration to Republican 10 months ago and is now the Republican candidate for mayor of Philadelphia. Activists on the left say he’s more than that. They say that Ciancaglini has ties to the alt-right and white-supremacist movements. There are pictures of him in the company of people thought to be members of right-wing organizations, and his name turned up in leaked chats among members of Identity Evropa. That organization, which was renamed the American Identity Movement in March, targets its message to college-aged white men and espouses white supremacist ideology. But Ciancaglini says he has no ties to that group or any other far-right organization. “I was a Democrat until I turned 47,” said Ciancaglini, who turned 48 in January. “No one called me a Nazi. Ever. I turn Republican, and just like every other Republican and Donald Trump, I’m called a Nazi. It’s ridiculous.” Activists began connecting Ciancaglini to the extremists after he appeared at two rallies which drew people identified with alt-right groups. One, in August, was labeled Back the Blue, and was intended to show support for police officers. Gwen Snyder, a community organizer in Philadelphia, said she identified members of extremist groups in pictures from the rally. One of those groups was the Proud Boys, who are known for anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim and white nationalist views. They marched at the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., where a counter-protester died. Ciancaglini, she said, is seen in close proximity to the Proud Boys. One of the most explicit links cited by activists comes from a leak of chats among Identity Evropa’s members. The chats were obtained by Unicorn Riot, a left-wing media collective, and published March 8. In these chats, someone with the handle Tee-PA writes that he and another member of Identify Evropa “met my boy Billy Ciancaglini last night. Old school South Philly Italian dude.” Tee-PA goes on to quote Ciancaglini saying, “Ay youz guys betta vote for me!”

Ciancaglini says all the fuss comes from “one idiot on the Internet with a made-up name.” “It’s idiocy,” he continued. “It’s what the left does. They say everybody is a Nazi if you don’t vote for Hilary or believe what we believe.” Asked if he dissociates himself from altright views, he replied: “Yeah. I wouldn’t even know where to go to find an alt-right website.” Where Ciancaglini sees a harmless political event championing a cause, others see something darker. Brian Villa, a lawyer who monitors the activities of the far right, says that extremists hold “Trojanhorse events, expressing support for the police and patriotic values when what they are trying to do is develop political momentum.” The alt right makes use of Republican

candidates to try to get into office, said Snyder, the Philly community organizer. “This is part of a broader infiltration attempt,” she said. Another incident provides a further look into Ciancaglini’s point of view. In March, the restaurant Le Virtú on Passyunk Avenue held a dinner to raise money for two immigrant families who are facing deportation. They sought asylum at the First United Methodist Church of Germantown. Francis Cratil-Cretarola, the co-owner of Le Virtú, said he supports the families out of solidarity with hardworking immigrants who have helped to make his restaurant a success. His grandfather was an immigrant from Italy. His Chinese-born grandmother helped finance the business. But Ciancaglini didn’t like what he read about the fund-raiser. “They had a fundraiser for illegal immigrants and I objected to it online,” Ciancaglini said. “I found it distasteful.” Ciancaglini’s objections led to a flameout on social media by other conservatives. Ciancaglini suggested the restaurant hold a fund-raiser for injured police officers and homeless veterans. The restaurant did not respond. “He’s desperately searching for relevance,” Cratil-Cretarola said of Ciancaglini. “He’s looking for fuel to stoke the fire underneath whatever he thinks will pro-

pel his base. One of those things is anger against immigrants.” Ciancaglini is campaigning on his opposition to the soda tax, safe-injection sites and sanctuary cities. All three are hot-button issues for conservatives. He said the soda tax is putting mom-and-pop shops out of business. The placement of safe-injection sites ignores the concerns of neighbors and the sanctuary city policy protects people who have “broken our country’s laws.” Ciancaglini is unlikely to make it to City Hall, given that only about 11 percent of Philadelphians are registered as Republicans. He said he has support in South Philadelphia, which is also home to the current mayor Jim Kenney, the heavy favorite to win the May 21 Democratic Primary. Ciancaglini is not expecting much support from LGBT voters. He said he had attended events of the Liberty City Democratic Club, a political action committee that supports the LGBT community, in the past, but he is no longer a Democrat. What about the Log Cabin Republicans? “I’m not going to kid you,” he replied. “I’m relatively unfamiliar with them. I’ve only been a Republican for about 10 months, so I’m still feeling my way around. But I’ll absolutely look into that immediately. I’d like to see them and speak to them. I speak to just about anybody now.” n

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New study indicates end to AIDS in sight with use of PrEP By Victoria A. Brownworth PGN Contributor An end to the AIDS epidemic might be nearer after a landmark study found that men whose HIV infection was fully suppressed by anti-retroviral drugs such as PrEP had no chance of infecting their partner. The study, published in the medical journal, “The Lancet,” considered transmission rates from 1,000 male couples in Europe where one of the partners was HIV negative and the other was HIV positive and receiving treatment to suppress the virus. The study, led by professor Alison Rodger (University College London Institute for Global Health), found no cases where HIV was transmitted to the HIV-negative partner during unprotected sex. Over the eight-year study, 15 men were infected with HIV, but researchers found this occurred only when the HIVnegative person had sex with a person other than his partner who was not being treated. The virus of the newly-infected men were screened, and none were genetically linked to the HIV virus that had infected their primary partners, ruling out any within-couple HIV transmissions. Researchers estimate that effective

anti-retroviral therapy prevented about 472 HIV transmissions during the eight years of the study. Rodger reportedly said that if everyone knew his HIV status and had access to effective treatment, no new cases of HIV would occur, based on the study results; if the treatment were available globally, the virus could be eliminated. This news is especially promising for cities like Philadelphia, where transmission rates are higher than New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The latest studies, released this year, put Philadelphia among the top cities for HIV transmission. According to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia’s HIV infection rate is five times the national average. “Obviously, any news of an end to the HIV epidemic is fantastic for those of us who have been living and working in its shadow for decades,” said Greg Herren, who works as an HIV-prevention specialist. “I am cautiously optimistic we will see the end of this in our lifetimes.” Mazzoni Center’s Dr. Marcus Sandling echoed Herren and said that the study provides hope, though he added that those with socialized medicine are better prepared to implement what would be required to stop HIV transmission. Sandling noted that a few years ago, a

heat map done of HIV/AIDS cases found people in urban areas and minorities were most impacted. Subsequent studies, Sandling explained, showed that “HIV acquisition was highest among minority gay and trans people of color.” Sandling said that limited medical care and a lack of medical insurance are the major obstacles to getting the kind of treatment necessary. He also noted that in rural areas of Pennsylvania and other states, access to care for HIV/AIDS is more severely limited than in cities. Mazzoni has a PrEP clinic “especially tailored for the communities most at risk,” but Sandling said, getting people into those programs is the problem. “From a science perspective,” he said, “to protect the majority of people, you’d need to put it [HIV-prevention treatment] in the water like fluoride. Then it’s a disease that you could theoretically stop.” Jane Shull, CEO of Philadelphia Fight, spoke at length to PGN about the study, its import and what it means going forward. Shull was blunt: The prohibitive cost of PrEP is an issue and so is managing a transient client base that has grown exponentially with the opioid crisis and resurgence of IV drug infections. Shull said Philadelphians who have sex for survival or sex for drugs don’t have access to drugs like PrEP, which costs

about $2,000 a month. “We’ve known for a while that we could stop transmission. But the cost — paying for the drugs for the people who need it — that translates to political will. We don’t have that. Yet, there are a lot of people who need this. If you treated everyone, you could stop transmission.” Shull notes that distributing PrEP to the people most in need of it is “something we just don’t know how to do right now.” At Philadelphia Fight, concerns over how the opioid epidemic is adding to HIV transmission are paramount. Shull said that the agency hadn’t seen such an increase in the number of deaths from overdoses or the number of new infections since before 1996. “Internationally, there is treatment on demand,” she explained, “and yet in this country, there is no such thing.” Deaths — unnecessary deaths — are the result. “We have a very hard time in this country seeing these people [IV-drug users and people with HIV/AIDS] as our neighbors, our friends and our family members,” Shull said. “It took a new epidemic that is largely white to even draw attention to these issues. HIV is a medical condition, not a moral condition.” Of Rodger’s study Sandling said, “I am still hopeful that we PAGE 7

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LGBTQ Equality Act passes House with local GOP support By Josh Middleton PGN Contributor LGBTQ citizens in the United States are one step closer to enjoying federal legislation that would protect them from bias at work and in housing. On May 1, the House Judiciary Committee approved the Equality Act (H.R. 5), which would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to add sexual orientation and gender identity under its protected classes. The legislation was introduced by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) and approved in a 22-to-10 party-line vote, setting it up to go to the floor. Every Republican on the committee voted against the bill, but it is co-sponsored by two GOP representatives, including one from Pennsylvania, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, who represents the First Congressional District, an area that includes all of Bucks County and sections of Montgomery County in the southwest region of the state. “This is the land of the free and the home of the brave, and freedom means freedom for everybody,” he told PGN. “We are believers in fighting back against discrimination in all of its forms, and this bill is a positive step in the right direction.” The Equality Act is expected to pass the House, but it faces an uphill climb in the Senate, which is Republican controlled. Fitzpatrick acknowledged the challenge, but said he is working with Cicilline to craft a strategy that would convince his GOP counterparts in the Senate to give the bill a chance. “We want this to be signed into law, so we’re not going to be satisfied if it merely passes the House,” he said. “I’m gonna work hard … and do everything I possibly can to convince my colleagues that this is a good thing for our country. We need to move past the dark era of discrimination and toward a brighter, more-hopeful future for all Americans, no matter who they may be.” If passed, the Equality Act would provide sweeping federal protections for

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can make progress. But if you have a cure for cancer and people can’t get access to it, then who is being cured?” Dr. Mervyn Silverman led the San Francisco Department of Public Health in the Eighties during the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco. He puts the study in perspective. “This suppressed the disease to such a low level that the person is not infectious

LGBTQ people, but according to Jason Landau Goodman, executive director of the Pennsylvania Youth Congress, it wouldn’t necessarily go far enough to provide necessary statewide protections — especially in places like Pennsylvania where no such laws exist for LGBTQ people. “We must continue to press forward with every resource and bit of energy we have to ensure that we have LGBTQ non-discrimination protections under state statue,” said Goodman, whose organization has been working with lawmakers to pass an LGBTQ non-discrimination law in the Commonwealth. “The Equality Act would allow the federal government to process claims of discrimination, but not everyone pursues legal action through the federal government — it’s often done locally. To not include sexual orientation and gender identity along with the other protected classes [in state civil rights laws] is leaving us vulnerable to discrimination and should no longer be allowed.” He told PGN that there is currently one bill, SB224, awaiting approval in the state senate committee that would protect LGBTQ Pennsylvanians from genderand sexual orientation-based discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation. That was introduced by Republican Senator Pat Brown. Philadelphia Sen. Larry Farnese and State Rep. Dan Frankel discussed their own bills at a news conference May 6. Goodman said he is cautiously optimistic one of the bills will be passed into law, especially after they’ve generated support from both sides of the aisle. “It’s disappointing that at times this conversation is presented as a partisan issue, when that could not be further from the truth. Supporters should know that there is support in every community and from folks across the political spectrum,” he said. “We’re encouraged that the committees that [the bills are] being assigned to are having meaningful discussions on LGBTQ non-discrimination protections. We are hopeful that legislators will do the right thing and advance these LGBTQ non-discrimination protections.” n

anymore,” Silverman said. “Now, what is so important is getting everybody tested. Those who are positive — getting them under treatment, maintaining that treatment and people adhering to the medication on a daily basis.” But as Shull and Sandling note, in the United States — and especially in Philadelphia — how to do that is the elusive next step in the battle against HIV. n

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Road to Stonewall: Tommi Avicolli Mecca By Victoria A. Brownworth PGN Contributor For 20 years, Tommi Avicolli Mecca was the face of gay-activist journalism in Philadelphia and a fixture in Philly’s nascent LGBTQ community. “I wanted to be a voice for the voiceless,” he said of his work as a journalist. “I wanted to tell the stories that weren’t being told and amplify the voices that weren’t being heard.” At 68, Avicolli Mecca is still an activist — working for the most vulnerable in the LGBTQ and other com-

munities — focused on the housing crisis, poverty and homelessness. The road from Stonewall to now has been one of self-discovery for the gender-nonconforming queer writer and artist. In an interview with PGN from his home in San Francisco, Avicolli Mecca talked about growing up in Philadelphia and his involvement in gay politics in the early days after Stonewall. He was raised in one of the poorest sections of South Philadelphia. As a student at Bishop Neumann High School, he worked on the school paper and organized against the Vietnam War. “I was very rebellious in high school,” Avicolli Mecca said, “I got thrown off the school newspaper because I kept writing about Vietnam.” Bishop Neumann was a boys’ school and had a rule that a student’s hair couldn’t touch his uniform collar. Avicolli Mecca was regularly pulled into the office to have his hair cut. In a final act of defiance at his graduation ceremony, having grown his bangs long, slicking them back at school, he pulled off his mortarboard, shook his long hair out, accepted his honors awards and refused to kiss the bishop’s ring. “I flashed a peace sign,” he laughed. “The priest in the front row gave me such a look.” Avicolli Mecca then attended Temple University as a journalism student where he was equally iconoclas-

tic. He joined the anti-war movement at the college and discovered gay activism when he attended a meeting of the Temple chapter of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF). “I saw an ad for GLF in the student paper,” he recalled. “I saw this thing about Gay Coffee Hour. That day I went to the student activities building. The meeting was on the second floor, and I remember how long it took to climb those stairs.” Avicolli Mecca recalled that The Supremes were playing when he went into the meeting. “I walked into that room and my life changed forever.” While Avicolli Mecca continued to be involved in anti-war politics at Temple, he became increasingly aware of the “homophobia of the left,” a contradiction among progressives that he continues to experience even now in San Francisco. When Avicolli Mecca graduated from Temple, there were already attempts to moderate GLF on campus. “GLF was considered a radical name,” Avicolli Mecca said. “Liberation was a word that was associated with radicalism.” But, he says, the early post-Stonewall movement “was a radical movement.” Avicolli Mecca, by then a radical fairy who was breaking down gender norms from the streets of South Philly to the Gayborhood, said, “I was living in radical drag,” about his style of dress in the early-to-mid 1970s. With long curly hair, Italian good looks and a slender frame, Avicolli Mecca often wore women’s tops and makeup. Looking back, he said, “I spent a lot of time feeling vulnerable and scared. It was one of the bravest things I’ve done. Every day I was out there — walking street theater. I could get killed, but I had to do it. I am so happy that I did it. I would never have come to peace with who I am if I hadn’t.” He added, “I had the freedom to dress any way that I wanted. It was a great journey. Sometimes I will [still] do drag. I found a masculinity in me that I never knew I had. I don’t hate it or reject it. I came to peace with who I am. Call me she, call me he, call me they. It was a great journey.” With Cei Bell, Avicolli Mecca founded Radical Queens. He also co-organized the first gay pride march in Philadelphia in 1972. After leaving Temple, Avicolli Mecca became president of the newly formed Gay Activists Alliance. He was writing for the weekly alternative newspaper, “The Drummer” and for early gay newspapers, “The Gay Alternative” and “The Philadelphia Gayzette.” He also wrote poetry and read his work throughout the city in the vibrant 1970s poetry scene. At a reading celebrating a poetry award he won, Avicolli Mecca said, “I did a couple queer poems. [Allen] Ginsberg was probably just coming out of the closet about then.” No one was ready for those queer poems except other LGBTQ people, he explained, and so his career as a poet didn’t surge. Avicolli Mecca kept at it though and engaged with other well-known gay and lesbian writers of the 1970s in Philadelphia, “Jack Veasey, Barbara Ruth, Julie Blackwoman. I kept doing poetry. I kept doing art. Art is my way of staying sane in an PAGE 19

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Religious freedom, a hypocritical argument From New Jersey to California, parents are protesting LGBTQ-inclusive education. Based on the incredible reaction, one might think this includes sex education; rather, the legislation simply asks that curricula identify and recognize LGBTQ folks throughout history. California passed the FAIR Education Act in 2011 “to ensure the contributions of members of underrepresented racial, ethnic and cultural groups . . . are included in history and social-studies lessons.” Early in 2019, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed legislation that requires “each board of education to provide instruction on the political, economic and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in an appropriate place in the curriculum.” While the New Jersey law specifies that the education include middle- and high-school students, the law in California includes elementary curriculum, and it’s parents of elementary students who are currently protesting. On May 2, trustees for Rocklin Unified School District approved new LGBTQinclusive K-5 curricula that would include teaching about historical figures such as Sally Ride, who was the first female and first lesbian American astronaut. Members of the conservative right are arguing that children do not have the ability to contemplate sexuality at a young age and that the education disregards the conservative and religious worldview. The Pacific Justice Institute sent letters to the Senate using religious freedom as grounds for objecting to the bill. On May 3, parents held home an

estimated 700 students from California’s public-school system. In New Jersey, similarly, those in opposition to the new law are rallying around religious freedom and threatening lawsuits. Repetitive conservative-right arguments are being offered regarding attacks to conservative Christian values and the immorality of homosexuality. As ever, these protests seem to be fueled by bigotry. The legislation in both California and New Jersey attempts to dismantle some of the bullying LGBTQ students face in their educational institutions by simply being honest about the United States’ history and those LGBTQ persons who spurred our economy and drove forward social justice. Neither bill requires an explicit examination of these figures’ personal lives, only that their sexual orientation is acknowledged so that all citizens can see themselves in our history. To be opposed to factual education is not new for the conservative right, who have consistently fought against science in schools. But, at what point will we stop listening to the cries of “religious freedom?” If religious freedom operated in the way these groups seem to think it does, then perhaps we shouldn’t educate our students on Protestantism and the early break from the Catholic Church because then, those of other religions may feel attacked. As an LGBTQ community, we are not rewriting history, only asking for factual and historical representation. And even so, New Jersey and California are the only two states passing legislation that requires our representation at all. n

Well hello, and welcome to another episode of “A Gay is Running for President,” a minute-by-minute freakout by the conservative right — sponsored by Homophobia and The Dumb. The gay in question is Pete Buttigieg, the current mayor of South Bend, Ind., and his last name is pronounced: bootedge-edge. And right-wingers are losing their minds over him. First, he’s gay, so they’re against him existing, let alone running for the country’s highest office. But he’s also a white male, which polls well in this country, and he’s getting a lot of buzz in what is a very crowded Democratic field. Would Buttigieg be a good president? Probably. Would he be a better president than Trump? For sure. Though that’s an awfully low bar. My 10 lb.-dog, who freaks out whenever he sees any living creatures not in his immediate family, is scared of his metal food bowl because his tags once clanged against the side of it, and who sometimes eats his own poop would be a better president than Trump. Because at least he isn’t racist and has never stolen anyone’s children. But apparently, Buttigieg has some folks on the right nervous enough that they’re trying to sabotage him by drumming up false accusations of sexual assault. According to The Daily Beast, right-wing smear team Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were caught on tape trying to get a guy to accuse Buttigieg “of engaging him sexually while he was too drunk to consent.” If you’re not familiar with Wohl, then I congratulate you because you don’t need that kind of negativity in your life. Wikipedia calls him “an American far-right conspiracy theorist, fraudster and internet troll,” a description that would be right at home on the page for Donald Trump. As for Burkman, he’s a Republican lobbyist and professional homophobe. He thinks that Trump is too nice to immigrants, so that says a lot. Wohl and Burkman also tried to drum of false accusations of sexual misconduct against Robert Mueller in retaliation for investigating their Lord and Savior Donald Trump. And now they’re doing it again! Only to Buttigieg this time because, according to an April 22 Tweet by Burkman, “2020 is shaping up to be more exciting than 2016. Looking like it will be Trump vs. Mayor Pete! Get the popcorn ready!” Now, will 2020 yield a Trump v. Buttigieg race? I don’t know. But the fact that Wohl and Burkman seem to have gone to an awful lot of trouble to try to damage

Buttigieg is pretty telling. Although it might be more telling about Wohl and Burkman than it is about Mayor Pete. It’s interesting to me that Wohl and Burkman want to get people to accuse Buttigieg of sexual assault, something their Dear Leader Trump has not only been accused of but has admitted to. It’s almost as if one party, the Democrats, believes that sexual assault is wrong and that we need to reverse the trend of thinking everyone who comes forward with charges of sexual assault is lying, and the other party, the Republicans, does not give a fuck about sexual assault at all unless they can use it as a weapon against their political foes. It’s especially clear that sexual assault against women not only doesn’t interest them, but it’s something they are totally fine with so long as their political agenda is being carried out. Ah, but if a GAY does the sexual assaulting then that’s super badly terrible and must be punished right away. In reality, ALL sexual assault is wrong and should be punished. But the Republicans can’t possibly expect anyone to take their concerns about assault seriously while they do everything they can to prop up Trump, the Sexual Assaulter in Chief. As for Buttigieg, he told The Daily Beast about the foiled Wohl/Burkman plot, “It’s not going to throw us. Politics can be ugly sometimes but you have to face that when you’re in presidential politics.” No matter what you think of Buttigieg, the man has class. Seriously, he’s so patriotically wholesome I suspect he bleeds gay apple pie, which is just regular apple pie with rainbow sprinkles added for fabulousness. Oh, also, while I was looking for info about this story online I wasn’t confident that I’d be able to spell Buttigieg off the top of my head so I just Googled “Wohl Butt” and have learned that said search turns up a LOT of links to porn. And so I’m putting it in writing in case my wife has questions about my search history. n D’Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer and comedian living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been writing about LGBT politics for over a decade. Follow her on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski.

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What makes a hero? I had a smile last week. Someone tried pressure (Note: The Philadelphia Inquirer, to use my words to champion a projOct. 10, 1973). He opened up slowly to ect without my knowledge, and without LGBT issues, and while he should be even knowing the full story. Here’s the applauded for doing the right thing, that issue and how two commudoes not make for a hero nor nity organizations dealt with it pioneer. by saying, simply: not on our Aside from any LGBT property. issues associated with Specter, Former Sen. Arlen Specter other issues exist in his history was a man I worked with at such as his treatment of Anita times. I’ve written about him Hill during the Senate confirfondly in this column and in mation hearings of Clarence my book. Those writings were Thomas, something that angers used in an attempt to support a many people to this day. historic marker being erected in We should be spending front of one of our LGBT comour time honoring those who, munity buildings, proclaiming to date, have not been honored. Specter as an LGBT pioneer or One particular name comes to hero. mind — Dr. Ethel Allen, a for Arlen was a friend, but he mer City Council member and was not a hero or pioneer of Mark Segal Pennsylvania Secretary of State. this community when comWhen Googling her name, you pared to others. It took preswill find 45,000 unique results. sure to get him to the table of equality. I For a comparison, Arlen has over 600,000 know, since I’m the one who applied that unique results.

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Want to honor someone outside of the LGBT community in front of an LGBT building? Former Gov. Milton Shapp, a national leader on gay rights dating back to 1974, might be a valid choice. Former council member Bill Boyle, who was the first Council member to introduce gay rights legislation in Philadelphia is another. And, what about U.S. Rep. Robert N.C.Nix, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, who introduced one of the first equality bills in Congress? Each of them supported our community openly and with pride during a time when it wasn’t popular to do so. Specter did it behind the scenes and only publicly when it became popular. Specter certainly deserves credit for what he did later in his career, but it doesn’t even come close to someone like former Gov. Ed Rendell, or former Philadelphia Councilman Angel Ortiz — people who have been on our side, without question, from the very beginning. n

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The Lines Blur Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner. She took home Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016 and has won the world championships three times. She grew up in the village of Fairlie, located in South Africa’s Limpopo province. While she took up running in order to train for soccer, it was the former she has made her name in. She started her career of dominating races in 2008, taking home an impressive array of accolades — and more than a little controversy. The International Association of Athletics Federations decided to investigate Semenya, testing to determine that she was not doping as well as to verify her sex. As a result, the IAAF decided that Semenya had a “rare medical condition” that gives her an “unfair advantage.” It turns out that Semenya, while female, has a body that may provide her with some advantages in her sport. Having what experts are calling a difference of sex development (DSD), Semenya displays characteristics of being intersex, producing a heightened level of testosterone than is typical in women. As a result, the IAAF has created a new rule to govern women with heightened levels of testosterone in their bodies, requiring athletes participating in the women’s 400-meter, 800-meter, and 1500-meter races — not coincidentally the exact races Semenya would compete in — would need to lower their testosterone levels medically if they have too much of the hormone naturally occurring in their bodies. Semenya is not transgender, but argu-

ments about transgender people in sports have been used against her. Likewise, Semenya has also been used in arguments against transgender people in sports. In an article in The New York Times, Dr. Eric Vilain, a medical geneticist at UCLA, evoked this specter as far back as 2015, while discussing a sprinter from India named Dutee Chand. Chand, like Semenya, was also asked to take hormone-suppressing drugs in order to compete. “For me, this is a victory of identity politics and activism,” said Vilain. “Now I’m really worried about the future of women in sports because if we push this argument, anyone declaring a female gender can compete as a woman. We’re moving toward one big competition, and the very predictable result of that competition is that there will be no women winners.” This is the same argument we have heard from others such as Martina Navratilova, who branded transgender people as cheats in comments she later walked back, adding, “I am trying to do is to make sure girls and women who were born female are competing on as level a playing field as possible within their sport.” Semenya may not be transgender, but she is African, and that informs us about the opposition to her and her victories. In 2016, Joanna Józwik came in fifth in a race Semenya won. In response, Józwik declared that she was the “first European” and “second white” to complete the race. Sharron Davies, another former Olympian, has taken trans athletes to

task, and most certainly weighed in on Semenya in a deeply racist Tweet. “But the testing was not scientific, just visual, hence internal gonads were not seen,” tweeted Davies “Parts of Africa still are I’m afraid. Because they don’t have access to the medical support to correctly diagnose. There are agents out there now looking for DSD girls to sign up!” She later added, “there are more DSD cases in Africa than anywhere else in the world (often not properly diagnosed at birth) this of course is getting less as medicine gets wider access which is good.” It would be so easy to claim that the Semenya controversy is purely about gender and even, by extension, transgender issues, but we simply cannot divorce this from the importance of race in the equation. One thing I try to remind myself is that anti-transgender and gender essentialist views like those surrounding the Semenya story rarely exist in a vacuum. They are, rather, fed by other forms of bigotry. The lines blur. Much of anti-trans sentiment is misogynist, based around the notion that women are somehow lesser, and the notion of transitioning to a woman is lowering one’s self. By the same token, many who might think the former might also see trans men as some sort of impossibility. Likewise, anti-trans views are often intertwined with anti-gay views, and vice versa. Norms and expectations of gender expression and sexuality identity are inexorably linked in the minds of those who oppose LGBTQ peoPAGE 19

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A video showing State Rep. Brian Sims berating a woman saying the rosary outside a Planned Parenthood clinic isn’t easy viewing, yet at press time it had been viewed more than 1.1-million times. In his video, taken outside the clinic at 1144 Locust St., Sims (D-182nd Dist.) approaches a woman who appears to be in her 50s and who is a member of prolife organization Sidewalk Servants. Sims accuses the woman — who never says a word during the nearly nine-minute video — of shaming women who enter the clinic. Sims calls her “an old white lady telling people what’s right to do with their bodies, shame on you.” She is neither old nor, at least vocally, shaming anyone. She’s walking back and forth, rosary in hand, head bowed. She never speaks to Sims, who is so close to her we can see her heart beating in her chest. He never stops insulting her throughout the tirade, saying, “Shame on you! What you are doing is disgusting.” The video and story have gone national, appearing in Newsweek, USA Today and throughout Pennsylvania media, as well as a plethora of pro-life/anti-abortion sites. On May 7 and 8, it was a lead story on all Philadelphia’s TV news stations. The pushback against Sims prompted him to upload another video to Twitter on May 7. An explanation and an acknowledgment of his actions, if not an apology, the new video garnered a stunning Twitter reaction: at press time, there were 25,000 replies but only 569 retweets. In the written portion of his tweet, Sims said: “I will fiercely protect a woman’s right to make the best choices for her health and her body, unimpeded. I also know that two wrongs don’t make a right, especially on the front lines of a civil-rights battle. I can do better, and I will do better, for the women of Pennsylvania.” Sims was not doing better for the women of Pennsylvania when he spent nine minutes yelling at a woman praying. He stoked anti-abortion activists, and now it will be all the more difficult for women to gain access to the clinic. Several well-known anti-abortion activists have scheduled a rally in front of Planned Parenthood for May 10, to protest Sims and the clinic.

It won’t be a good day to be a young black woman — the primary demographic of the clinic in majority black Philadelphia — trying to get to her appointment. But it will be a good day for self-declared pro-life politicians like our two U.S. senators — Bob Casey Jr. (D) and Pat Toomey (R). Sims admits in his second video that he poorly chose his target. Anyone who’s walked or driven by Planned Parenthood on a Friday has seen the protesters. Few are quietly meditative over their rosaries. Most are angry with the women entering the clinic, trying to force grisly anti-abortion literature on them. This story is the latest salvo in the culture wars between abortion-rights activists and far-right religious extremists. That battle has been exacerbated in recent months by President Trump’s false claims that live babies are being executed in nine-month abortions. As Sims was uploading his regret video, Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp was signing the nation’s most restrictive abortion bill into law. The so-called “heartbeat bill” bans abortions after six weeks. Most women don’t even know they are pregnant until after eight weeks. Sims has lived across the street from Planned Parenthood, which he calls “one of the most heavily protested in America,” for 15 years and has volunteered as a patient escort for the past seven years. “I’ve seen men and women and teens try to go there for routine healthcare. For checkups, for PAP smears, for breast exams, for STD screenings, and yes, for abortions,” Sims said. Sims himself is a client of that Planned Parenthood clinic. “In fact, it’s where I go for my own life-saving PrEP medication, and I’m grateful for the services they provide.” Sims’ experience as a patient escort prompted his May 5 video and a previous video in which he had offered $100 to anyone who would give him the names of the teenaged girls then protesting in front of the clinic. As Sims detailed, he has “seen firsthand” the way “mostly young girls” are treated going into the clinic, citing a litany of slurs, insults and racism. If only that had been a part of the video that went viral. Instead, the anonymous woman told local news media, “I forgive him and I am praying for him. Please do the same.” Planned Parenthood president and CEO Dale Steinberg PAGE 20

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Law has conducted and compiled numerous studies of the LGBTQ experience. In those studies of interpersonal violence (IPV) and sexual abuse among LGBTQ people, the results explode the myth that such violence is the purview of heterosexuals. Johnson’s story, while disturbing, is far from unique. The Williams Institute cites studies with statistics comparable to, and sometimes greater than, those commonly known for IPV. While these studies in no way invalidate the breadth of epidemic violence against heterosexual women, they illuminate a subset of violence that remains largely hidden — that of LGBTQ partners. Johnson said until he told another gay friend what had happened to him, “I really thought I was the only one. It was a whole new coming-out experience.” Johnson is one of many gay men victimized by partners. In the Williams Institute study, among sexual-minority men, 26.9 percent of gay men experienced IPV in their lifetime and 12.1 percent experienced IPV in the past year, with about 5 percent of gay men citing sexual abuse and/or assault in their interpersonal relationships. In a study of male same-sex relationships, only 26 percent of men called police for assistance after experiencing near-lethal violence. The numbers for sexual-minority women are also surprising. According to the CDC’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, bisexual women suffer higher lifetime rates of IPV than heterosexual women. In addition, bisexual women are twice as likely to report ever having experienced IPV than heterosexual women, although nearly 90 percent of those experiences involve male partners. But the reported lifetime prevalence of IPV among lesbians is also higher than heterosexual women. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 43.8 percent of lesbian women and 61.1 percent of bisexual women have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime, as opposed to 35 percent of heterosexual women. Chloe and Emily were both rising sophomores at the University of Pennsylvania when the violence started. What began as mild shoving in arguments turned into slapping — then punching. Chloe said she wasn’t sure what triggered

Emily to hit her the first time, but it became a pattern in their relationship. So regular and repetitive that Chloe finally left their West Philadelphia apartment after a fight and spent the night in a Center City bus station, where she thought about returning home and quitting school. “I have never felt so alone and isolated and totally without recourse as I felt that night,” she recounted. “You know I walked there? I walked into town — block after block. And I was crying. And shaking. I will never forget that night. No one should have a night like that.” Chloe appeared dispassionate as she talked about her experience. “It’s better for me if I stay outside the parameters of that story and tell it the way I do now, because that was the old Chloe. The new Chloe feels bad for the old Chloe and wants to hold her tightly, but not so tightly that she becomes part of me again, if that makes sense,” she said. According to local advocates for domestic-violence victim/survivors, this is a common response as people heal from the experience of interpersonal violence. Added Chloe, “It was a very traumatic period of my life. I had a little breakdown. I felt suicidal. I was self-harming in various ways. I had to take a semester off from school. I almost lost my financial aid. I had to lie to my parents.” Chloe was not dispassionate when she spoke about the group she started off-campus for other young women dealing with violent relationships. “Therapy has been very helpful for me,” she acknowledged. “And I think telling my story is helpful because it didn’t take long for me to find out that nearly every girl I knew at school was having the shit beaten out of her, and none of us were talking about it. We were all just buying more concealer, wearing long sleeves and scarves and multiple bracelets to cover up the marks. It was, and continues to be, quite the revelation.” The group is small — between 15-20 women. They meet regularly to, as Chloe described it, “talk it out, cry, get enraged and do a lot of work toward healing.” The group is not all women who identify as lesbians like Chloe, but a mix of heterosexual, bisexual and queer women. “We share one story,” Chloe said. “We were victims, and now we’re survivors.” n In part two of the series next week, local advocates address LGTBQ domestiv violence and survivors discuss how to heal. Also, how to spot warning signs.

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Student loan debt 101 Q: I’m a gay man in my mid-20’s just finishing graduate school. I have some fairly significant student loans, which I will need to begin to payoff shortly. Do you know what my options are if I can’t afford to make the standard payments right away? A: You are certainly not alone with your student loan debt burden, as the statistics below will confirm. Here’s what you need to know about repayment options if things get a little tight. Bearing the Burden of Student Loan Debt

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• Standard repayment. Loans are repaid in equal amounts over a stated period, generally 10 years. This is typically the default plan if another option is not selected. • Extended repayment. Under this plan, repayments can be extended up to 25 years. Monthly payments are generally lower than with the standard plan, but total payments If you are weighed down by are significantly higher due to student loan debt, you are not the extended time period. alone. Recent data shows that • Graduated repayments there are 44.5 million student start out lower than under the loan borrowers in the U.S., and they owe a collective $1.5 Jeremy standard option and increase gradually so that the loan can trillion. What’s more, 45% Gussick be paid off in 10 years. of recent graduates have stu• Income-driven repaydent loan debt and a whopping ment is available to borrowers who can 62.5% of Americans with some form of demonstrate a partial financial hardship. student loans outstanding are age 30 or Typically, repayments are capped at older. The average college graduate with a 10-20% of income and repayments can bachelor’s degree left school with $28,446 extend up to 25 years. in student debt in 2016.1 To put this in • Income-sensitive repayment also perspective, the average starting annual requires a partial financial hardship, and salary for new graduates in 2018 was repayment amounts are a function of $50,390.2 your annual income and other factors. Paying off these loans is often a challenge. Beyond the burden of monthly payWhat if You Default? ments, the high level of debt can derail long- and short-term financial goals. One There can be serious consequences study showed that only 39% of recent should a borrower decide to not repay, graduates with student debt believe they’ll or to stop repaying, a student loan. be able to pay it off in 10 years. The Defaulting on a student loan can result in researchers also estimated that a graduate low credit scores that can affect the abilof the class of 2018 will have to wait until ity to obtain a future loan or employment. age 36 before being able to purchase a Moreover, student loan debt might not be first home with a 20% down payment and forgiven in bankruptcy proceedings under won’t be able to retire until age 72.1 current bankruptcy law. Strategies to Start the Repayment Borrowers who have difficulty repaying Process a loan may look into some of the hard Although the amount of your student debt may seem overwhelming, repayments ship-based repayment programs described above. Additionally, the Public Service don’t have to be. Long-held budgeting Loan Forgiveness Program might apply to strategies such as managing everyday individuals who work in nonprofit organiexpenses and limiting purchases by credit zations or certain fields, including public card can be effective ways of finding the education and law enforcement. cash to put toward student loan payments. Additionally, borrowers have other options If you are facing a mountain of student

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ple. It’s also worth noting that a lot of homophobia is borne out of toxic forms of masculinity that view anything even slightly gender transgressive to be homosexual and trans behavior. The religious right is tied up in all this too. Some of them are reportedly bankrolling a supposed offshoot of feminism that excludes transgender people. It makes sense, given they also push against abortion rights: both allow for

levels of body autonomy that don’t sit well for the modern evangelical movement. In short, you’ll rarely find a transphobe who isn’t also bigoted in regard to race, sex, sexuality, and any number of other identities that aren’t white, straight and male — and this brings us back to Semenya. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled against Semenya. In doing so, they said, “DSD Regulations are discrimina-

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debt, consider your options and contact your lender, who may be willing to renegotiate the terms. n 1Source: Nerdwallet, 2018 Student Loan Debt Statistics, December 4, 2018. 2Source: Korn Ferry, High Demand, Low Reward: Salaries for 2018 College Graduates Flat, Korn Ferry Analysis Shows, May 14, 2018. Jeremy R. Gussick is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional affiliated with LPL Financial, the nation’s largest independent broker-dealer.* Jeremy specializes in the financial planning and retirement income needs of the LGBT community and was recently named a 2018 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager as mentioned in Philadelphia Magazine.** He is active with several LGBT organizations in the Philadelphia region, including DVLF (Delaware Valley Legacy Fund) and the Independence Business Alliance (IBA), the Philadelphia Region’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce. OutMoney appears monthly. If you have a question for Jeremy, you can contact him via email at jeremy.gussick@lpl.com. Jeremy R. Gussick is a Registered Representative with, and securities and advisory services are offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC. This article was prepared with the assistance of DST Systems Inc. The opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. This communication is not intended to be tax advice and should not be treated as such. We suggest that you discuss your specific situation with a qualified tax or legal advisor. Please consult me if you have any questions. To the extent you are receiving investment advice from a separately registered independent investment advisor, please note that LPL Financial LLC is not an affiliate of and makes no representation with respect to such entity. Because of the possibility of human or mechanical error by DST Systems Inc. or its sources, neither Wealth Management Systems Inc. nor its sources guarantees the accuracy, adequacy, completeness or availability of any information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information. In no event shall DST Systems Inc. be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages in connection with subscribers’ or others’ use of the content. © 2018 DST Systems, Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited, except by permission. All rights reserved. *As reported by Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2018, based on total revenues. **Award based on 10 objective criteria associated with providing quality services to clients such as credentials, experience, and assets under management among other factors. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of 2018 Five Star Wealth Manager.

tory, but the majority of the Panel found that ... such discrimination is a necessary, reasonable and proportionate means of achieving the IAAF’s aim of preserving the integrity of female athletics in the Restricted Events.” Discriminating is never the right answer, and by doing so, they have done quite the opposite when it comes to preserving integrity. n Gwen Smith wonders if Joanna Józwik will get tested, too. You can find Smith at www.gwensmith.com

insane world,” he said. He founded Avalanche, the city’s first multi-racial LGBTQ theater group and also GALA, the Gay and Lesbian Arts Festival. As an early editor of PGN, Avicolli Mecca said he brought activism to his journalism in ways his college professors had explicitly said could not be done. “When I had the power to hire, I brought in women of color,” he said. He hired Lori Kim and Shilpa Mehta. Kim is Korean-American, Mehta an Indian immigrant. Avicolli Mecca was also an archivist. The archives at the William Way Center are built on his work: compilations of photographs, newsletters, memorabilia that he carefully maintained over 20 years — all to create a historical record of the early LGBTQ movement. After a decade at PGN, AIDS finally drove Avicolli Mecca out of Philadelphia. His parents had both died within months of each other in 1990. The daily intensity of covering the AIDS crisis was too emotionally draining. He expected only to take a break, but San Francisco has been home since 1991. While Avicolli Mecca’s activism shifted gears in San Francisco, it didn’t end. He continued to write poetry, make art and perform. But the housing crisis and consequent LGBTQ homelessness became a focus for him. “All these queer and trans kids were moving to San Francisco.” He explained that a one-bedroom costs $3,800 a month — $50,000 annually in rent alone. “You’ve got this young person who’s queer or trans. And that person can’t afford to live here. So of course they end up on the streets. I got so angry,” he said. Soon Avicolli Mecca found himself organizing with an MCC pastor, Jim Mitulski, to find housing for young LGBTQ people in their late teens and early 20s with nowhere to go. “I organized meals, showers, housing. We helped hundreds of people 18 to 25 get their GEDs, get permanent housing.” He neglects to say “and saved lives,” but it’s apparent. People were being beaten and sexually assaulted while living on the streets or even when in shelters. Avicolli Mecca asked, “Why aren’t we treating the homeless the way we took care of people with AIDS?” he asks. “What happened to ‘we are family’?” Avicolli Mecca got pushback from gay business people who didn’t want homeless LGBTQ people wandering the neighborhood and driving away trade. After meeting a series of young queer people who had experienced violence in the shelter system, Avicolli Mecca decided, “We’re going to set up a queer shelter.” And he did. Jazzy’s Place and Marty’s Place were the first. “That’s the work I’ve been doing. I can’t believe that at the end of my life, I am still doing this,” he said, although when he turned 66 he stopped working full time. “I need some balance in my life. You can’t kill yourself in the fight.” But, he added, “I’m still going to do the work.” n See more of Tommi Avicolli Mecca’s writing and art at http://www.avicollimecca.com.

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was forced to straddle the political fence with a statement: “While we do not condone Representative Sims’ approach, our patients deserve to have access to healthcare without shame and stigma.” Dr. Monique Ruberu of Holy Redeemer Hospital runs Sidewalk Servants. Ruberu said, “This poor woman who wanted to do nothing but stand, pray and hand out blessing bags was verbally assaulted and badgered by a state rep. for nine minutes nonstop. This man is obviously hurting, and we pray that he finds peace and has a conversion of heart so he no longer feels the need to abuse those who hold differing beliefs.” Rather than highlighting the bullying of protesters shouting at young women, it’s Sims who seems the bully, and not just a little misogynist with his “old white lady” mantra. The praying woman never goes near the entrance to the clinic. Sims admits, “I wasn’t [acting as] a

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patient escort. I was a neighbor, and a concerned citizen, and I was aggressive.” Responses to Sims’ videos have also been aggressive. Scrolling through the replies illuminates just what Sims said: insults, slurs and invective. Many say they will pray for Sims, others say he should burn in hell. Quite a few demand his resignation. Many uploaded images of abortions. Politicians make mistakes. Sims made one. He’s acknowledged that and explained why. But there are neither explanations nor apologies from Trump for his egregious claims about live babies being butchered. And the impact of Kemp’s bill will harm the most vulnerable women in Georgia. Sims’ outrage is understandable and, as a longtime patient escort, he is literally walking the walk for abortion access, which is being whittled away state by state. It is in the state legislatures that the most harm is being done to women’s civil rights, and it’s there that Sims should wage this battle. n

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nate against you and others like you.’” Farnese, who sponsored the companion bill in the State Senate, followed Frankel at the event by emphasizing his frustration with how many times anti-discrimination legislation had been presented without being passed. “I pulled out my remarks from April 2011, June 2013, 2016, 2018, and here again today,” Farnese said. “How can it be 2019 and legalized discrimination is still allowed to exist in Pennsylvania? “It’s an embarrassment that we’re here today, and we’re going to move forward and get these bills passed. It’s hard to talk about this, because every time I do a press conference on this, I really hope it is the last time.” Sims gave an impassioned speech relaying that he has had to stand in front of his colleagues and talk about his love life and his relationships “in a way most other legislators don’t have to.” Because Pennsylvania does not already have this legislation in

place, Sims said, “I’m angry to be here. I’m furious. I’m ashamed that we’re here.” He added that while he believes his colleagues support equality, “I don’t care what you say you support unless you put your feet to the ground.” Sims spoke to the systemic and physical violence LGBTQIA-plus Pennsylvanian’s face — from loss of insurance to loss of job. “There’s nothing progressive about passing equality in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We’re playing catch-up.” Kenyatta said he believes Pennsylvania “is better than this.” “Hell yes, this is personal to me —,” he said, “as a black man, as a gay man, but more importantly as a Pennsylvanian. This is not what our state oughtta be. “There should be no exceptions. No exceptions! When I hear ‘why hadn’t this passed?’, there is no good answer.” He concluded, “This should get a vote and Pennsylvania should wipe this stain from history.” n

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If you happen to be in New Hope for New Hope Celebrates Pridefest 2019 later this month or in Bucks County any other time, stop by Wishing Well B&B, where you’ll find Scott Drake, PGN’s former design director. The PGN staffer and longtime photographer spent the better part of the last decade putting together ads and layouts for the newspaper as well as running all over creation to photograph events covered in PGN’s pages. If you think of PGN as The Black Pearl from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” the publisher is Captain Jack Sparrow, the editor (whomever that may be at the time) is Captain Barbosa, and for the longest time Drake was first mate, Mister Gibbs; ever capable, immensely knowledgeable, surrounded by chaos he did not create, somewhat overtaxed and always ready to roll up his sleeves and get the job done, sometimes warily and through gritted teeth. After numerous tours of Gayborhood duty, Drake decided to hang up his journalistic commission with the SS PGN on April 19, and shift employment gears and his direction in life by venturing to New Hope, where he and his fiancé, Micheal, own and operate a rustic bed and breakfast on Old York Road. Drake has some tangential experience is housing people. He was the landlord for a building in Philadelphia and rented apartments to tenants. Still, he said, being a host and cook in the bucolic lush natural surroundings of New Hope will likely be less stressful than being a landlord in the city.

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a former PGN staffer who takes over New Hope B&B “I imagine that when it comes to filling the property, it’ll be a lot more fun and easy to get people to want to stay for a weekend than it was for someone to want to commit to a year’s lease,” he said. Soon after Drake moved out of Philadelphia, PGN caught up with him as he ran some errands in downtown New SCOTT DRAKE Photo: Michael Ward Hope. Drake said of the Wishing Well. We find that mind-bogthat while operating gling because it’s been there 19 years.” a B&B isn’t as fast-paced as covering the For anyone who knows Drake, the idea of news and arts community of Philadelphia is, him running a B&B isn’t a surprise, except it still has its challenges. for the fact that he’s setting up shop in New “It has its own unique set of running Hope. To put it mildly, Drake abhors cold around and getting things done,” he said of weather. We’re not talking about freezing how things have changed for him. “But it’s temperatures either. He hates any outside also a little bit easier because everything is temperature below 60 degrees with a righwithin a block or two of wherever we need to go; the hardware store or the grocery store teous passion. He’s happiest when the mercury is somewhere in a neighborhood North or whatever. Certainly, parking is no longer of 90 degrees. So, it was generally believed an issue, which is nice. that if he was ever going to live this B&B “No day is like any other. We’re trying to get everything established. We spend a lot of dream, it would be in a warmer locale such as one of his favorites, Key West, Fla. time just settling our own stuff in and inte “No realtor in Key West offered to help grating it into the house. We have our own antiques and things. Outside of the house we us buy a guest house down there,” Drake find that marketing, even in town, is going to said about choosing New Hope for the next phase of his life. “This was all kismet. We be more crucial than we thought. There’s a made a comment to a a realtor last spring. lot of places in town that haven’t even heard

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We said casually that it would be nice if we could buy a bed and breakfast. He said, ‘we could find a way to make it work.’ It took a few different false starts, but we did find a way to make it work.” Drake added winters will be much easier for him to tolerate when he doesn’t have to ride a bike or catch public transportation to work in frigid temperatures and inclement weather anymore, and he can ride things out not unlike the bear on the Sleepytime Tea box. “In the dead of winter [New Hope is] not exactly a big tourist spot,” he said. “It’s more of a Spring, Summer and Fall area, and even into the holidays. So honestly a nice fire in the fireplace in the winter and a good book and I don’t care if I’m snowed in.” Drake, an accomplished and award-winning photographer, said that one of the benefits of running the Wishing Well is that it will give him the time and the location for him to shift his talents as a shutterbug more in an artistic direction as opposed to the weekly routine of photojournalism. “I had lost that time and interest over the years because I spent so much time doing it for work,” he said. “Now I can go back out and shoot again for my own pleasure and explore a whole new area. Bucks County had got a lot to offer for photography. ” n For more information on Wishing Well B&B, 144 Old York Road, New Hope, visit www.wishingwellbnb.com. New Hope Celebrates Pridefest will sponsor events starting May 11. The Pride Parade and Fair is set for Saturday May 18 with Sunday Funday May 19. For more information about Pride events in New Hope, visit https://www.newhopecelebrates.com.

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the call to serve your commonwealth and your country. You deserve better.” Murphy joined California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington’s governors when he issued the order to “exercise every available option of power” to allow transgender individuals to serve openly in the New Jersey Army National Guard. The executive action is in direct defiance of the Trump administration’s ban on transgender servicemembers, which took effect on April 12. Murphy’s office worked directly with Garden State Equality, the state’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, to develop and implement the order.

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“Since the Trump-Pence administration’s ban on transgender servicemembers went into effect last month, this disgraceful policy is already wreaking havoc,” Christian Fuscarino, executive director of GSE, said in a statement. “We’ve seen college students lose their military scholarships, countless recruits be turned away and the jobs and healthcare of nearly 15,000 active and reserve transgender servicemembers at risk of being terminated. “Gov. Murphy’s bold action today to protect transgender troops serving in the New Jersey Army National Guard is a critical defense against the president’s unconstitutional discriminatory ban,” he added. “It means brave transgender public ser-

vants can get back to work defending our nation without fear of being discharged.” According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, transgender servicemembers who come out — or are outed — face discharge unless they renounce and suppress their identity. A few-hundred service members who transitioned before the April 12 deadline are permitted to continue to serve. No future trans recruits will be permitted to enlist in the military, including trans college students receiving military scholarships. Last year, Pennsylvania and New Jersey joined a coalition of 15 states and Washington, D.C., to overturn the ban

with an amicus filing in the Ryan Karnoski v. Trump case. Litigation is pending, but it is anticipated the case will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming months. “As I have stated before, President Trump’s policy targeting transgender individuals who wish to serve in our military is abhorrent and un-American,” Murphy said in a statement. “I am proud to … [declare] firm opposition to this policy and [announce] my intention to use every option available to allow transgender individuals to serve in the National Guard. “We will continue to fight this bigoted policy and defend the rights of all New Jersey residents,” he added. n

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What happened when I got off social media — a personal experiment I started 2019 with a social-media after seeing the only app in my social-mecleanse. I didn’t plan it. In fact, I didn’t dia folder was LinkedIn which wasn’t realize I was going to do it until I clicked worth deleting since I have zero interest in “submit” on my New Year’s Eve post scrolling through LinkedIn. Disappointed discussing the year ahead being about but resolute, I would quickly redirect purposeful self-growth, honormyself to looking for interesting intuition and focusing on ing podcasts and answering my therapy practice’s continemails efficiently. This went on ued evolution. Suddenly, the for a few weeks until my brain thought came to me that social became programmed to know media would be a barrier to that social media wasn’t on the those things. I didn’t exactly menu. And honestly, I started know why, but since I had litto enjoy it. erally just posted that I wanted Now, it’s been more than five to honor my intuition more, I months and, interestingly, I’m decided to go with it. So, the mostly still off of social media next day, New Year’s Day, I (I dabble in Instagram which deleted the apps off my phone is pretty unobtrusive for me). I and my cleanse began. had never set a timeline for this As my wife jokes, I have an little experiment and just sort obsession with accuracy. So, of took it one day at a time. As I’ll note briefly that I did still Kristina Furia it turns out, a day hasn’t come pop onto social media for the where I’ve really wanted to go sake of my business a couple of back. A big part of that is due times a week, but did so on a computer so to the many undeniable benefits that have as to not get sucked back into the mindless come with this new way of existing in the scrolling that so easily happens when this world and, the real reason I’m writing this stuff is loaded up on our phones. article. The cleanse was difficult at the beginFirst, it was a big step toward showning because, like any deeply engrained ing myself that I could really get past my habit, I would mindlessly pick up my mind. We all have that thing in us that phone looking for my social-media fix and pulls us to what’s easy; that’s because the would only remember about the cleanse brain is extremely lazy. The brain is con-

stantly trying to conserve energy because it is an immensely powerful organ. Part of how it does that is by influencing us to choose what seems like the easiest path, which is often the path of the known. For me, the path of the known was that multiple-times a day break where I got to check out of my present and check in to whatever was happening on my newsfeeds. Logically, the path of the unknown then was getting through my day without those check-outs from reality. Next, I interact so much less with the news, which has turned out to be a true act of self-care. While it is important to have an awareness of what’s going on in our country and in the world, in many ways social media inhibits our ability to choose when and how much news we get. I didn’t realize how much that was taking a toll on me until I was away from it for a while. Another benefit of being off social media is that I’ve filled the time I would have been spending on my newsfeeds with other, more valuable things such as reading a few pages of a book (I downloaded the Kindle app on my phone) and listening to podcasts. Or, on the non-technology side, taking a few minutes to sit quietly or purposely take some calming deep breaths. Perhaps my favorite benefit though is that I have an increased ability to miss people again! Something I didn’t fully

have an awareness of before this experiment is that when you’re constantly seeing what your loved ones are doing both in picture and text form, it’s more difficult to really, truly miss them. And let’s be honest, the phrase “let’s catch up” hasn’t really had meaning since the early 2000s, before social media gave us a window into everyone’s lives. This year so far, I’ve been seeing my friends, family and community in more purposeful ways and engaging in conversation that has more of that catching-up quality to it because we really are! It’s a good feeling and it’s been a lesson in appreciating the people I have in my life. I’m not sure whether staying off of social media is really sustainable, but for now, I’m going to keep rolling with it and see where I end up. What I do know is that I’m incredibly glad to have listened to that voice of intuition that suggested that social media might be a barrier to accomplishing my goals this year. While I don’t think that that’s true for everyone, for me in this moment, going social media-free has been an impactful and liberating experience and a pretty interesting experiment. n

had canceled the trip “in the face of the resistance and deliberate attacks by the New York mayor and the pressure of interest groups on the institutions that organize, sponsor and host the event annually.” Bolsonaro has come under fierce criticism for his repeated racist and homophobic comments, as well as for his pro-business environmental agenda in the Amazon. Last month, more than 600 European scientists signed a letter saying that “Brazil’s new administration threatens indigenous rights and the natural areas they protect.”

At the time, Harris, who was the PSNI’s deputy chief constable at the time, said it was an important series of events to show support for the LGBT+ community. “As you are all aware, society is becoming increasingly diverse,” Harris said. “As the GRA has rightly pointed out, it is essential that An Garda Síochána reflects the diverse society we serve. That is why our uniform policy has been amended to allow the wearing of the hijab, or turban, as an item of Garda uniform. This year An Garda Síochána will take part in Dublin’s Gay Pride in uniform for the first time.” The pride festival in Dublin takes place June 20-30, with the Pride Parade set to take place on June 29. In previous years, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and other government ministers, as well as former president Mary McAleese, have walked in the parade.

rights complaint over alleged mistreatment from staff at Surrey’s pretrial jail. Michelle Wiens claimed that staff denied her request to be transferred to a women’s prison after she told them about her gender identity. She said they also housed her with a male roommate. Wiens said her application for women’s clothes was denied. Furthermore, Wiens claimed in her complaint that she was put in solitary confinement because she didn’t know she was allowed to apply for a transfer. Her application to be given women’s clothes was also allegedly denied. She also alleged that she was denied privacy in bathrooms and showers and that staff insistently used the wrong pronouns when referring to her. However, staff at the prison say that Wiens did not make her gender identity clear when she arrived at the prison in November 2017. The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear her case and make a judgement about whether her claims are accurate. n

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International Brazil’s anti-gay leader cancels New York trip amid backlash Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro canceled a scheduled trip to New York after several companies pulled out of an event where he was to be honored. In April, the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce named Bolsonaro its 2019 Person of the Year, inviting him to a gala dinner on May 3 at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. The museum later said it would not host the gala honoring Brazil’s far-right president amid backlash. Companies including Delta Airlines and the Financial Times also said they would not attend. On May 3, Brazilian government spokesman Otavio Rego Barros said Bolsonaro

Uniformed police will march in Dublin’s Pride Parade Uniformed members of An Garda Síochána (the police service of the Republic of Ireland) will take part in Dublin’s Gay Pride Parade for the first time this year. Garda commissioner Drew Harris made the announcement at the Garda Representative Association’s annual conference in Kerry on April 30. In 2017, uniformed members of Gardaí, along with uniformed members of the PSNI, marched in the Pride Parade in Belfast.

Transgender prisoner files complaint over alleged mistreatment A transgender woman in British Columbia, Canada, has filed a human-

Kristina Furia is a psychotherapist committed to working with LGBT individuals and couples and owner of Emerge Wellness, an LGBT health and wellness center in Center City (www.emergewellnessphilly.com).

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Third Circuit agrees to review sexual-orientation case By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to review the case of John Doe, a South Philadelphia man who resigned from his job at the Philadephia Housing Authority after a supervisor allegedly called him a “fucking faggot.” If the court rules favorably for Doe, federal antibias protections would be extended to thousands of LGBT workers in the region. From November 2014 to August 2017, Doe worked at PHA as a family self-sufficiency coordinator. The position involves linking public-housing residents to supportive services so they can achieve economic independence. In his lawsuit, Doe alleges he was targeted for tougher work assignments because of his perceived sexual orientation. He claims he was routinely assigned to lift boxes, carry water jugs and pick up bookbags — instead of the female employees. On July 26, 2017, a supervisor told Doe to pick up heavy bookbags. When Doe objected, the supervisor allegedly called Doe a “fucking faggot” in front of other coworkers. Doe doesn’t identify as gay, according to court papers. According to Doe’s lawsuit, the supervisor sent two text messages to Doe, after Doe reported the incident to upper management. On Aug. 2, 2017, she sent a message that didn’t deny using an antigay slur against Doe. Instead, the message suggested that Doe could have talked to her personally about the incident and warned him to watch whom he spoke to. On Sept. 6, 2017, she expressed shock at Doe’s handling of the situation. The message stated in part, “[a]ll of this over something you started . . . yeah I slipped and said you were acting a certain way and I apologized for it but for you to go this far!” She also stated, “[y]ou’re not even gay to be that hurt that I said your [sic] acting that way . . . I’m beyond hurt!” Doe submitted his resignation on Aug. 31, 2017, and filed a federal lawsuit against PHA on July 13, 2018, claiming a hostile-workplace environment. The suit was dismissed on Jan. 24 by U.S. District Judge Gerald A. McHugh for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, on the basis that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 doesn’t

cover anti-LGBT workplace bias. Doe’s attorneys asked the Third Circuit to review the case, and on April 26, the court announced that it agreed to do so. Doe is represented by Justin F. Robinette, Gregory R. Nevins and Omar GonzalezPagan. They declined to comment for this article. The Third Circuit encompasses Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and the Virgin Islands. The Third Circuit court currently holds the position that Title VII doesn’t cover sexual-orientation discrimination. But if the court reverses that position and rules favorably for Doe, federal antibias protections would be extended to thousands of LGBT workers in the circuit. The Third Circuit judges who granted permission for the review are Joseph A. Greenaway Jr., Richard L. Nygaard and Kent A. Jordan. But they’re not necessarily the three judges who ultimately will rule on the matter. The circuit is composed of 13 judges and a different three-judge panel may be selected. On April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear three cases relating to whether Title VII covers LGBT workplace bias. Those cases involve a gay skydiving instructor in New York, a transgender funeral director in Michigan and a gay child-welfare services coordinator in Georgia. A ruling by the high court is expected in June 2020. It’s possible the Third Circuit will issue a ruling on the PHA case before then. Nichole Tillman, a PHA spokesperson, had no comment for this story. In a Feb. 1 email message, Tillman wrote: “While PHA does not comment on pending litigation out of respect for those making claims against PHA, it is important to know that PHA has and will continue to treat all employees and residents equally, without regard to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion or disability and consistent with the law as it stands. PHA welcomes any changes the courts or legislature make in the future regarding to perceived sexual orientation.” Last week, in a May 2 email, Tillman wrote: “PHA has no further comment on this active litigation.” Catherine S. Straggas, an attorney for PHA, also declined to comment. n

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their work and put them in front of audiences.” That DG celebrates and dedicates itself “especially to directors in marginalized communities” — POC, LGBTQ, womxn — is what gives the organization its social heft and communal focus. Among this year’s “bakers” is out director Evelyn Swift Shuker, a Philly performance artist and director at

Six of the area’s most daring directors will compete to create an original piece of theater in only one day. Billed as a theatrical version of the show “The Great British Bake Off,” Philadelphia’s Jam, presented by Directors Gathering at The Painted Bride Art Center, is an all-day competitive non-competition of independent theater directors. During the event, featuring local womxn who were nominated by greater Philadelphia’s theater community, directors will be given “creative ingredients” and performers will be available for roles. But like “The Great British Bake Off,” the directors won’t know which ingredients or performers they can use until the Jam begins. Producers and Philadelphia art doulas Christina May and Phoebe Schaub cohost the Jam, and promise that no one will go home a loser. “Things are competitive enough among us without adding that pressure,” said Directors Gathering’s Jill Harrison. Instead, May said, “it’s a celebration of work and of these artists — a way to make these directors feel great and validated about what they do.” Created in 2014 by Harrison, Directors Gathering is, according to members, “the only organization in the country that provides an all-inclusive home for regional direc- Photos: Courtesy Bryan Butler tors to examine their process and render projects that they would not [redacted] Theater Company; she is otherwise do in their individual careers also master electrician at Fringe Arts. With [redacted], Shuker penned and or companies.” Harrison added that the purpose of directed works such as “Juniper Street” DG is to “elevate those locals who act (2014), “This Damned Body” (2015as freelance theater directors and help 16) and “This Damned Body is Carved them develop. That can mean work- Out of Meat” (2015). She also created shops, that can mean aid them to stage “Who Told You You Were Naked?” —

a “choose your own adventure” performed for one audience member at a time. Her next work, “Mother of Abominations,” will appear as part of the upcoming June edition of SoLow Fest. “I have not worked with DG yet, but I work as a playwright, solo performer and director and am looking forward

to working with actors, and in a circumstance where I’m not scrambling to get everyone into a rehearsal room,” Shuker said. “That’s always been half the battle for me as a freelancer. Here, with the bake off, the actors are willing, waiting and part of the ingredients. I’m looking forward to just meeting other

directors and actors in Philly.” Each of the six directors — Shuker, Victoria Goins, Randi Alexis Hickey, Anita Holland, Katrina Shobe and Anissa Weinraub — will be given seven “secret ingredients” at 11 a.m. and, by 6 p.m., they must come up with an offthe-cuff, sharp and original theatrical piece. Shuker said the most important “ingredients” are the ones she already has — her ideas related to society and newsworthy goings-on. She wouldn’t say what she had up her sleeve, but did say, “I’m not scared of doing the Jam, as much of my work in the past has been heavy in audience participation. I know what it means to have minimal rehearsal time. I’ve done the 24-Hour Film Festival in the past where you have to come up with the idea, film, edit and screen your own movie in one day. So I have an experience with the rush. I’m ready to bake.” Added May, “There’s so much talent in this city when it comes to directors that we don’t need to go outside of it.” Like Shuker, Harrison and May didn’t give anything away about this year’s Jam. But, Harrison recalled her experience in 2016’s DG Jam for Philly’s freelance African-American directors. “We were charged up by things related to the Presidential election,” she said adding she wanted to hear the participants’ artistic voices — wanted to know what each voice sounded like in response to the election and its aftermath. “Then,” she said, artists “had to pick an element, and have their work contain earth, wind and fire.” The final production also had to contain “a moment of spontaneous unison,” and incorporate ingredients necessary to make a pie. “Every director interpreted this in their own way,” Harrison said. “Some used sugar. Some used honey.” Harrison said it’s always most interesting to see how directors connect to one another and what commonality exists. n

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Yul Giraldo: Finding health and happiness in Philly I have to admit my lack of anything sports- or fitness- related has finally caught up with me. I had a pretty good run where the gene-pool gods let me get away with eating whatever I wanted and staying — or at least looking — fit. As I just hit a significant birthday, I’m realizing that I may soon have to change my ways or buy a new wardrobe. Luckily, expert help is available. I got in touch with Yul Giraldo, owner of Optimal Sport Health Club, to get some inspiration. Giraldo owns the gym with his husband, Jeff Shablin, and was happy to try to fire me up to come to his gym. PGN: Phew, I got tired just looking at some of the scheduled classes available at your gym — Body Cycle, Meta Body Cycle, Warrior Workout, Kick Boxing, the 30-minute shred, S&M (strength and muscle) and something called Core Blast, which sounds lethal. YG: [Laughing] Well, you don’t do them all at once! We also have yoga and Zumba, spin classes, dance cardio — which is really fun and high-paced — and a dance body-sculpt class that incorporates ballet and Pilates. There’s a Silver Sneakers class for older people, and of course our Optimal workout. There’s a little something for everyone and at all levels. PGN: Let’s talk about you. Where is your accent from? YG: I am originally from Cali, Colombia. PGN: What was growing up in Cali like? YG: It is the third-largest city in Colombia, about 2.5 million people. I had a good childhood. I was very close to my mom. But I always dreamed of more. I always had a desire to come to the United States from the time I was a little kid. PGN: We moved from North Jersey to Pennsylvania when I was young, and the only thing I knew about Pennsylvania was that the Amish lived here. I remember thinking, I am not going to wear one of those black dresses with the little bonnets! What were some of your misconceptions? YG: When I left Colombia, I moved to New York. When I pictured America growing up, I always pictured a really big city, very accepting, very comfortable because, you know, I was gay and growing up gay in Colombia was not the easiest thing. I always knew that in America you could be free and live your life without being judged, and maybe have better opportunities. So I always thought, I have to get there so I can be myself. When I moved to New York, I thought that the whole rest of the United States was just like New York. But eventually I learned that nothing is quite like New York.

PGN: How did you end up in Philadelphia? YG: I was living in New York for about 10 years. I came to Philadelphia for a fundraiser — the Blue Ball — and I met Jeff. We dated long-distance for about five months before the long distance started getting the best of us and we decided to move in together. I was in the middle of changing careers and Jeff was already established, so I came here. He was a personal trainer at 12th Street Gym, and I got my certificate to train as well. We started working together and it was successful. We eventually ended up getting our own health spa. PGN: What was the career you were leaving? YG: I was a makeup artist at Bloomingdales. I worked with several brands like Chanel and Estée Lauder. I started in men’s clothes and never thought in my life about doing makeup, ever. It never crossed my head until they offered it to me. But it was more money than I’d been making, so I did it. I enjoyed it, but when the opportunity came to work as a personal trainer, to own my own business and work for myself, I couldn’t pass it up. And I was in love with Jeff, so it was a no-brainer. As you get older, you want something more — a big house here as opposed to a very small apartment in New York. I wanted a real married life with Jeff, with a dog and a yard.

very health-conscious person, so I’m able to teach people how to live a healthy life, about nutrition, about getting in shape. It’s all about the relationships that you build. Instead of feeling like work, it feels more like building friendships. You go through something life-changing with people and they become close friends. PGN: Can you give me an example? YG: I had one client. She’s from Venezuela. When she started training with me, she had just lost her baby. She’d gained a lot of weight before she lost the baby and she was very depressed and unmotivated. I helped her get back into shape and got her on a path to eating healthier and taking care of her overall health. She got pregnant again and this time, in part because she was in much bet-

PGN: Have you gotten into American football so you can have something to cheer for here? YG: You know, no. I just never got into it. Outside of soccer, I’m not a big sports person. PGN: Your two professions — makeup and fitness — entail making people feel good about themselves. YG: Yes, the thing that got me into training was the ability to help people and change their lives, to make them feel better about themselves. I’ve always been a

PGN: What’s your tip for couch potatoes like me? YG: Just decide to make it part of your day, part of your routine. If you think about it too much, you won’t go. Start with just 30 minutes if you need to. The gym can be a very social place. You can meet friends and have fun. And soon you can start adding some more time or new classes. And before you know it, you’ll start seeing results. You’ll feel like you accomplished something that made you feel good about yourself. The benefits are tremendous. I do much better at work once I’ve worked out. Your mind is clearer. PGN: What are your responsibilities at the gym as an owner? YG: Jeff and I started as trainers, but we just don’t have the time anymore. When you’re on the floor, you need to give all of your attention to the client. With two locations, it would be hard to do that and run the business. I handle most of the finances for the company.

PGN: Before you got into training, were you very athletic? YG: I played soccer my whole life when I was in Colombia, since I was a baby until I moved here. That’s what we all did after school. We’d go play soccer. PGN: Was it frustrating when you got to the United States and realized we had little interest in soccer? YG: Exactly! People don’t even follow the teams here. In Colombia, people go crazy over all the teams and the matches and the World Cup, like you do here for the Super Bowl.

of my life since then. Every day I get up and workout. I don’t think about it. I just make it part of my day. I work out Tuesday through Friday and I take off Saturday, Sunday and Monday. I change my routine pretty often, and I don’t lift super-heavy weights. I enjoy it.

ter shape, she gave birth to a healthy baby. We have a great relationship. I know her kid. I know her husband. We’ve all become friends. I don’t have time to do individual training anymore, but if I did, she’d still be a personal client. PGN: When did you get into working out? YG: In Colombia, it wasn’t really something we did back then. It wasn’t until I came to the States in my 20s that I became more aware of my appearance. I started working out, and it helped me to be a little more confident and feel better about myself. I really liked it, and it’s been a part

PGN: When did you come out? YG: I was just talking about this with some friends last week. I never felt I needed to come out. When you come out, you are asking for people to accept you. But I just lived my life for who I am. The closest we got was when my mother asked me, “Are you happy? If you’re happy, that’s all that matters.” So I never did a big come-out. She knows that Jeff is my husband, and when we visit, we sleep in the same room. PGN: Were you going to gay bars in Colombia before coming here? YG: I was having some gay life and I had my gay friends, but at that time I kept it hidden from my family and close friends. Things weren’t so open and could be dangerous, so it was PAGE 36

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Banned queer Kenyan film gets three screenings in Philly area By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor Don’t miss the terrific Kenyan lesbian romance, “Rafiki” (“Friend”), which is getting three, one-night-only screenings in the Philadelphia area. The film, directed and cowritten by Wanuri Kahiu, was adapted from the award-winning short story “Jambula Tree” by Ugandan writer Monica Arac de Nyeko. “Rafiki” was banned for a short time in Kenya for “promoting lesbianism.” This chaste romantic drama addresses homophobia in a country where one in five people are assaulted for being queer. Kena (Samantha Mugatsia) is a tom-

That would be an awesome superpower!” While the filmmaker was aware of the dangers of making “Rafiki,” she said she had the law of freedom of expression on her side. She submitted the script to get a license for it and also made sure anyone associated with the film was carefully protected. “There were concerns. We had numerous conversations. We spoke with The Nest, a collective that made banned film ‘Stories of Our Lives’ in Nairobi. We prepared as much as we could and supported each other.” The Kenya Film Classification Board knew the impact banning the film would have — that it would raise interest in the film — and “Rafiki”

SAMANTHA MUGATSIA (LEFT) IS KENA AND SHEILA MUNYIVA IS ZIKI IN “RAFIKI.” boy who falls for Ziki (Sheila Munyiva) — which is unheard of in their town. Moreover, their fathers are political rivals. The young women talk and kiss and cuddle, but they also have a spat while attending a sermon on same-sex marriage. When their relationship is discovered, things come to a head. In an interview, Kahiu claimed that she did not set out to make a provocative film. “I wanted to normalize the idea that love can happen to anyone at any time,” she said. She also specified that while “Rafiki” was about two young women, it was crucial “to depict a story that is hopeful but also contains harsh realities in a country where same-sex love is illegal. “I wanted to be clear that there is no otherness in love. If the film promoted or normalized homosexuality, then more power to it. I wish I had the power to change people’s sexuality.

eventually got a release in Nairobi. (But, because of the ban, the film was not eligible to be Kenya’s Oscar submission that year.) When it screened in theaters, some viewers went to see the film multiple times. Moreover, it helped people come out, according to the director. One of Kahiu’s purposes in making the film was to create a love story for Nairobi. “It is about how we love our country and see the city we live in through the eyes of two people in love. We all have the same range of emotions.” But what is most gratifying for the filmmaker is that “Rafiki” generated conversations, not just about freedom of expression but also sexuality, LGBT rights and rights of privacy. Now American audiences can see “Rafiki” for themselves. n “Rafiki” screens at the Ambler Theater on May 15; at the County Theater in Doylestown on May 16; and at the PFS Roxy Theater on June 5.

Theater & Arts Arte Povera: Homage to Amalfi ’68 Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition recreating one artist’s reactionary exhibition against minimalism and pop art, through July, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. At The Hop! A Philadelphia Story at the Birth of Rock and Roll The Philly POPS performs rock n’ roll from the 50s and the 60s, May 3-5 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999. Civil War Stories Walnut Street Theatre presents

Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh and others, through Aug.18, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Mahler Symphony No. 9 The Philadelphia Orchestra performs through May 12 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999. Margaret Cho The out comedian performs May 16-18 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001. Mimi Imfurst Presents Drag Diva Brunch Mimi Imfurst and special guests perform 11 a.m.-2 p.m. May 4 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215-606-6555. New Chinese Galleries

the swashbuckling pirate tale, through June 2, 40 N. Second St.; ardentheatre.org. Untitled Inis Nua Theatre presents the American premiere of the play by English playwright Inua Ellams about two brothers born on Nigerian Independence Day in a world where myth intertwines with reality, through May 12 at Louis Bluver Theatre at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St,; 215-4549776. Whitman, Alabama Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition that brings Walt Whitman’s poem, “Song of Myself” to life through the voices of Alabama residents, through June 9, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

WARM AND FUZZY: Before she heads up to New Hope to perform as part of that town’s Pride festivities, out singer-songwriter Christine Havrilla and her band Gypsy Fuzz perform closer to home 8 p.m. May 10 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. For more information or tickets, call 215-222-1400.

a show featuring a cast of actor/ musicians immersing the audience in stories of real people from both sides of our country’s most divisive conflict, through May 26, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. Eddie Izzard: WUNDERBAR The comedian performs 8 p.m. May 15 at Kimmel’s Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215893-1999. Glass Pieces The Pennsylvania Ballet presents the world premiere of three high-energy pieces, May 9-12 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999. The Impressionist’s Eye Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition featuring the works of Claude Monet, Mary

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring 4,000 years of Chinese art, through Summer, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Parsons Dance The celebrated dance troupe performs a program including their masterpiece, “Caught,” May 10-11 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900. Sophie Lewis and Zachary Howe The author hosts a reading and signing of her new book “Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family,” 6:30 p.m. May 3 at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960. Treasure Island Arden Theatre company presents

Yoshitoshi: Spirit and Spectacle Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition featuring the brilliant colors and spirited lines of Yoshitoshi, the last great master of the traditional Japanese woodblock print, through Aug. 18, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Music Bring Me The Horizon The rock band performs 8 p.m. May 10 at The Met, 858 N. Broad St.; info@TheMetPhilly.com. Christine Havrilla & Gypsy Fuzz The out singer-songwriter and

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her band perform 8 p.m. May 10 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

competition, 8-11 p.m. May 10 at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 Saint James St.; 215-735-5772.

Meat Puppets The alternative rock band performs, 9 p.m. May 10 at Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St.; 215-627-1332.

Let’s Play: Kingdom Hearts An evening of video game cosplay themed performances, 9-11 p.m. May 10 at Tabu, 254 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.

Nitzer Ebb The UK EBM group performs 8 p.m. May 12 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

Socks and Jocks An underwear fetish party, 9 p.m.2 a.m. May 11 at The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St.; 215-627-1662.

Fever 333 The hard rock/rap-core group performs 9 p.m. May 13 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

Sway The monthly queer hip-hop/trap/ house party, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. May 11 at Tabu, 254 S. 12th St.; 215964-9675.

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Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215572-7650. Mermaids The drama film starring Cher is screened 1:30 p.m. May 12 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228. Freddie Jackson The R&B singer performs 8 p.m. May 12 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-572-7650. Julian Marley The reggae artist performs, 8 p.m. May 12 at The Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 202-730-3331. The Chris Robinson Brotherhood The rock band fronted by the former Black Crowes singer

THE ‘CHO’-SEN ONE: Out comedian, actress and activist Margaret Cho returns to Philly for a weekend of intimate comedy, May 16-18 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. For more information or tickets, call 215-496-9001. PHOTO CREDIT: Sergio Garcia

band perform, 9 p.m. May 15 at Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St.; 215-627-1332. Andy Black The hard rock singer from Black Veil Brides performs, 7:30 p.m. May 16 at Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St.; 215-6271332. KT Tunstall The rock singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. May 17 at World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215222-1400.

Nightlife Drag Wars: Gayme of Thrones Semifinals A fantasy themed drag

Drew Bev Gaver hosts postDrag Race festivities with performances by Zsa Zsa St. James, Emily Valentine and Onyx Ondyx, 11 p.m.-1 a.m. May 11 at Tabu, 254 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675. Get Pegged Cabaret Courtnee Rose and performance by Glitter and Garbage are on the menu, 10:30 p.m. May 17 at Fringe Arts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd.; 215-413-1318.

Outta Town The Temptations and The Four Tops The classic soul/R&B groups perform 8 p.m. May 10 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N.

performs, 8 p.m. May 17 at The Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 202-730-3331. Streets of Fire The action/comedy thriller is screened 9:45 p.m. May 17 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228. n

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Izzard is wunderbar, merveilleux, maravilloso By A.D. Amorosi PGN Contributor Buzzing from the success of his autobiography, “Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens,” and the news of his upcoming co-starring role (with Laurie Metcalf) in the Broadway revival of Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” nothing is consuming historian-humorist Eddie Izzard like Wunderbar. Developed in Paris to be spoken in French, German and English, Izzard’s Wunderbar stand-up comedy tour — hitting the Merriam Theater May 15 — is dedicated to what he calls the last 100,000 years of history. “I am interested in my heart’s history in an odd way,” he said. “The ways in which I make myself go forward and do things like run marathons and do gigs in four languages is by being slightly disconnected from myself. So, when I look back, it is as if I am a foot soldier doing all the work.” Along with topics such as how chit chat was developed and how humans began decorating caves, the British-born king of the witty, bittersweet non-sequiturs, Monty Python-like absurdities (John Cleese called Izzard “the lost Python”), and a literary-based stream-of-consciousness comes with a deeply personal, sartorial style of lipstick and high heels. In 1985, Izzard announced he was transgender. He acknowledged that coming out as transgender was difficult when he did so then. Even brave. “Things are better now, yes,” he said. Izzard admitted that while he dressed in women’s clothing, he didn’t approach gender directly. “I never spoke overtly about it. Instead, I used to talk diagonally. I used to talk about ancient weird kings or cats with guns, and I’d drop it in diagonally. I would joke that I was attacked by a lipstick, and that was a funny way of making light about the journey that I had. If I had done lectures about me being transgender, that would never have flown. Do I have any regrets or should I have done it differently? Maybe. I thought I had worked it out logically. I had come out to my friends and joked about it, but wearing dresses and makeup made them realize I wasn’t joking. I tried to get the look together. You couldn’t plan to talk to anybody about it. No one could advise me.” One can’t help but wonder if, as a beloved comedian making light of the situation, he may have confused the issue for some ... that perhaps that spoonful of sugar was too sweet where coming out was concerned. “That was a big question ... going

back and retro judging doesn’t bother me because I had to do it, and comedy was my thing,” he said. “Be it trans, transgender or transvestite — the language at the time — I had to come out. Honesty is surely a good thing, Mr. Trump.” Along with issues of gender, Izzard speaks opening about his aversion to God. Izzard explained that because of Europe’s relationship to religion, athe-

ism was much less challenging of a topic than his gender. “In Europe, we just don’t have religion,” said Izzard. “God went away. In America, you say ‘God bless America,’ but if you said ‘God bless Britain’ in the U.K., we would just wonder what you were talking about. We just think He’s not there. We’d be happy for Him to be there. We’re not non-believers. We just believe in humanity, good will. If the floaty guys come down and help — fine — any of the floaty guys, be it the Muslim floaty guy, the Jewish floaty guy, the Protestant floaty guy, the Catholic floaty guy. They’re up there floating around and they never come to help. So, I’ve decided that He, She or It doesn’t give a monkey about it all. Atheists believe in people, because it is humans that change everything.” As infatuated with gender and God as Izzard is in his routines, he also has a keen interest in time, memory and history. Anyone who has witnessed an Izzard show knows well his routines dedicated to such topics as the minutiae of a nation’s flags. Because Izzard has a keen sense of memory and history, Philadelphia is a known quantity to him. “I do know your city’s history, its role as a capital city and the Revolutionary War,” he said. “Now, I’ve played 45 countries by this point, but America and its history stands out. I’m also coming to share my history. I know that people might not think that I have a worthy past — what with me usually talking about chickens, guns and cake — but it’ll be quite nice to humanize my story.” n

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kept pretty quiet. Plus, I was pretty young when I moved to the States, so most of my first gay experiences were here. PGN: What’s the difference between Optimal and other gyms? YG: What sets us apart is that Jeff and I started out as personal trainers and have been doing it for a long time. It’s our life. We understand what people are going through. Because of that, we’re all about the relationships that are formed here between the trainers and clients, between the staff and us and each other. We have a huge variety of people here — people that are gay, that are straight, that are black, that are white, that are Latin. It’s important to us to be very inclusive and very diverse. I always look at the gym as if I was a member. When I’m there, I walk around and think, If I was a member, I don’t know if I would like this … or, If I was a member, I would really appreciate that … That’s how I like to run the gym: from the client’s perspective. We know it can be hard to go to the gym. It can be intimidating for some. So we do everything we can to make it a comfortable experience and fun! PGN: Where did you and Jeff get married? YG: In Washington, D.C. PGN: Trying to get away from all the Philly people? YG: No, no. At the time, it was the closest state where gay marriage was legal. PGN: What’s the best part of being married? YG: We’ve been together 15 years and we’ve been married for eight years now. Besides being my husband and my family, he’s my best friend. We just love being together. We like the same movies. We like the same foods. We get along very well. People ask us how we can work together and stay married, but it’s easy for us. We both have different strengths that complement each other. And we make all decisions together. It’s great having someone by your side at work and at home who loves you. PGN: Who is your hero? YG: My mother. My father died of a heart attack when I was 2, which is one of the reasons I’ve always focused on staying healthy. I watched my mother raise five boys (I was the youngest) as a single mom in Colombia. It gave me such a strong respect and love for her because she managed to give us a good life and always provided for us. Not an easy thing to do for a woman in Colombia. She taught me to be strong and independent and responsible. Without a father, I had to stand up for myself and be strong. She’s my everything. I talk to my mom in Colombia two to three times per week always. She taught me so much. My angel! Because of her, I’m the person I am now. n

Photographic exhibits chronicle LGBTQ history By Gary L. Day PGN Contributor William Way LGBT Community Center will is holding an opening reception for a dual photographic exhibit that explores different aspects of how the LGBTQ movement and community were documented in the early days. Historian Gabriel Martinez in conjunction with William Way’s John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives, spearheaded the exhibits. The first exhibit, “LGBTQ Legacies: Art, Archives, Analysis,” focuses on the photographs of Harry Eberlin. Eberlin was PGN’s first staff photographer. He was a ubiquitous figure in the mid-1970s, when PGN was founded. For almost two decades, Eberlin tirelessly documented community events, political actions and bar parties. Martinez re-photographed many of Eberlin’s ’70s-’80s images of gay life in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. In this exhibit, Martinez’s mixed-media prints are reunited with Eberlin’s original-source images from the Wilcox Archives, allowing Martinez to not only show how the community was documented in its early days, but to critically examine how diversity is represented in LGBTQ historical archives. With this exhibit, Martinez sheds light on robust yet problematic aspects of depictions of our regional histories. “Legacies” will be on display in the Archives Gallery through Aug. 30. The second exhibit, “Tonight is Forever,” investigates, celebrates and honors the ongoing global, national and regional

IMAGE FROM JOHN J. WILCOX, JR. ARCHIVES struggles for LGBTQ-plus liberation. This immersive multimedia project by Martinez is being presented in relationship to the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Martinez drew from more than 5,000 images sourced from the John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives, along with images contributed by local communities, to create a visual confluence of perspectives and historical moments from the mid-1960s to present that reflect vital aspects of LGBTQ courage

Photo by Gabriel Martinez

and pride. “Tonight is Forever” is presented in William Way’s main gallery in the firstfloor lobby through June 28. This dual exhibition is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. n For more information, call William Way at 215-732-2220 or visit waygay.org.

Queer artist comes of age through new album By Jess Bryant jess@epgn.com Kris Kelly, a Brooklyn-based queer artist and musician, traveled for five years through South America with only a suitcase and a guitar. During this time, he wrote the songs at the core of his debut album, “Runaways.” On Kelly’s record, listeners will find a journey of self-discovery that includes love, loss and hope — plus a chronicle of the relationship with his Argentinian then-boyfriend, now-husband. So far, Kelly has released two songs from the album, “Birthplace” and “We Flew,” which he described as relatively lighter songs. “I was writing [the album] during a very intense time of my life, and chronicling my life in Argentina,” Kelly said. “I was also writing about my relationship with my husband and growing as a person, reassessing my relationship with myself and how I treat people.” A challenging trajectory, Kelly said the album follows the same pattern. It begins delicately before entering a place with depth and

darkness, and then resurfaces, allowing for, at least some, hope. “It’s really a coming-of age-album,” Kelly said. “I called it ‘Runaways’ because in the first six months of my traveling, I was around a lot of others who were in the same position, traveling for months and months, and it seemed like everyone was running away from something. These were people who were trying to discover something about themselves or piece together something they’d lost before.” Kelly loved the freedom from responsibility that travel offered — no friends who know your past, no attachments, the ability to be present in each moment — found in the lyrics of his upcoming album. But the music alos expresses a tension between this freedom and a yearning for those things that are grounding. The next song from the album, to be released in early June, “Cracked Porcelain” as Kelly said, “deals with a difficult time with my partner when we had opened the relationship, and the song is basically about an open relationship gone wrong.”

He elaborated, “As queer people, we have so much freedom to define what our relationship is, but it comes with a lot of responsibility. It’s about being conscious and aware of what you’re doing.” “Another tension,” Kelly said. Having studied music composition at New York University, Kelly’s grappling with these tensions is expertly handled, and his album is nuanced and honest. n

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New and uncommonly comforting in University City By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Despite its name, The Common is anything but. The new restaurant/bar at 36th and Market streets is spacious and peaceful, with a menu specializing in New American cuisine with Mediterranean influences. At first glance it looks like an eatery geared more toward the nearby medical and educational professionals who need a calm place to refresh themselves while the activity and traffic of Market Street whizzes by at a steady clip. But, The Common’s offerings cast a wide net — offers a delicate balance, both casual and refined — likely appealing to any neighborhood resident or passerby. The duck-fat fried chicken wings ($12) are good place to start. Their perfectly fried pieces of chicken are tossed in a slightly sweet and rich glaze. For a more garden-influenced farmhouse-style starter, go for the roasted mushrooms ($9). Served on a steaming farro risotto, the earthiness of the mushrooms are balanced by the pleasantly strong flavors of goat cheese and garlic. The Mediterranean influence comes on strong with the grilled Spanish octopus ($12), a brilliantly colorful dish with

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SPAGHETTINI spicy, bold flavors and hearty roasted potatoes. Two sandwiches are offered as entrees, and we sampled one: the tempura shrimp sandwich ($13). Situated between toasted ciabatta buns, the crispy shrimp was an ideal textural foil to the sauce gribiche — a sort of egg salad masquerading as highend tartar sauce that we didn’t know we needed until we tasted it.

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The Common’s pastas are crafted in house, so we couldn’t pass on trying at least one. The spaghettini with spicy shrimp ($17) did not disappoint, delivering level upon level of assertive flavors. The bold sauce complimented the shrimp, mussels and clams that bolstered the dish, and the breadcrumbs gave the pasta a nearly perfect crunch. If it’s uncommon comfort you seek, The Common is worth a visit. n

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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at

First District Plaza, 3801 Market Street, at 9:00 AM. (EST) Conditions of Sheriff’s Sale for JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE SALE Ten percent of the highest bid for each property auctioned off shall be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff by each bidder when his bid is registered, provided that in no case shall less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) be deposited, otherwise upon failure or refusal to make such deposit, the bidder shall lose all benefit of his bid and the property may be offered again and sold unless a second bid has been registered, then, the second highest bidder will take the property at the highest bid price. Additionally, where there is active bidding, the highest bidder, and the second highest bidder, if any must post the entire amount of the cost of the distribution policy for the property at the time of sale by certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff. The Sheriff reserves the right to reject any certified check, attorney’s check or money order that on its face has an expired use date and is presented for payment of the deposit. The balance of the purchase money must be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order together with a Deed poll for execution by the highest bidder to the Sheriff at his office within 30 days from the time of the sale. An extension of time for an additional 30 days may be granted at the discretion of the Sheriff upon receipt of written request from the buyer requesting the same, except when a second bidder has been duly registered. Also, if the first bidder does not complete settlement with the Sheriff within the thirty (30) day time limit and a second bid was registered at the sale, the second bidder shall be granted the same thirty (30) day time limit to make settlement with the Sheriff on his second bid. Thereafter, the Sheriff shall be at liberty to return the writ to court. A second bid must be registered on any property immediately after it is sold. The second bidder must present the same amount of deposit that the highest bidder delivers to the Sheriff at the sale. An extension of time under no circumstances will be granted or honored by the Sheriff whenever a second bid is registered on a property at the sale. The first bid or opening bid on each property shall be set by the City of Philadelphia. In no event will the successful bidder be allowed to settle on the property unless all the Sheriff’s costs are paid notwithstanding the final bid. The deposit by any bidder who fails to comply with the above conditions of sale shall be forfeited and the funds will be applied to the Sheriff’s cost, then to any municipal claims that the City of Philadelphia has on the property. Finally, if a balance still remains, a Sheriff’s Distribution Policy will be ordered and the money will be distributed accordingly. No personal checks, drafts or promises to pay will be

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accepted in lieu of certified checks, attorney’s checks or money orders made payable to the Sheriff of Philadelphia County. The Sheriff reserves the right to grant further extensions of time to settle and further reserves the right to refuse bids from bidders who have failed to enter deposits on their bids, failed to make settlement, or make fraudulent bids, or any other behavior which causes disruption of the Sheriff Sale. Said bidders shall be so refused for the sale in which said behavior occurred and for said further period of time as the Sheriff in his discretion shall determine. The Sheriff will not acknowledge a deed poll to any individual or entity using an unregistered fictitious name and may, at his discretion, require proof of identity of the purchaser or the registration of fictitious names. The bid of an unregistered fictitious name shall be forfeited as if the bidder failed to meet the terms of sale. All bidders are advised to remain at the sale until after the last property is sold. The Sheriff reserves the right to re-sell any property at any time before the end of the sale, upon the successful bidders’ failure to tender the required deposit. The Sheriff reserves the right to postpone or stay the sale of any property in which the attorney on the writ has not appeared and is not present at the sale. Prospective purchasers are directed to the Web site of the Philadelphia Bureau of Revision of Taxes, (BRT) brtweb.phila.gov for a fuller description of the properties listed. Properties can be looked up by the BRT number – which should be cross checked with the address. Prospective purchasers are also directed to the Room 154 City Hall, 215686-1483 and to its website philadox.phila.gov and to its website at http://philadox.phila.gov where they can view the deed to each individual property and find the boundaries of the property. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE NATURE, LOCATION, CONDITION AND BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTIES THEY SEEK TO PURCHASE. The BRT # refers to a unique number assigned by the City Bureau of Revision of Taxes to each property in the City for the purpose of assessing it for taxes. This number can be used to obtain descriptive information about the property from the BRT website. Effective Date: July 7, 2006 NOTICE OF SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION The Sheriff will file in his office, The Land Title Building, 100 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, a Schedule of Distribution Thirty (30) Days from the date of the sale of Real Estate. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within ten (10) days thereafter. The name first appearing in each notice is that of the defendant in the writ whose property is being sold. All Writs are Writs of Executions. The letters C.P., Court of Common Pleas; O.C., Orphans’ Court; Q.S., Court of Quarter Sessions; C.C., County Court - indicate the Court out of which the writ of execution issues under which

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

TIAL PROPERTY Stephen W. Edwards and Kimberly A. Edwards C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 02343 $195,480.42 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1906-306 3212 Wallace St 191042028 24th wd. 2,340 Sq. Ft. OPA#242080300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rosemarie L. Gadson a/k/a Rosemarie L. Gatson a/k/a Rosemarie Lecoin Gadson C.P. January Term, 2019 No. 00909 $62,300.52 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-307 7124 Oxford Ave 19111 35th wd. 5,874 Sq. Ft. OPA#353315100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jennifer Chybinski C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03449 $138,270.09 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1906-308 2555 S Massey St a/k/a, 2555 Massey St 19142-2122 40th wd. 1,018 Sq. Ft. OPA#406115300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bernice L. Townsend C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 03704 $52,329.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-309 7828 Thouron Ave 19150 50th wd. 1,337 Sq. Ft. OPA#502145300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lutissua Ballard as Administratrix of the Estate of Horace McAllister Deceased, Keisha Henderson, Anthony McAllister as Administrator of the Estate of Horace McAllister Deceased and Derrick Washington C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00458 $200,747.79 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-310 494 Evergreen Ave 19128 21st wd. 3,159 Sq. Ft. OPA#212388400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W/B GAR 2.5 STY FRAME; NEW CONSTRUCTION WGF Evergreen, LLC; Noel Terrell & Luciana Terrell C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 00303 $88,193.24 Amar A. Agrawal, Esquire 1906-311 2323 W Cumberland St 191324119 16th wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. OPA#162293500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly E. Robinson C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 03076 $67,082.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-312 4704 Tacony St 19137 45th wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft. OPA#453425800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jacqueline Castillo C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 01812 $111,452.62 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-313 316 Howell St a/k/a, 316 E Howell St 19120-1111 35th wd. 1,496 Sq. Ft. OPA#352123200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lamarcus Smith C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00184 $130,245.73 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-314 5879 N 7th St 19120 61st wd. 1,320 Sq. Ft. OPA#612251400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jose Wilson Aguirre a/k/a Jose W. Aguirre C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 04042 $78,894.03 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-315 2740 N 45th St 19131 52nd wd. 1,328 Sq. Ft. OPA#521226700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shawnette Fleming C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 02943 $162,615.05 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-316 5017 Penn St 19124 62nd wd. 3,109 Sq. Ft. OPA#621490500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-

DENTIAL PROPERTY Revella Coles C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 03797 $77,771.76 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-317 4916 Walton Ave 19143 46th wd. 1,680 Sq. Ft. OPA#462076100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly Allen Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Joseph P. Stewart, Deceased, The Unknown Heirs of Joseph P. Stewart Deceased, Josette Stewart Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Joseph P. Stewart Deceased, Yvonne Stewart Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Joseph P. Stewart Deceased and Lasandra Ward Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Joseph P. Stewart Deceased C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 00834 $189,277.53 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-318 5815 Akron St 19149 62nd wd. 1,240 Sq. Ft. OPA#621440500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alesia Brewer C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 01634 $114,739.92 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-319 5312 N Camac St 19141 49th wd. 1,764 Sq. Ft. OPA#493175900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Josh Sumpter C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00756 $178,696.20 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-320 1912 Evarts St 19152 35th wd. 4,093 Sq. Ft. OPA#562241300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Antonio Sferra, in His Capacity as Heir of Annette Sferra, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Annette Sferra, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02875 $126,343.49 Robert Crawley, Esq. Id No. 319712 1906-321 6518 N 21st St 191382546 10th wd. 1,024 Sq. Ft. OPA#102088700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Laverne Baker C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00598 $72,367.38 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-322 7524 Gilbert St 19150 10th wd. 1,380 Sq. Ft. OPA#102478900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jerelyn Potter C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 01552 $74,387.10 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-323 515 E Gorgas Ln 19119 22nd wd. Land Area: 12,185 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 2,424 Sq. Ft. OPA#222119600 IMPROVEMENTS: DET W/D GAR 2 STY MASONRY Christopher L. Thomas, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Sanford King; Jacqueline Y. Davis, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Sanford King; Estate of Sanford King; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Sanford King C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 02705 $411,762.58 Robert Crawley, Esq 1906-324 3400 Lester Rd 19154 66th wd. 3,506 Sq. Ft. OPA#663097500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly Dewald and Sean Duffy C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 02257 $230,983.74 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-325 339 E Haines St 19144 59th wd. 1,017 Sq. Ft. BRT#5920005500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Steven Brown, Administrator of the Estate of Claudena Brown, De-

ceased C.P. January Term, 2019 No. 00572 $12,952.68 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1906-326 1829 E Cambria St 19134 25th wd. 1,530 Sq. Ft. OPA#252097900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carlos Maldonado, Jr., a/k/a Carlos G. Maldonado, Jr. C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02219 $120,159.81 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1906-327 356 E Montana St 19119 22nd wd. 1,508 Sq. Ft. OPA#221145300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY April Anderson Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Clifton Childs Deceased, Susan E. Anderson Individually and in Her Capacity as Heir of Clifton Childs Deceased, Teresa R. Childs-Evans Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Clifton Childs, Deceased and The Unknown Heirs of Clifton Childs Deceased C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 00329 $75,452.60 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-328 3421 N 22nd St 19140 11th wd. 1,632 Sq. Ft. BRT#112306000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Eric Little and Tracey Horton C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01707 $81,180.16 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1906-329 3305 N Mascher St 19140 7th wd. 700 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 1,008 Sq. Ft. OPA#072051000 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Barry Chapman, in His Capacity as Heir of William Chapman a/k/a William L. Chapman, Deceased; Randy Chapman in His Capacity as Heir of William Chapman a/k/a William L. Chapman, Deceased; Alisa Black a/k/a Elisa Black a/k/a Lisa Black, in Her Capacity as Heir of William Chapman a/k/a William L. Chapman, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under William Chapman a/k/a William L. Chapman, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 02447 $33,639.95 Robert Crawley 1906-330 5812 Alter St 19143 3rd wd. 1,334 Sq. Ft. BRT#033128100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Jacquelyn Bell C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 03831 $34,898.50 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1906-331 1969 Lardner St 19149 62nd wd. 3,039 Sq. Ft. OPA#621178900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Amneris Rosado C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02967 $134,290.02 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-332 3333 Lester Rd 19154 66th wd. (formerly part of 58th wd.) 1,844 Sq. Ft. BRT#663104600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael Harold Franklin a/k/a Michael Franklin a/k/a Michael H. Franklin C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 00476 $245,816.52 Powers Kirn, LLC 1906-333 1319 Foulkrod St 19124 23rd wd. 2,113 Sq. Ft. OPA#234103500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kenneth M. Grose and Natonda T. Grose C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02553 $175,903.93 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-334 3035 Boudinot St a/k/a 3035 N Boudinot St 19134 7th wd. 812 Sq. Ft. OPA#071480900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vera

S. Matthis a/k/a Vera Matthis C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 00202 $66,655.62 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-335 1828 W Venango St 19140 11th wd. 2,080 Sq. Ft. OPA#112128300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bruce Gordon Hoffman a/k/a Bruce G. Hoffman C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03007 $53,452.13 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-336 5825 Fernwood St 19143 3rd wd. 1266.4 Sq. Ft. OPA#034033500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gabriel S. Young C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00784 $124,076.09 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-337 8628 Michener Ave 19150 50th wd. Land: 1,511 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,146 Sq. Ft.; Total: 1,511 Sq. Ft. OPA#501143200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kenisha T. Dockery and Dwight K. Dockery C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00734 $214,579.19 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1906-338 1734 Rhawn St 191112920 56th wd. 3,277 Sq. Ft. OPA#561586606 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Donna M. Hartley C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00404 $98,725.73 Hladik, Onorato, & Federman, LLP 1906-339 5718 W Oxford St 19131 4th wd. 1,422 Sq. Ft. OPA#043263800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Mary Travick Deceased, Bernard Travick Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Mary Travick Deceased, Cynthia Travick Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Mary Travick Deceased, Marvin Travick Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Mary Travick Deceased, Veronica Travick Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Mary Travick Deceased and Vernon Travick, Jr. Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Mary Travick Deceased C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 02811 $74,248.48 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-340 1908 Plymouth St 19138 10th wd. 1,050 Sq. Ft. OPA#101309400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Qasimibn C. Bell C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 01816 $107,776.82 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-341 1619 S Newkirk St 19146 36th wd. 920 Sq. Ft. BRT#364360100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Bethann Quirk a/k/a Beth Quirk, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of James J. Quirk, Deceased and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under James J. Quirk, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02621 $13,880.10 Powers Kirn, LLC 1906-342 6128 N 17th St 19141 17th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,416 Sq. Ft. BRT#172207600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lee-Lashell Grant, Executrix of the Estate of Debra E. Grant C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03150 $121,281.24 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1906-343 2537 E Indiana Ave 19134 25th wd. 996 Sq. Ft. OPA#251097200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John J. McCloskey C.P. August Term, 2018 No.

00267 $31,609.01 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-344 144 N Lindenwood St 19139 44th wd. 975 Sq. Ft. OPA#441159700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Lila Fox, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 02767 $43,072.86 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-345 5845 Christian St 19143 3rd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,290 Sq. Ft. BRT#033049400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Wendell Anderson, Known Surviving Heir of Audrey Anderson and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Audrey Anderson C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 01259 $97,364.22 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1906-346 5726 Colgate St 19120 35th wd. 1,088 Sq. Ft. OPA#351318100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michelle D. Jones C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02443 $119,563.06 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-347 254 W Gorgas Ln 19119 22nd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,504 Sq. Ft. BRT#223126100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Denise Smith C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03612 $214,636.36 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1906-348 1617 S Ringgold St 19145 36th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 948 Sq. Ft. BRT#364156300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tony Curtis Lewis a/k/a Tony Lewis C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 00433 $45,254.60 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1906-349 345 E Upsal St 19119 22nd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 956 Sq. Ft. BRT#221097300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Abimbola Oshogbo, Administratrix of the Estate of Donald Leroy Bradford a/k/a Rasheed Zulubaba Oshogbo C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 04128 $70,456.16 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1906-350 609 N 65th St 19151 34th wd. 1,275 Sq. Ft. OPA#344291700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tyra R. Byrd a/k/a Tyra Ruth Byrd a/k/a Tyra Byrd C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02239 $96,654.92 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-351 1915 S Hemberger St 19145 48th wd. 765 Sq. Ft. OPA#482227400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lucius Walker Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Careathia Ann Walker Deceased, Patricia Walker Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Careathia Ann Walker Deceased and Shirley Walker Individually and in Her Capacity as Heir of Careathia Ann Walker Deceased C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 03747 $23,511.23 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-352 205-11 N 4th St #C5 a/k/a 20511 N 4th St 19106 5th wd. 0 Sq. Ft. OPA#888052386 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tim Rose, Tokunboh Rose and Toyin Rose C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 00545 $320,242.18 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-353 1645 S 27th St 19145 36th wd. 930 Sq. Ft. BRT#364294000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or as-

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, June 4, 2019 1906-301 2609 W Hagert St 191323535 28th wd. 1,176 Sq. Ft. OPA#281262600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lorenzo Bailey; Veron Ackridge a/k/a Vernon Akridge C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 03025 $33,968.62 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-302 1814 S Napa St 191451656 48th wd. 1,441 Sq. Ft. OPA#482412700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael D. Ardron a/k/a Michael Ardron C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02462 $98,393.71 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-303 5326 N Sydenham St 19141 17th wd. 1,680 Sq. Ft. OPA#172100400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jermaine Davis, Known Heir of Mary L. Davis, Deceased and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Mary L. Davis, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 02979 $110,301.36 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1906-304 5814 Florence Ave 191434530 3rd wd. 1,610 Sq. Ft. OPA#034069700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charlotte Nicholson; Cheryl L. Branch C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 03977 $72,565.68 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-305 2801 Holme Ave 19152 57th wd. 5,903 Sq. Ft. OPA#571027500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-

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sociations claiming right, title, or interest from or under John J. Layman, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 00976 $32,229.48 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1906-354 1117 Wallace St 19123 14th wd. 1,150 Sq. Ft. OPA#141295600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angela F. Venable as Administratrix of the Estate of William Venable, Jr. Deceased C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 02614 $268,078.67 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-355 6626 Lansdowne Ave 19151 34th wd. 1,135 Sq. Ft. OPA#344022900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charita N. Henry C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 03622 $77,761.59 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1906-356 274 W Delphine St a/k/a 274 Delphine St 19120 42nd wd. 666 Sq. Ft. OPA#422263300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Ying Chang, Deceased and King Koch Truong, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Ying Chang, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 00827 $75,019.72 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-357 4553 Oakmont St 19136 65th wd. 1,139 Sq. Ft. OPA#651082400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Max Fanin and Danielle R. Fanin a/k/a Danielle Fanin C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 01220 $106,188.62 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-358 908 E Sanger St a/k/a 908 Sanger St 19124 35th wd. 1,061 Sq. Ft. OPA#351203000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Julio Garcia Jr. and Virgin Garcia a/k/a Virgen M. Garcia C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 03434 $32,327.30 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-359 1517 E Berks St 19125 18th wd. 865 Sq. Ft. OPA#181208300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael Joseph Devine and Carolyn A. Flynn a/k/a Carolin A. Flynn. C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01927 $43,455.44 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-360 2330 78th Ave 19150 50th wd. 1,920 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 1,216 Sq. Ft. OPA#501434200 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Herbert Woods, in His Capacity as Heir of Mary Woods; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Mary Woods C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 01893 $131,299.89 Robert Crawley 1906-361 5156 Leiper St 19124 62nd wd. 1,473 Sq. Ft. OPA#621475000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Frances E. Martin, Deceased and Joseph Eganolf C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 04708 $36,712.27 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-362 8849 E Roosevelt Blvd 19152 57th wd. 3,396 Sq. Ft. OPA#571162500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Frederick C. James C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 01556 $141,139.98 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-363 1951 72nd Ave 19138 50th wd. 1,050 Sq. Ft. OPA#101301400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jourdon

E. McPherson a/k/a Jourdon McPherson C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01097 $112,574.87 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-364 8035 Mars Pl 19153 40th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,260 Sq. Ft. BRT#405882644 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Raymond A. Banks, Administrator of the Estate of Alice Geiger C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 00131 $122,034.63 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1906-365 902 Murdoch Rd 19150 50th wd. 3,240 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 1,552 Sq. Ft. OPA#502514200 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W/B GAR 2 STY MASONRY Frederick Brooks C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 00255 $117,808.64 Robert Crawley 1906-366 1742 Scattergood St 19124 62nd wd. 1,104 Sq. Ft. OPA#622126200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Loretta Grant C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01278 $65,911.06 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-367 4948 Pennway St 19124 23rd wd. 1,582 Sq. Ft. OPA#233094800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Aurelkis C. Nieves, a/k/a Aurelkis C. Torres; Alberto Nieves C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 01776 $48,704.26 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-368 3900 Ford Rd Apt 10Q 19131 52nd wd. Land Area: 0 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,217 Sq. Ft. OPA#888520155 IMPROVEMENTS: RES CONDO 5+ STY MASONRY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns and all persons, firms or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Gertrude Crawley, Deceased; Cleopatra Maddox, in Her Capacity as Heir of Gertrude Crawley, Deceased; Allen Davis, in His Capacity as Heir of Jacquelyn Crawley-Davis, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02685 $33,026.89 Robert Crawley, Esq. 1906-369 335 E Rockland St 19120 42nd wd. 1,281 Sq. Ft. OPA#421122200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators to the Estate of James J. Mattos C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 03214 $63,159.82 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-370 1350 E Airdrie St 19124 33rd wd. 900 Sq. Ft. OPA#331238400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rosaline Serrano C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01313 $63,491.13 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-371 6472 Matthews St 19119 22nd wd. 2,323 Sq. Ft. OPA#221289500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pamela Montgomery, a/k/a Pamela L. Montgomery C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 00645 $157,426.19 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-372 2908 N Howard St 191334128 7th wd. 800 Sq. Ft. OPA#071074800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Hector M. Carrion a/k/a Hector Carrion C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 02715 $33,440.91 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-373 3108 N Spangler 19132 38th wd. 1,575 Sq. Ft. OPA#382192600 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS:

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of Ida Kennedy, a/k/a Ida E. Kennedy, a/k/a Ida Elizabeth Kennedy; Loretta L. Falcon, a/k/a Loretta Lee Falcon, as believed Heir and/or Administrator to the Estate of Ida Kennedy, a/k/a Ida E. Kennedy, a/k/a Ida Elizabeth Kennedy; Donald L. Falcon, as believed Heir and/or Administrator to the Estate of Ida Kennedy, a/k/a Ida E. Kennedy, a/k/a Ida Elizabeth Kennedy; Temeka Murray, as believed Heir and/ or Adminstrator to the Estate of Curtis L. James; Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of Curtis L. James C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 00756 $5,648.36 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-374 3333 Comly Rd Unit 42 19154 66th wd. 900 Sq. Ft. OPA#888660683 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Paul Warner C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01190 $66,560.72 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-375 582 Rector St 19128 21st wd. 2,939 Sq. Ft. OPA#213139000 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David Brotschul, a/k/a David J. Brotschul C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 01402 $92,177.10 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-376 7206 Horrocks St 19149 54th wd. 1,485 Sq. Ft. OPA#542342100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David A. Smith as Administrator of the Estate of Denise M. Smith Deceased C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 02479 $71,452.55 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-377 1170 E Upsal St 19150 10th wd. Land Area: 1,306 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,024 Sq. Ft. OPA#102331800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Janelle Robinson, Known Heir of Mitchel Robinson; Lysa Robinson, Known Heir of Mitchel Robinson; Michelle Robinson, Known Heir of Mitchel Robinson; Mitchell Robinson, Known Heir of Mitchel Robinson; Pamela Robinson, Known Heir of Mitchel Robinson; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Mitchel Robinson C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 04149 $105,146.20 Robert Crawley, Esq. 1906-378 15020 Milford St 19116 58th wd. Land: 7,868 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,698 Sq. Ft.; Total: 7,868 Sq. Ft. BRT#583183600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William J. Loughery a/k/a William Loughery and Donna Marie Loughery a/k/a Donna Loughery C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 03473 $211,000.76 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1906-379 1544 Womrath St 19124 23rd wd. 1121 Sq. Ft. OPA#232008900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nelson Colon and Antoinette Ortiz C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01115 $56,675.31 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-380 3840 Bennington St 19124 33rd wd. Land: 975 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,271 Sq. Ft.; Total: 1,271 Sq. Ft. OPA#332281200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Reynaldo Rodriguez C.P. Sep-

tember Term, 2018 No. 01584 $41,640.00 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1906-381 5014 N 15th St 19141 17th wd. 1,376 Sq. Ft. OPA#172055600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph Wilson C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 03073 $61,907.80 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-382 933 E Ellet St 19150 50th wd. 2,064 Sq. Ft. OPA#502436200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angela I. Alexander, a/k/a Angela L. Alexander; J. Hite Aleander, Jr., a/k/a J. Hite Alexander C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 04207 $166,595.28 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-383 1610 E McPherson St 19150 50th wd. 2,355 Sq. Ft. OPA#501497000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sonya F. Flowers Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Queen E. Flowers Deceased C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 02076 $42,763.49 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-384 148 Wentz St 19120 61st wd. 2,400 Sq. Ft. OPA#612023600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kien Bich To C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01194 $99,347.19 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-385 4407 Loring St 19136 41st wd. 1,078 Sq. Ft. OPA#412182700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sebrena Baskerville-Perry, a/k/a Sebrena Baskerville Perry, a/k/a Sebrena Baskerville-Wilkinson C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02302 $125,424.38 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-386 6733 N Woodstock St 19138 10th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#102078810 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lincoln Johnson C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02588 $97,443.91 Michael Boland, Esq 1906-387 1829 Nolan St 19138 10th wd. 1,400 Sq. Ft. OPA#102227300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James Spencer C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01278 $190,266.16 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-388 1050 Byberry Rd 19116 58th wd. Land Area: 22,800 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 2,496 Sq. Ft. OPA#582363000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ann Daniels, in Her Capacity as Heir of Michael R. Cataline a/k/a Michael Raymond Cataline, Deceased; James Cataline, in His Capacity as Heir of Michael R. Cataline a/k/a Michael Raymond Cataline, Deceased; Joseph Cataline, in His Capacity as Heir of Michael R. Cataline a/k/a Michael Raymond Cataline, Deceased; Marie MacDonald, in Her Capacity as Heir of Michael R. Cataline a/k/a Michael Raymond Cataline, Deceased; Daniel Cataline, in His Capacity as Heir of Michael R. Cataline a/k/a Michael Raymond Cataline, Deceased; Rita Fritz, in Her Capacity as Heir of Michael R. Cataline a/k/a Michael Raymond Cataline, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Michael R. Cataline a/k/a

Michael Raymond Cataline C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02097 $242,853.23 Robert Crawley, Esq. 1906-389 242 S 56th St 19139 60th wd. 1,238 Sq. Ft. OPA#604214700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shirlene Chowyuk Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Robert L. Harris, Deceased, Anita Harris Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Robert L. Harris Deceased, Marlo Harris Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Robert L. Harris Deceased, Robert Harris, III Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Robert L. Harris Deceased and The Unknown Heirs of Robert L. Harris Deceased C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 03318 $61,668.48 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-390 7335 Rockwell Ave 19111 63rd wd. 2,725 Sq. Ft. OPA#631112301 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Denise Allen C.P. May Term, 2012 No. 00720 $151,294.70 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-391 580 1/2 Vankirk St 19120 35th wd. 1,196 Sq. Ft. OPA#352099700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William C. Martin, Jr. C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 01302 $60,669.66 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-392 4719 Conshohocken Ave 19131 52nd wd. 4,547 Sq. Ft. OPA#521193200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nakia Holman and Gregory D. Holman C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01600 $247,644.32 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-393 407 Roselyn St 191201836 61st wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#612185900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tabetha Davis C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 02757 $88,737.57 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-394 4119 Stirling St 191353025 55th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#552053400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joshua Wark C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00500 $29,966.47 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-395 1840 N 71st St 19151 34th wd. 3,384 Sq. Ft. OPA#344426500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Richard Giuliani; Jean Giuliani a/k/a Jeanie Giuliani C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 03520 $324,287.64 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-396 408 N 64th St 19151 34th wd. Land Area: 3,125; Improvement Area: 1,646 Sq. Ft. OPA#343082100 A.H. A Minor, Known Heir of Anthony Hussey, Ciera Hussey, Known Heir of Anthony Hussey, Demarco Hussey, Known Heir of Anthony Hussey, Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Anthony Hussey C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 05033 $92,433.25 Brandon Pack, Esq 1906-397 2737 S Fairhill St 191484805 39th wd. 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#395158300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph M. White, in His Capacity as Heir of Frances White, Deceased; James White, in His Capacity as Heir of Frances White, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms,

or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Frances White, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 03430 $62,929.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-398 2807 Ryerson Pl 19114 57th wd. 1,800 Sq. Ft. OPA#572094623 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jessica Murao; Steven K. Murao, a/k/a Steven Murao C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 02114 $204,698.72 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-399 6814 Chew Ave 19119 22nd wd. SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY; 1,440 Sq. Ft. BRT#222201500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jerome Johnson, Sr., Known Surviving Heir of Leacy J. Johnson and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Leacy J. Johnson C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03389 $148,969.26 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1906-400 4207 Hartel Ave 19136 65th wd. 3,812 Sq. Ft. OPA#651192300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sophie D. Colpe a/k/a Sophie Dolan and David G. Colpe C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01010 $65,189.70 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-401 656 N Brooklyn St 19104 6th wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 1,752 Sq. Ft. BRT#061268700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kevin Green, Known Surviving Heir of William Johnson and Unknown Surviving Heirs of William Johnson C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 01742 $79,330.69 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1906-402 3234 N Etting St 19129 38th wd. Land Area: 891 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,199 Sq. Ft. OPA#381253100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Lewis N. Bonds, Deceased; Thomas Benson, in His Capacity as Heir of Lewis N. Bonds, Deceased; Eriq Beard, in His Capacity as Heir of Lewis N. Bonds, Deceased; Celya Beard, in Her Capacity as Heir of Lewis N. Bonds, Deceased; Lewis Bonds, III, in His Capacity as Heir of Lewis N. Bonds, Deceased; Brandon Bonds, in His Capacity as Heir of Lewis N. Bonds, Deceased; Joy Bonds, in Her Capacity as Heir of Lewis N. Bonds, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03127 $71,676.84 Robert Crawley, Esq 1906-403 4767 Tampa St 19120 42nd wd. 1,140 Sq. Ft. OPA#421586200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mario R. Ortiz C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 00713 $42,547.75 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1906-404 1631 French St 19121 32nd wd. 827 Sq. Ft. OPA#321059800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Lauren J. Chandler and Howard Young Solely in His Capacity as heir of Lauren J. Chandler a/k/a Lauren J. Chandler-Young, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03382 $110,273.53 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-405 5238 N Sydenham St 19141 17th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#172098000 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keith Cooper C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 04801 $165,009.33 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1906-406 3940 N 9th St 19140-3104 43rd wd. 1,024 Sq. Ft. OPA#433142700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Irma Nelly Godizano; Damaris Godizano; Nehemiah Godizano; Evangeline Godizano C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 00749 $18,648.10 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-407 1131 E Sanger St, a/k/a 1131 Sanger St 19124-1130 62nd wd. 1,222 Sq. Ft. OPA#621055700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Billie R. Garfield a/k/a Billie R. Gordon C.P. January Term, 2019 No. 02204 $80,181.78 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-408 6646 N Smedley St 19126 10th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,262 Sq. Ft. BRT#101040100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Rashea Edmond, Known Surviving Heir of Mary L. Edmond, Ramika Edmond, Known Surviving Heir of Mary L. Edmond and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Mary L. Edmond C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01490 $112,393.77 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1906-409 6151 Baynton St 191442036 59th wd. 2,610 Sq. Ft. OPA#592194500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Terry Scott C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 01931 $85,934.48 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-410 199 W Chew Ave 191202455 61st wd. 1,800 Sq. Ft. OPA#612049900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kim Marshall, in Her Capacity as Heir of James Dickerson, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under James Dickerson, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 01851 $215,056.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-411 423-D E Haines St 19144 59th wd. 1,711 Sq. Ft. OPA#592006540 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Joyce C. Alexander, Deceased; Samara Alexander in Her Capacity as Heir of Joyce C. Alexander, Deceased; Eshana Alexander in Her Capacity as Heir of Joyce C. Alexander, Deceased; Tierra Tina in Her Capacity as Heir of Joyce C. Alexander, Deceased; Tanee Tina in Her Capacity as Heir of Joyce C. Alexander, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 05464 $63,413.73 RAS Citron, LLC Robert Crawley, Esq 1906-412 8410 Torresdale Ave 191361518 65th wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. OPA#652318800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael D Taylor a/k/a Michael Taylor; Sinai T. Taylor C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 00745 $236,002.83 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-413 1342 E Berks St D a/k/a, 1342 E Berks St, Unit D a/k/a 7 191252817 18th wd. 1,689 Sq. Ft. OPA#888180022 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Covington C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 01063 $471,827.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1906-414 5115 Race St 19139 44th wd. 1,584 Sq. Ft. OPA#441031400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Johnny C. Smith C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 03792 $69,788.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-415 7019 Reedland St 191421715 40th wd. 1,024 Sq. Ft. OPA#406210000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christopher Wyche C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 02807 $55,632.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-416 227 W Nedro Ave 19120 61st wd. Land Area: 992 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,168 Sq. Ft. OPA#612101100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Diane E. Lamar a/k/a Diana Lamar a/k/a Diana E. Lamar, Jasmin M. Lamar Known Heir of Diane E. Lamar a/k/a Diana Lamar a/k/a Diana E. Lamar, Christiana Lamar, Known Heir of Diane E. Lamar a/k/a Diana Lamar a/k/a Diana E. Lamar C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 02746 $77,787.81 Robert Crawley, Esq 1906-417 1228-1232 Arch St Unit 4D a/k/a 1228-32 Arch St #4D 19107-2816 5th wd. 856 Sq. Ft. OPA#888038082 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Magda Teresa Vergara C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 03045 $203,142.10 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-418 1321 N. Allison St 19131 52nd wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the East of Allison Street at the distance of one hundered fortyfive feet Northward from the North side of Thompson Street OPA#041325400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Allan H. Davenport, Sr. C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00860 $100,093.51 Patrick J. Wesner, Esquire 1906-419 4254 N 16th St 19140 13th wd. 798 Sq. Ft. OPA#132117600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mary Green C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 00710 $79,374.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-420 7041 Buist Ave 19142 40th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#406254100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY George Akanno C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 01637 $55,955.78 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-421 5631 Belmar Terr a/k/a 5631 Belmar St 19143 51st wd. 992 Sq. Ft. OPA#514094500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nathaniel Isaac C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 02078 $44,668.28 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906422 1518 Womrath St 19124 23rd wd. 1,075 Sq. Ft. OPA#232007600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marie Joseph and Rosselin Joseph C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 02914 $60,751.21 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-423 6211 Webster St 19143 3rd wd. 1,678 Sq. Ft. OPA#033024900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bonica D. Lee C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 04439 $46,828.18 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-424 2641 Emerald St 19125 31st wd. Beginning Point: Contain-

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ing in front or breadth on the said Emerald Street sixteen feet (including on the southwesterly side thereof the Northeasternmost moiety of half part of a Two Feet Four inches wide alley and extending in depth ThirtySix Feet) OPA#311086400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY Thomas J. Barton & Eileen Barton C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 02352 $121,654.95 Patrick J. Wesner, Esquire 1906-425 1352 South St, Unit 214 19147 2nd wd. 0 Sq. Ft. BRT#888303246 IMPROVEMENTS: RES CONDO 5+ STY MASONRY Jon Coffee C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 03018 $533,984.64 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1906-426 576 Fairway Terr 19128 21st wd. 2,880 Sq. Ft. OPA#213314700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jennifer L. Lazur C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 02390 $177,455.51 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-427 2423 S Iseminger St 19148 39th wd. 679 Sq. Ft. OPA#394398300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Minnie Di Labbio a/k/a Minnie Di Labio Deceased C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 00200 $182,490.02 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-428 6710 Anderson St 19119 22nd wd. 9,972 Sq. Ft. OPA#222253000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING James White, III, Personal Representative of The Estate of Barbara Selby; Estate of Barbara Selby; Sicily Selby Smith, Known Heir of Barbara Selby; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Barbara Selby C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 03160 $199,662.69 RAS Cintron LLC, Robert Crawley Esq 1906-429 7207 Kindred St 19149 54th wd. Land Area: 1,539 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,188 Sq. Ft. OPA#542292200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Richard O. Roland a/k/a Richard Roland; United States of America C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 02754 $103,866.11 RAS Cintron, LLC, Robert Crawley, Esq 1906-430 4615 James St 19137 45th wd. 2,700 Sq. Ft. OPA#453415800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Steven J. Lipp, as Administrator of the Estate of John A. Lipp C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 02910 $62,412.93 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1906-431 7424 Fayette St 19138 50th wd. 1,616 Sq. Ft. OPA#501013900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicole Hogue, a/k/a Nicole WhiteHogue; Unknown Heirs and/ or Administrators of the Estate of Nicole Hogue, a/k/a Nicole White-Hogue C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 00483 $133,844.11 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1906-432 1857 E Orleans St 19134 25th wd. 1,136 Sq. Ft. OPA#252168100 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mike C. Jones C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01708 $57,153.54 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-433 5035 Stenton Ave 19144

12th wd. 1,275 Sq. Ft. OPA#121217800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly D. Watson C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02225 $34,531.97 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-434 3509 Englewood St 19149 55th wd. 1350.56 Sq. Ft. OPA#551505600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Johnny Cruz C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02045 $148,764.56 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-435 6500 N 18th St 19129 17th wd. 16’ x 90’ or 1,440 Sq. Ft. (lot); 1,856 Sq. Ft. (improvement area) OPA#172282700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: UNKNOWN Ginns Bond & Mortgage Co. C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 01897 $144,555.55 Donald S. Litman/ Daniel H. Assaraf, The Ginsburg Law Firm 1906-436 8112 Rugby St 19150 50th wd. 2,585 Sq. Ft. OPA#502085400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robyn M. Johnson, a/k/a Robyn Johnson; Sarah D. Johnson a/k/a Sarah Johnson (deceased); Brian Johnson, Administrator of the Estate of Sarah D. Johnson a/k/a Sarah Johnson C.P. September Term, 2011 No. 01168 $240,122.56 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-437 6213 Clearview St 19138 59th wd. 861 Sq. Ft. OPA#592308100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dorothy M. Rolison a/k/a Dorothy Rolison C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02052 $41,043.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-438 6152 Haverford Ave 191514335 34th wd. 1,260 Sq. Ft. OPA#341072000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mary E. Mattison a/k/a Mary Mattison; Tyron J. Rush C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 03814 $125,091.55 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-439 419 Tasker St 191481330 1st wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. OPA#011296100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Phally Ing; Samoeun Oum C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 03176 $37,050.19 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-440 1507 W Courtland St 19140 13th wd. 1,284 Sq. Ft. OPA#132378500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Fatima White C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 02823 $92,028.07 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-441 3343 Morning Glory Rd 19154 66th wd. 2,160 Sq. Ft. OPA#663043400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Eugene Bukh, Natalie Bukh, 3343 Morning Glory Road, LLC, United States of America - Dept. of the Treasury-IRS C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 02915 $170,000.00 The Law Offices of Jon Taylor, Esquire 1906-442 6432 Haverford Ave 19151 34th wd. 1,554 Sq. Ft. OPA#343040300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Paula Harris, a/k/a Paula M. Harris, Beverly Stanford-Harris, a/k/a Beverly R. Stanford-Harris C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01034 $61,546.33 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC

1906-443 3129 Holly Rd 19154 66th wd. 2,826 Sq. Ft. OPA#663017600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Terrianne Deniken C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02815 $59,956.15 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-444 4526 Van Kirk St 19135 41st wd. 2500 Sq. Ft. OPA#411091700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keith Graham and Ishelleta Watt Graham C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 04267 $130,841.68 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-445 4506 Belgrade St 19137 45th wd. 2,000 Sq. Ft. OPA#453177700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jaime Bayona; Kristina Scott a/k/a K. Scott C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01261 $182,044.60 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-446 1212 N 64th St 19151 34th wd. Land: 1,616 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,542 Sq. Ft.; Total: 1,616 Sq. Ft. OPA#344256300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Niaja Brown C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01855 $74,308.69 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1906-447 145 Widener St 19120 61st wd. 1,260 Sq. Ft. BRT#612126700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Yvette James, Individually and as Heir of The Estate of Walton James, Deceased and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Walton James, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01262 $125,453.53 Powers Kirn, LLC 1906-448 12034 Glenfield Rd 19154 66th wd. 3,105 Sq. Ft. BRT#662183400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ryan C. Hayes C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00713 $202,875.95 Powers Kirn, LLC 1906-449 3908 Pulaski St 19140 13th wd. 1,023 Sq. Ft. BRT#131209200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Enrique Mir C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 03304 $57,503.09 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1906-450 3534 Kyle Rd 19154 66th wd. 1,799 Sq. Ft. BRT#662352300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Any and All Known and Unknown Heirs, Executors, Administrators and Devisees of the Estate of John D. Broadbent, Sr., deceased C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 00437 $154,110.61 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1906-451 5340 Turner St 19131 52nd wd. 1,024 Sq. Ft. BRT#521048100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Bishop Henry A. Moultrie, II, solely in his capacity as Co-Executor of the Estate of Walda B. Moultrie, deceased and Benjamin Franklin Moultrie, solely in his capacity as Co-Executor of the Estate of Walda B. Moultrie, deceased C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 00674 $86,474.24 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1906-452 3600 Conshohoken Ave Aparment 1409 19131 52nd wd. 1,251 Sq. Ft. OPA#888520562 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andre Derrick Hubbard, A/K/A Andre D. Hubbard; Debra Hubbard C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01393 $100,842.47 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1906-453 11925 Stevens Rd 19116-

2509 58th wd. 1,332 Sq. Ft. OPA#582579000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Faiza Simankin; Dmitriy Simankin; Ruslan Simankin C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 00378 $159,920.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-454 9703 Legion St 191141716 66th wd. 1,480 Sq. Ft. OPA#661011603 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Corey Reed C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 00032 $161,833.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-455 5752 Walton Ave 191432428 46th wd. 1,110 Sq. Ft. OPA#463089500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Minnie R. Smith, in Her Capacity as Heir of Cad Smith a/k/a Cad Vance Smith a/k/a Cad Vance Smith, Sr, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03852 $54,549.51 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-456 7371 Woolston Ave 19138 10th wd. 1,436 Sq. Ft. BRT#102418600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Roslyn A. Paige C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 01014 $86,939.64 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1906-457 4302 Deerpath Ln 19154 66th wd. 2,157 Sq. Ft. OPA#662446000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Harry J. Wexler a/k/a Harry J. Wexler, Jr. C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 01211 $158,533.98 KML Law Group, P.C. 1906-458 5715 Leonard St 191493518 62nd wd. 1,220 Sq. Ft. OPA#621516000 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kenneth J. Martus C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01917 $33,283.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-459 516 Cross St 19147-6513 1st wd. 1,112 Sq. Ft. OPA#011292100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rosalind Mccrea a/k/a Rosalind C. Mccrea C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 00378 $168,747.99 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-460 2901 S Robinson St 191423417 40th wd. 1,216 Sq. Ft. OPA#402090600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kyha Williams C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 04068 $145,012.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-461 6122 Nassau Rd 191514505 34th wd. 1,985 Sq. Ft. OPA#342078200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vernon Lucas; Beverly LucasKing; Robert Lucas; Stanley L. Lucas, Jr C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 05268 $19,790.65 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-462 1819 Oakmont St 19111 56th wd. 1,332 Sq. Ft. OPA#561374500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tashaneke MackBedell C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 04230 $145,400.76 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-463 607 E Hortter Pl a/k/a 607 Hortter Pl 19119 22nd wd. 1,080 Sq. Ft. OPA#221185600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thelma Brooks C.P. August Term, 2005 No. 03071 $251,954.59 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1906-464 4266 Griscom St 19124 23rd wd. SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY; 1,552 Sq. Ft. BRT#232428100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Shareeta Fowler C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 02256 $109,496.40 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1906-465 7024 Louise Rd 19138-0000 10th wd. S/D W/B GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,248 Sq. Ft. BRT#102448600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dawn C. Clement a/k/a Dawn Clement C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 01483 $105,192.74 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1906-466 7816 Cottage St 19136 65th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,120 Sq. Ft. BRT#651241600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Timothy Stinger, Administrator of the Estate of William E. Stinger C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 00088 $46,353.92 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1906-467 7135 Lincoln Dr 19119 9th wd. 5,550 Sq. Ft. BRT#09-2-0993-00 IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Emigrant Residential LLC C.P. April Term, 2012 No. 03286 $363,327.72 Christopher J. Leavell, Esquire; Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP 1906-468 1524 W 66th Ave a/k/a 1524 66th Ave 19141 17th wd. 1,840 Sq. Ft. BRT#171362000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Bernadette Walker C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01900 $77,021.17 Stern & Eisenberg P.C. 1906-469 1250 Stirling St 19111 53rd wd. Land Area: 1,680 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,376 Sq. Ft. OPA#531050800 Mary Reynolds a/k/a Mary A. Reynolds $148,755.56 Robert Crawley, Esq 1906-470 2904 S. Carlisle St 19145 26th wd. 1,140 Sq. Ft. BRT#261138500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Richard Braude C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 2548 $74,934.37 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1906-471 6628 Hegerman St 19135 41st wd. 1,601 Sq. Ft. BRT#411371600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Lakeya K. Robinson C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 03537 $175,172.81 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1906-472 709 Mole St 19146 30th wd. 1,395 Sq. Ft. BRT#301286400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Eugene Brown C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 2962 $589,580.99 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1906-473 9530 Clark St 19115-3902 58th wd. 8,941 Sq. Ft. OPA#58-14268-10 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jean Yves Noel and Elizabeth Noel C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 00505 $266,866.07 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1906-474 9355 Tulip St 19114-4016 65th wd. 952 Sq. Ft. OPA#652395215 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Mcintyre C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00114 $161,729.51 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-475 1633 W Grange Ave 19141 17th wd. 1,998 Sq. Ft. BRT#171122700 IMPROVE-

MENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY William H. Watson and Dorothy Watson, deceased C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01773 $82,082.96 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1906-476 4817 Rosalie St 191354142 41st wd. 750 Sq. Ft. OPA#411087700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dilayla D. Duran, in Her Capacity as Heir of Juan D. Duran, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Juan D. Duran, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02177 $65,117.88 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-477 3923 Brown St 19104 24th wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft. BRT#243122500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY Richard Wilson C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01435 $53,027.05 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1906-478 6146 W Oxford St 19151 34th wd. 2,331 Sq. Ft. BRT#342093800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY + OTHER Sherell Baker C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 00477 $66,133.31 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1906-479 4223 Greeby St 19135 55th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the Northeasterly side of Greeby Street (45 feet wide) at the distance of 183 feet 8 inches Southeastwardly from the Southeasterly side of Erdrick St OPA#552126400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Jessica S. Recklau C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 01096 $164,104.59 Patrick J. Wesner, Esquire 1906-480 7425 Elmwood Ave 191531427 40th wd. 1,024 Sq. Ft. OPA#404224600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andre M. Howard a/k/a Andre Howard; Dorothy Howard C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 01105 $54,588.70 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-481 215 W. Penn St 19144 12th wd. Beginning Point: on the Northwesterly side of Penn Street, at the distance of 150 feet 6-3/4 inches, Southwestwardly, from the southwesterly side of Wayne Avenue OPA#124025100 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/DET 2.5 STY MASONRY Tobias Jenkins C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01431 $210,300.23 Patrick J. Wesner, Esquire 1906-482 127 Mercy St 19148-2613 39th wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#391051800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Daniel P. Miller; Marykate Miller C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 03026 $129,785.48 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-483 5122 N. 11th St 19141 49th wd. 2,163 Sq. Ft. BRT#493067100 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/ DET 2 STY MASONRY Helen Reynolds and Roxanne Barkley C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 03952 $54,350.86 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1906-484 2421 S Franklin St 19148 39th wd. 737 Sq. Ft. BRT#393218300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Charles Williams C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 00988 $24,451.79 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1906-485 5900 Master St 19151 34th wd. Beginning Point: Situate at the point a corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side

of Master Street with the westerly side of Fifty-Ninth Street OPA#342020000 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CON/APT 3 STY MASONRY Andargachew Yefatu a/k/a Andergach Andargachew C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 00538 $170,418.19 Patrick J. Wesner, Esquire 1906-486 6307 Eastwood St 19149 54th wd. (formerly 35th wd.) 1313.84 Sq. Ft. BRT#541271400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Dianna Moore C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00256 $178,671.14 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1906-487 232 Lardner St 191115908 35th wd. 1,188 Sq. Ft. OPA#352174800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Amanda Lyn Betts; Carolina Ramirez C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 03235 $119,624.42 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-488 2723 W Silver St 191322539 28th wd. 754 Sq. Ft. OPA#281412700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lorenzo E. Bailey a/k/a Lorenzo Bailey; Vernon Ackridge a/k/a Vernon Akridge C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 00356 $33,385.33 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-489 1534 W 68th Ave North a/k/a 1534 68th Ave 19126 10th wd. 2,453 Sq. Ft. BRT#101249100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christopher Atkinson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Isadroa 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 1906-490 1819 Nedro Ave a/k/a 1819 W. Nedro Ave 19141 17th wd. 1,446 Sq. Ft. BRT#171171500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Micha L. Wilson C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02928 $123,880.72 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1906-491 9946 Woodfern Rd 191152019 58th wd. 1,107 Sq. Ft. OPA#581268700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Successor Administrator of the Estate of Joseph Sicilia, Deceased Heir of Adel Sicilia; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Adel Sicilia, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Frank Sicilia, Deceased Heir of Adel Sicilia; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under John Sicilia, Deceased Devisee of the Last Will and Testament of Adel Sicilia; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Joseph Sicilia, Deceased Heir of Adel Sicilia; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Ronald Sicilia, Deceased Heir of Adel Sicilia; Patricia Lee Sicilia, in Her Capacity as Heir of Ronald Sicilia, Deceased Heir of Adel Sicilia; Leeann Warnaka, in Her Capacity as Heir of Ronald Sicilia, Deceased Heir of Adel Sicilia; Ronald Bart Sicilia, in His Capacity as Heir of Ronald Sicilia, Deceased Heir of Adel Sicilia C.P. No-

vember Term, 2015 No. 00772 $99,767.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-492 326 Winona St, a/k/a 326 W Winona St 19144 12th wd. 1,744 Sq. Ft. OPA#124059300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rosetta D. Williams a/k/a Rosetta Williams C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 03613 $127,920.56 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-493 1826 W 68th Ave a/k/a 1826 68th Ave 19126 10th wd. 1,406 Sq. Ft. OPA#101253400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Florence Katie Thompson a/k/a Florence K. Thompson C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 02936 $102,045.14 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-494 1321 S 57th St 191434638 51st wd. 1,452 Sq. Ft. OPA#513039200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicole J. Hewlett a/k/a Nicole Jeannie Hewlett, in Her Capacity as Executrix of The Estate of Tangerine B. Hewlett a/k/a Tangerine Terrell a/k/a Tangerine B. Terrell-Hewlett; Jerome Phillip Hewlett, in His Capacity as Devisee of The Estate of Tangerine B. Hewlett a/k/a Tangerine B. Terrell a/k/a Tangerine TerrellHewlett C.P. January Term, 2019 No. 02207 $63,804.58 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-495 5814 N. Lambert St 191382912 17th wd. 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#172427100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stacey Moore; Virgie J. Moore C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03422 $95,598.29 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-496 102 W Ritner St a/k/a 102 Ritner St 19148-4021 39th wd. 1,400 Sq. Ft. OPA#391128400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Justin Schletterer C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02099 $200,725.26 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-497 6228 Gillespie St 191353215 55th wd. 1,136 Sq. Ft. OPA#552426100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Juan C. Rodriguez C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00991 $175,146.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-498 3204 W Allegheny Ave 191321016 38th wd. 1,470 Sq. Ft. OPA#382014600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Myeshai Brooks, in Her Capacity as Executrix and Devisee of The Estate of Julia Hawthorne C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 01964 $33,131.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-499 1943 Georgian Rd 19138 10th wd. 1,872 Sq. Ft. OPA#101273800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sharon Holmes C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 02345 $135,637.80 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1906-500 6129 N 7th St 19120-1322 61st wd. 1,536 Sq. Ft. OPA#611145500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jennifer Dancy C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 00210 $212,165.48 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-501 5325 Ogden St 191391438 44th wd. 700 Sq. Ft. OPA#442029800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michele D. Elliott a/k/a Michelle Elliott, in Her

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1906-504 1629 S Yewdall St 191435427 51st wd. 990 Sq. Ft. OPA#514162600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert B. Covington, Jr, in His Capacity as Administrator and Heir of The Estate of Robert B. Covington a/k/a Robert Bernard Covington, Sr a/k/a Robert B. Covington, Sr; Bryan Keith Covington, in His Capacity as Heir of The Estate of Robert B. Covington a/k/a Robert Bernard Covington, Sr a/k/a Robert B. Covington, Sr; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Robert B. Covington a/k/a Robert Bernard Covington, Sr, Deceased C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 03157 $57,136.96 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-505 1921 S Croskey St 19145 48th wd. 765 Sq. Ft. BRT#482208700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Stephen M.

Perry and Mae Perry, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 01114 $32,139.86 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1906-506 3060 Salmon St 191345828 25th wd. 904 Sq. Ft. OPA#251194000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Francis Kueny a/k/a Francis J. Kueny; Karen Kueny C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02438 $90,928.12 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1906-507 4338 Chippendale St a/k/a 4338 Chippendale Ave 19136 65th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#651122300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yvonne Gibbs, Administratrix of the Estate of Steven Gibbs, deceased C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02747 $48,689.96 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1906-508 5811 N. Philip St 19120 61st wd. Land Area: 758 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,200 Sq. Ft.

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UNITS) Christina J. Lee C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 02333 $257,830.58 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1906-512 5856 Oxford Ave 19149 35th wd. 1,131 Sq. Ft. OPA#352342100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William J. Seltner, Jr. and Christine Snellbaker C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 01929 $11,320.62 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1906-513 4732 Silverwood St 19128 21st wd. 1,522 Sq. Ft. OPA#211535400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert M. Murray, Jr. C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 00973 $201,324.03 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1906-514 1454 N Felton St 19151 34th wd. 1,080 Sq. Ft. OPA#342344900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Denise P. Reed C.P. January Term, 2019 No. 01933 $123,119.13 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC

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Gilbert Aquino, Known Heir to Sol A. Aviles, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 01789 $35,133.33 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1906-517A 7930 Frankford Ave 19136 64th wd. on Northwest side of Frankford Ave; 136 feet 3 inches Southwest of Rhawn Street; Front: 33 feet 0 inches; Depth: 166 feet 0 inch BRT#871-2630-50 IMPROVEMENTS: DET OFF/STR 3 STY FRAME Anthony Hoffman C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 02768 $160,873.88 Anthony B. Quinn, Esquire 1906-517B 7924R Frankfod Ave 19136 64th wd. on Northwest Side of Frankford Ave; 169 feet 3 inches Southwest of Rhawn Street; Front: 37 feet 6-3/8 inches; Depth: 90 feet 6 inch BRT#882-9656-95 IMPROVEMENTS: VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE Anthony Hoffman C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 02768 $160,873.88 Anthony B. Quinn, Esquire

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OVERVIEW OF THE SHERIFF SALE PROCESS There are two types of Sheriff Sales. The Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sales and the Tax Sales. The Tax Sales include Tax Lien, Tax Collection, and Tax Delinquent Sales. Tax Sales When the owner of a property located in the City of Philadelphia fails to make a payment arrangement on municipal debt levied on his/her property, that property may be sold at the Tax Sheriff Sale to allow the City to collect on that unpaid debt. These debts can include outstanding water and sewer bills, School District of Philadelphia taxes, and city property taxes. The sales also provide individuals the opportunity bid on and become the owner of tax delinquent properties, thereby acquiring lots, houses, or commercial and industrial buildings. Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sale The Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sherriff Sale is the process by which mortgage companies and other financial institutions seek to collect debts owed to them, particularly in instances where a homeowner defaults on his/her mortgage payments. As with Tax Sales, Foreclosure Sales allow individuals the opportunity to bid on properties and become homeowners.

How much will a property cost? The lowest bid that can be offered is $600 and each successive bid must be made in $100 increments. The highest bidder will win the property and must be prepared to make a $600 or 10% deposit (whichever is highest) with a certified check or money order made out to the “Sheriff of Philadelphia.” The remaining balance must be paid within 30 days of the sale. An extension of time to pay the balance is rare but may be granted by the Sheriff upon written request. The second bidder If you have been out-bid on a property, you can have your name recorded as the second bidder. If the highest bidder does not pay the balance in 30 days, the second bidder shall be granted the same 30 limit to make settlement with the Sheriff on his/her second bid. The second bidder must be registered on any property immediately after it is sold. The second bidder must present the same amount of deposit that the highest bidder delivers to the Sheriff at the stage. An extension of time under no circumstances will be granted or honored by the Sheriff whenever a second bid is registered at the sale.

How do I learn which properties are to be sold? All properties that are court ordered to be sold at Sheriff Sales are advertised in the Legal Intelligencer and on a rotating basis in a paper of general circulation. You can also view a list of properties to be sold at Sheriff Sale online by clicking here. When and where do the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Sales take place? The Judicial Foreclosure Sale is held on the first Tuesday of each month. There are also four different Tax Sales conducted each month and one on a quarterly basis. Click here for a list of all Sheriff Sales currently scheduled. All sales will take place at 9:00 AM at the First District AME Plaza located at 3801 Market Street on the 3rd Floor. How are the properties identified before and during the sale? Each property has an identification number called the writ number, which is listed in the newspaper and on our online listing before the property address. This number is used together with the property address when the property is offered for sale. The sale is conducted by an auctioneer who calls out each party by writ number and address.

IMPORTANT: Notice of owner’s Right of Redemption after a Tax Delinquent Sale Even if you win a bid on a Tax Sale property, within nine months of the acknowledgement of the deed, the owner of record can go to court and get permission to recover the property by paying all back taxes and the money paid by the winning bidder. This is called the Right of Redemption. Therefore, if purchase a property through Delinquent Tax Sheriff Sale and invest funds to improve the property in the first year, beware that those funds can be lost. The right of Redemption is only applicable if the property scheduled for Tax Sale is determined to be owner occupied 90 days prior to the sale. If the property is unoccupied or abandoned, there is no Right of Redemption. The Right of Redemption does not apply to any property sold at the Mortgage Foreclosure Sheriff Sale. One way to protect yourself is to contact the City’s Department of Licenses and Inspections to determine what outstanding code violations, if any, exist in the property. Any work done to correct these violations must be reimbursed to you if the original owner reclaims the property during the Right of Redemption period. Therefore, make sure you get and keep detailed and accurate receipts for code related renovations.

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