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Family Portrait: Pioneer of PAGE 3 CCP debuts nonbinary City bids farewell to PAGE 8
Kim Wayans gender-affirmation mascot, Roary trans activist Dawn
surgery joins local Munro
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Plaintiffs in Boyertown trans

restroom policy case withdraw
litigation, ending legal battle
BY LAURA SMYTHE
laura@epgn.com
A nearly three-year legal battle in the
Boyertown case that gained national atten-
tion after a group of students sued the
school district for allowing trans students
to use restrooms and locker rooms con-
sistent with their gender identity con-
cluded this morning when plaintiffs vol-
untarily withdrew the litigation from the
United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania.
As a result, the case will close and
previous federal court rulings in favor of
WALK THE LINE: The 33rd Annual AIDS Walk Philly titled “Be a Lifeline” will the Boyertown Area School District —
be October 20. Last Friday, the fundraiser kicked-off with an event displaying backed by the American Civil Liberties
“1981-until it’s over,” a text and photographic timeline of over 36 years of HIV/ Union, ACLU of Pennsylvania, legal firm
AIDS history, bringing stark visuals and awareness to Rittenhouse Square. AIDS Cozen O’Connor and Pennsylvania Youth
Fund staff, Left to Right: Tim Johnson, Robb Reichard Executive Director, Kiera Congress — will stand, Jason Goodman,
Evans, Seamus Tyler and Jewel Harris Photo: Cari Feiler Bender for AIDS Fund executive director of the Pennsylvania
Youth Congress, told PGN.
“This major court win is a his-
toric moment for transgender rights in
Pennsylvania,” Goodman said. “We hope
school districts throughout our common-
wealth take note: the courts back you
supporting trans student inclusion. The
Boyertown Area School District has done
the right thing and now can be celebrated
for doing so. The federal courts that eval-
uated the Boyertown case understand that
safeguarding inclusive practices is criti-
cally important.”
In 2016, the Boyertown Area School
District started allowing trans students to
use restrooms and locker rooms consistent
with their gender and giving all students
the option of using private facilities. A
group of non-trans students sued the local-
ity, claiming the Constitution mandates
that trans people be excluded from bath-
room and locker room facilities that non-
trans people also use. The complainants
further argued that hav- PAGE 6

City Council committee DeVos visits Harrisburg

advances 3 LGBTQ bills school with anti-trans policy
BY LAURA SMYTHE
laura@epgn.com
Philadelphia City Council’s Law and
Government Committee held a public hear-
ing Wednesday morning about “an inclu-
sivity package” — three proposed bills that
would expand protections for trans and gen-
der-nonconforming Philadelphians.
Councilmembers William Greenlee,
Curtis Jones, Cindy Bass and Helen Gym
heard testimony at the City Hall meeting
from LGBTQ community leaders, organi-
zations and activists in support of the leg-
islation. A fourth policy discussed would
require City officials to routinely disclose
legal settlements.
Gym, who introduced the four bills, said
the policies come on the heels of the murders
of 18 trans women across the country this
year. These include Tameka Washington,
a 40-year-old trans woman killed in North
Philadelphia in May.
“We’ve watched in horror as members of
our LGBTQ community have been attacked,
silenced and robbed of dignity that so often
many of us take for granted. … Today’s
inclusivity package of three bills that expand
the recognition of responsibility toward
our trans community are about honoring
Tameka Washington’s life, her right to exist,
her legacy, because trans rights are human
rights,” Gym added.
Two of Gym’s bills, Nos. 190558 and
190651, call for amending the city’s Fair
Practice Ordinance to require youth orga-
nizations to adopt guidelines ensuring non-
discriminatory treatment of trans and gen-
der-nonconforming youth and expanding the
definitions of gender identity and sexual ori-
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BY LAURA SMYTHE
laura@epgn.com
United States Secretary of Education Betsy
DeVos attended a roundtable Thursday morn-
ing at a Harrisburg elementary school that
adheres to an anti-trans student policy.
Harrisburg Catholic Elementary School, part
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg,
offers specific guidelines regarding students
experiencing “gender identity questions.” The
policy, instated January 2015, indicates that it
U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION BETSY
applies to student cases in which “the gender
DEVOS Photo: Flickr via Gage Skidmore.
identity question is psychological in origin.”
“This policy addresses the circumstances therefore immoral. To attempt to make accom-
where there is a clear biological determina- modations for such persons would be to coop-
tion of a person’s sex and subsequent efforts erate in the immoral action and impose an
to chemically and/or surgically alter the given unacceptable burden on others in the school
biology,” the rules, available on the Diocese’s community.”
website, outline. “This is understood in The event DeVos attended was hosted by
Catholic moral terms as self-mutilation and Pennsylvania Speaker of the PAGE 18
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Resource listings Philadelphia Archdiocese and

Legal resources
archbishop promote anti-gay rhetoric
Executive Director Wayne Besen called the
• ACLU of Pennsylvania: • Philadelphia Commission BY VICTORIA A. BROWNWORTH event “a disgrace.”
215-592-1513; aclupa.org on Human Relations — Rue PGN Contributor Besen said, “It’s an embarrassment for a
• AIDS Law Project of PA: Landau: 215-686-4670 sophisticated city like Philadelphia to have
This month, the Archdiocese of an Archdiocese with a medieval mindset.”
215-587-9377; aidslawpa.org • Philadelphia Police Liai- Philadelphia hosted and co-sponsored a Calling the long-debunked practice of
• AIDS Law Project of South son Committee: 215-760- conference “to address the challenges of conversion therapy “torture against chil-
Jersey: 856-784-8532; aid- 3686; ppd.lgbt@gmail.com gender and sexual identity problems” fea- dren that can’t be justified,” Besen said it
turing an anti-gay group focused on conver- was “reckless and irresponsible” for the
slawsnj.org/ • SPARC — Statewide Penn- sion therapy and “curing” homosexuality. Archdiocese to sponsor a group like DSM.
• Equality PA: equalitypa. sylvania Rights Coalition: The conference, “Gender Matters - While conversion therapy was banned
org; 215-731-1447 717-920-9537 Fighting for the Integrity of Persons,” fea- in Philadelphia in July 2017, and is also
tured Desert Stream Ministries (DSM), run banned in Allentown and Pittsburgh, it is
• Office of LGBT Affairs — by “ex-gay” leader Andrew Comiskey, who not illegal in Pennsylvania. The confer-
Amber Hikes: 215-686-0330; refers to himself as a former and healed ence was held in Wayne, 20 miles outside
amber.hikes@phila.gov homosexual in his books and ministry. the Philadelphia city limits, but within the
The conference was promoted by the Archdiocese, which covers Bucks, Chester,
Archdiocese on Catholic Philly’s news site, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia
Community centers Facebook, Eventbrite and websites of indi- counties.
vidual parishes, including the one at which Besen explained one of his many con-
• The Attic Youth Center; 255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331, atticyouth- the day-long conference was held, St. cerns with the Archdiocese sponsoring
center.org. For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. Katherine of Siena Parish. The Philadelphia Comiskey and his group. DSM has had
• LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania; 3907 Spruce Archdiocese is the fourth largest in the scandals involving sexual abuse of minors
St.; 215-898-5044, center@dolphin.upenn.edu. United States with a total of 219 parishes in “treatment” with the ministry during
and headed by Archbishop Charles Chaput, “pray away the gay” programs. Accusations
• Rainbow Room: Bucks County’s LGBTQ and Allies Youth who on Sept. 19 criticized Jesuit Father were reported in the Los Angeles Times
Center James Martin’s LGBT-inclusive approach in 1998 and others by Comiskey himself
Salem UCC Education Building, 181 E. Court St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981 to the LGBT community. Among other in a blog post in 2010. These accusations
ext. 9065, rainbowroom@ppbucks.org. criticisms of Father Martin, Archbishop — against staff members of DSM, not
Chaput argued against the idea that sexu- Comiskey himself — led to the ministry’s
• William Way LGBT Community Center ality is biological and said, “Father Martin move from California to Missouri.
1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220, www.waygay.org. partners with organizations like New Ways The extent of the priest sex abuse scandal
Ministry that oppose or ignore the teaching in Philadelphia should have, Besen says,
of the Church, and he endorses events, such made the Archdiocese acutely sensitive to
Health and HIV testing as PRIDE month, that cause confusion for such an event and a controversial figure like
the faithful.” Comiskey.
• Action Wellness: Spring Garden St.; 215- • Mazzoni Center: DSM is a former ministry of the noto- “If the Office for Life and Family can’t
1216 Arch St.; 215- 769-3561; bebashi.org 1348 Bainbridge St.; rious ex-gay group Exodus International. take 15 minutes to vet the organizations
981-0088, actionwell- • COLOURS: colour- 215-563-0652, mazzon- In 2012, Alan Chambers, then president of they are putting their name to and spon-
ness.org sorganization.org, 215- icenter.org Exodus International — which had nearly soring at the Archdiocese’s churches, they
• AIDS Healthcare 832-0100 • Philadelphia 500 ministries in the U.S. and other coun- should disband,” Besen asserted. “They’ve
Foundation: 1211 • Congreso de Lati- tries — denounced conversion therapy, learned nothing from these [priest sex
FIGHT: 1233 Locust
Chestnut St. #405 215- asserting that it not only didn’t work, but abuse] scandals. Where is the personal
nos Unidos; 216 W. St.; 215-985-4448,
971-2804; HIVcare.org “was harmful to participants.” Chambers responsibility?”
Somerset St.; 215-763- fight.org
closed the organization and apologized for Besen said, “The Archdiocese should
• AIDS Library: 8870 • Washington West the “pain and hurt” participants of its pro- be ashamed. This was a dogmatic anti-gay
1233 Locust St.; aidsli- • GALAEI: 149 W. Project of Mazzoni grams caused. attack.” He noted that “Pope Francis says of
brary.org/ Susquehanna Ave.; Center: Other ex-gay leaders within Exodus, like gay people ‘Who am I to judge?’ yet they
• AIDS Treatment 267-457-3912, galaei. 1201 Locust St.; 215- Comiskey, formed new ministries promot- bring in this group with a history of abuse
Fact line: 800-662- org. Spanish/English 985-9206 ing the same theories of “curing” homo- of kids and I have to ask — what century is
6080 • Health Center No. 2: • Transgender sexuality. Comiskey describes himself as this diocese in?”
• Bebashi-Transi- 1720 S. Broad St.; Health Action Coali- committed to ending the “scourges of gay Besen spoke with the Office for Life and
tion to Hope: 1235 215-685-1821 tion: 215-732-1207 marriage and trans rights.” Comiskey refers Family. Besen told PGN that the spokesper-
to homosexuality as “spiritual disfigure- son accused him of having a “gay agenda”
ment” in his books on sexual identity and and was told on Sept, 24, “We were not
sexual health. DSM focuses on “healing co-sponsors, we simply provided a forum
Other sexual brokenness” and Comiskey said, for this event which aligns with our values.”
• Independence Branch Library Barbara Gittings Gay and “My delight in healing others grows out PGN examined the many online refer-
Lesbian Collection: 215-685-1633 of an ongoing commitment to overcome ences to the Philadelphia event for “Gender
homosexuality.” Matters - Fighting for the Integrity of
• Independence Business Alliance; 215-557-0190, Independence- Truth Wins Out (TWO), the local Persons” and each listed the Archdiocese
BusinessAlliance.com Philadelphia organization that fights of Philadelphia and DSM as co-hosts. The
anti-gay extremism and does exposés article about the event in Catholic Philly
• LGBT Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK
of the ex-gay movement, called on the explicitly states, “The Archdiocesan Office
• PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Archdiocese to apologize, disband the for Life and Family has partnered with
Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833 Office for Life and Family and fire director Desert Stream for the event, which will
Steven Bozza for hosting Comiskey and explore the compassion and clarity Jesus
• Philly Pride Presents: 215-875-9288 promoting conversion therapy. extends to persons facing sexual iden-
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Pioneer of gender-affirmation surgery joins local hospital
BY JESS BRYANT
jess@epgn.com
Dr. Sherman Leis, a pioneer of gen-
der-affirmation surgery for trans people,
has joined Delaware County Memorial
Hospital, an Upper Darby institution that is
part of the Crozer-Keystone health system,
as an attending surgeon.
Leis founded The Philadelphia Center
for Transgender Surgery, in Bala Cynwyd,
which has specialists including surgeons,
psychologists, endocrinologists, aestheti-
cians, speech therapists, legal experts and
others. Starting this month, suture removal,
consultations, pre-operative appointments
and post-operative care for trans patients
will take place at his practice, and surgeries
will be performed at the Memorial Hospital.
Leis is excited to join the institution
because it has a “forward-thinking, pro-
gressive mindset,” he told PGN. Hospital
officials want to start a transgender surgery
fellowship, Leis added, which would give
him the opportunity to work with medical
residents and expand available services.
After the closure of Hahnemann Hospital,
which was the first Greater Philadelphia
area hospital to offer a specialty in trans-
gender surgery, Delaware County Memorial
Hospital staff hope to “become the region’s
leader in treating transgender patients,” Leis
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said. At the same time, Hahnemann’s Dr.
Kathy Rumer — who trained under Leis
— has joined Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital and, in June, Rumer told PGN that
Jefferson will open a “multi-disciplinary
gender center” next year.
Gender-affirmation surgeries offered by
Leis include facial feminization, breast aug-
mentation, vaginoplasty, buttock enhance-
ment and thyroid cartilage reduction. Other
procedures include chest masculinization,
phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, clitoral release
and buttock reduction. Due to complica-
tions and scarring, Leis said he typically
does not perform urethral lengthening.
In a 2017 article, the medical journal
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery reported
that of 224 people who underwent phal-
loplasty, urethral complications occurred
in 27 percent of patients with vaginectomy
and 67 percent with vaginal preservation.
“In the next few years, if newer methods
provide a lower rate of complication, I will
perform the surgery,” Leis said. “But now I
prefer not to. The risk is too high.”
Leis added that “99 percent” of surger-
ies he performs are facial feminization,
of which he said he has completed “thou-
sands.” He also told PGN he has done “two
times” the amount of masculizing chest sur-
geries — approximately 4,000 — as he has
breast augmentations, explaining that estro-
gen can create a feminine chest, though
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at different degrees for different women.
Additionally, he has performed “800-1,000
vaginoplasties” versus “80-100 phalloplas-
ties” over a long career.
Leis said he completed his first gen-
der-affirmation surgery 35 years ago, but
it was a resident’s suggestion decades later
that lead him to the specialty. “About 15
years ago, a resident of mine was a trans
woman, and she encouraged me to pursue a
specialty in transgender surgery. Until then,
I did plastic surgery more generally.”
Leis quickly realized it was a passion of
his and dedicated himself to the work. His
practice grew, and he’s been busy for years
with patients locally, regionally, nationally
and internationally. “When you treat your
patients with care and respect, news trav-
els,” he said.
“I deeply care about being able to change
peoples’ lives,” Leis added. “I care about
my patients and give them a great deal of
attention and quality care. I don’t think
there’s another job in the world that has the
ability to make such a profound impact on a
person’s life like transgender surgery does.”
Leis joined the hospital’s team Sept. 20
and performed his first surgery during his
inaugural week. He will complete his first
gender-affirmation surgery on Oct. 11 with
patient Sharon Hult*, who described Leis
as “very informative” and “very nourish-
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“There were many times when I didn’t
have the support or help that I needed, and
he’s the type of doctor that will go out of
his way to pick you up or make arrange-
ments if you need a ride to the hospital or
aftercare,” Hult said. “He’s very hands-on.
He’s going to make sure that you are taken
care of. He’s made me, in a sense, trust him
that he’s going to be there. He’s not going
to disappear, and that shows his character.
He’s very passionate about his work and
very caring, which he shows through his
actions.”
Out-of-town patients who need extended
care can stay in apartments located above
Leis’ Bala Cynwyd office.
Leis said he likes having the patients
close because he “can check in on them and
see how they’re doing.”
Hult said she heard about Leis through
“word of mouth” and reviews that pay
homage to his extensive experience. “I
had a friend, and she went to him and had
really good reviews. We did a consultation,
and I wanted to proceed through. It’s been
a journey.”
Of that journey, Hult said, “I just had a
vision of my future and my life and what I
wanted it to be. I knew living as I am isn’t
acceptable fo me. I knew I needed to do my
research by any means possible to alleviate
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Community College of Philadelphia debuts nonbinary mascot
BY LAURA SMYTHE
laura@epgn.com
Philadelphia’s crowd of gender-fluid mas-
cots grew a little bigger last week when
the Community College of Philadelphia
unveiled Roary, a nonbinary lion hailing
from a pride that calls Chief’s Island in
Botswana home.
In this southern African pack, scientists
have identified female members with high-
er-than-average levels of testosterone that
grow manes and behave in ways typically
associated with male lions, according to
CCP staff.
Roary joins the city’s cohort of nonbi-
nary crowd-stokers alongside the Please
Touch Museum’s purple, wide-eyed icon
Squiggles and the Philadelphia Flyers’
beloved, slightly-terrifying, slice-of-or-
ange-mayhem Gritty.
But less than a week after the furry
feline’s Sept. 17 debut at a CCP cam-
pus launch, Vincent Scarfo, coordinator at
CCP’s MarcDavid LGBTQ Center, wants
people to know the mascot has already
experienced something that trans, non-
binary and gender nonconforming folks
encounter all too often: being misgendered.
Scarfo, a nonbinary trans person, penned
an open letter to the campus community
Monday stating that many who attended
last week’s event used he/him pronouns —
instead of the accurate they/them verbiage
— while introducing Roary.
“I know that many people who misgen-
dered Roary did not intend to do so, but
were simply unaware that Roary is non-bi-
nary,” the note continues. “This is some-
thing that we could have done better as a
college, and we should have made a point
to talk about Roary’s identity and pronouns
at the event more explicitly to ensure that
people knew the correct way to refer to
them.”
An August 2018 study by The Williams
Institute found more than 70 percent of
nonbinary higher education students in the
United States experience frequent misgen-
dering by on-campus physical and mental
health care providers. On top of traditional
turmoil in the college experience, these
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learners may also have difficulty finding
compatible roommates in oft-binary cam-
pus living situations and struggle to have
their correct names appear on university
documents.
CCP adopted its new big cat in an effort to
represent everyone on campus regardless of
gender, Scarfo told PGN. University offi-
cials also wanted to appreciate the maned,
iconic lions that decorate the doors of the
CCP DEBUTED THE NONBINARY LION ROARY AS ITS NEW MASCOT.
Mint Building — the original historic home
of the third Philadelphia Mint, which now
serves as the campus’ centerpiece — and
the fact that most of the school’s athletes
are female. In a world where more than
two-thirds of mascots are male, jumping
on that trend wouldn’t accurately reflect the
school’s athletic front, Scarfo explained.
Roary ousted CCP’s former decades-old
mascot Colonial Phil, which, in a 2016
petition for a new school icon, students said
was an offensive nod to the nation’s history
of prejudice. CCP pupils participated in
several polls to help select the community
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college’s modern public face.
David Asencio, CCP’s dean of students,
said the school’s mascot change had less to
do with any controversy over Colonial Phil
and rather centered around better represent-
ing the student body.
“The focus … was forging through with
a new identity that more reflected the cur-
rent demographics,” he told PGN. “Also,
[students] wanted to embrace something
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that was more diverse and inclusive as a
symbol.”
After Philadelphia was introduced to Gritty
last September, City Council welcomed the
Flyers mascot with a resolution describing
the creation as “a 7-foot tall orange hel-
lion,” a “ghastly empty-eyed Muppet with
a Delco beard,” and “a non-binary leftist
icon,” among other creative phrases.
That hellion, though, has largely been
referred to with he/him vernacular since
birth, including in official Flyers marketing
materials.
On CCP’s campus, Scarfo said they hope
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Roary’s introduction sends a message
of inclusivity to current and prospective
LGBTQ-plus students.
“I hope they see it as a sign of the college
trying to make this campus a safer place
for them and that we see them and respect
them,” they said. “I also hope that … we
can use Roary as a tool to show people
how to use correct pronouns for trans and
intersex people and to make sure that they
understand that using correct pronouns is
very important to our community.”
The MarcDavid LGBTQ Center opened
at the college last fall. CCP has a Chosen
Name Policy, in which students can change
their names in the college’s systems that
don’t require a legal one, like on identifica-
tion cards, class rosters and email accounts.
That policy pre-dated the LGBTQ center’s
launch, Scarfo said, though their first ini-
tiative as coordinator was to formalize the
process.
Over the last year, CCP has also com-
piled a list of out faculty and staff mem-
bers who LGBTQ students can turn to for
support; developed multiple LGBTQ com-
petency trainings; and collaborated with
the Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs, the
college’s legal studies department and the
Pennsylvania Bar Association to develop
free clinics where people can legally change
their names. The next clinic will likely take
place in November, Scarfo told PGN.
In addition to Roary’s they/them pronouns,
CCP ascribed the cuddly campus hype per-
son some endearing Philly qualities, includ-
ing a love for soft pretzels, wooder ice and
cheesesteaks — all of which the big cat
works off by bounding up the steps of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
“Like so many of us in this nation of
immigrants, Roary’s family moved to the
United States when Roary was just a cub,”
a CCP release reads, adding, “They loved
the lush swamps and sweeping savannahs
of Chief’s Island almost as much as they
loved their unique pride, where all lions —
regardless of gender — sport thick manes.
… Roary and their family made a home in
Philadelphia, where they knew they would
find a new, welcoming pride with the same
sense of community that comforted them
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State Library of Pennsylvania establishes LGBT research collection
BY GARY DAY
PGN Contributor
The State Library of Pennsylvania in
Harrisburg is in the process of establishing
its first LGBT-specific collection.
The brainchild of State Library Director
Sarah Greene, the collection is part of
Greene’s ongoing effort to expand the abil-
ity of the State Library to serve the needs of
Pennsylvania’s diverse population.
“The Library’s purpose is to serve
the informational research needs of
Pennsylvanians,” said Greene. “This will
be one way of making sure that our collec-
tions are inclusive.”
Accessible and open to the public, the
initiative had its genesis during a meeting
between Greene and Barry Loveland, the
chair of the Pennsylvania LGBT History
Network. Loveland had been shepherding
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ing trans students in these facilities could
constitute sexual harassment.
The ACLU and the ACLU of
Pennsylvania filed a motion in April 2017
intervening on behalf of the Pennsylvania
Youth Congress and Boyertown Area
Senior High fourth-year student Aidan
DeStefano, who is trans. In August
2017, a federal district court in Easton,
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a traveling LGBT history exhibit, which titles.” mal, dedicated historical archive. While she
Greene was interested in hosting. In the “They’ve been invaluable,” agreed specifies she’s not seeking archival material
course of discus- Greene. “In a mat- such as historical artifacts and ephemera,
sions about the ter of days we’ve the Library is willing to accept such items
exhibit, Greene already received if donated.
reached out to many pages of Progress has been rapid, and Greene is
Loveland about suggested titles.” hoping the initial acquisitions will be pub-
her idea to estab- Greene’s pri- licly accessible by the end of October. In
lish an LGBT orities include only a matter of weeks, materials have been
collection of her material, books received and processed, with more coming.
own. and periodi- Greene said the State Library’s LGBT
“They reached cals that focus collection will not be a “special collection,”
out to us,” said on Pennsylvania but treated as part of the Library’s general
Loveland. “Sarah events, history collection. “Expanding our LGBT titles
thought we would and people, but will now be an ongoing thing. It should
be helpful in pull- she does not want and will be just a normal part of our regular
ing together a list to close the door acquisition process,” she promised.
for her acquisi- to material with a “I feel strongly that the State Library
tions department. national perspec- should be inclusive,” Greene maintained.
Of course, we tive. “The State Library is here to serve as an
were happy to put the word out to our net- Greene said the function of a library information resource for all Pennsylvanians
work of colleagues statewide for a list of is somewhat different than that of a for- equally.” n
Pennsylvania upheld the school district’s ultimately allowing Boyertown’s trans-in- ple: Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia;
trans-inclusive policies. clusive policies to live on. Plaintiffs Joel Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda; and R.G. &
On May 24, 2018, the United States Doe, Jack Jones, Macy Roe and Mary G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. v. Equal
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Smith then filed a motion to stay on June Employment Opportunity Commission.
heard oral arguments on the dispute and 17 with the United States District Court The U.S. Supreme Court will consider
sided with the school district. The judges for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. these cases Oct. 8.
penned an opinion supporting the lower But on Sept. 5, the court denied the “We look forward to taking the next steps
court’s ruling the following month. motion, citing the pending resolution of toward full inclusion and dignity for trans-
This year in May, the United States three cases involving how federal discrim- gender students throughout Pennsylvania,”
Supreme Court declined to hear the case, ination protections extend to LGBTQ peo- Goodman added. n
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OBITUARY
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Dawn Munro, beloved
Philadelphia trans activist
BY VICTORIA A. BROWNWORTH
PGN Contributor
Dawn Munro, scientist, champion for
LGBT elders and longtime trans activist
has died after a brief illness. To all who
knew her, she was a forthright, uncompro-
mising and remarkable person. Her con-
cern for trans people and trans issues was
unwavering, and she was honored by Philly
Pride Presents and Outfest for her commit-
ment and activism.
Munro was on the boards of PFLAG,
the Philadelphia LGBT Elder Initiative,
the Philadelphia Police LGBT Liaison
Committee and Sisterly LOVE. Munro
was also an organizer of the Trans Day of
Remembrance for the William Way Center.
Deja Lynn Alvarez, of the Mayor’s
Commission of LGBT Affairs, was a close
friend and colleague of Munro and put her
activism in context. “Dawn fought for all
of us. She was always on the frontline.
Philadelphia has become one of the most
progressive LGBTQ cities in the country
due in part to Dawn Munro.”
Trans actress and activist Elizabeth
Wiliams said, “From the ‘60s in the UK,
until the very end, Dawn was a fiercely
relentless activist and advocate for all that
is good and just. She loved her people, all
her people, like a mother bear loves her
cubs. She was so much more than my dear
and abiding friend. With her salty brogue,
her biting wit and her heart of gold, Dawn
deeply touched everyone who knew her.
My greatest hope is that we may come
together and fulfill her dream. It’s up to us,
everyone, to make her legacy the peaceful
and inclusive community for which she
fought so tirelessly, that she spent a life-
time longing for.”
Munro’s activism was legendary and had
a deeply human — and humane — side.
One of her primary concerns was vio-
lence against trans women. Chris Bartlett,
executive director of William Way Center,
said Munro was a very special person and
spoke of her love for and commitment to
trans people who had been forgotten, like
Diamond Williams. “What Dawn did for
Diamond Williams — that tells you every-
thing about who she was,” Bartlett said.
In March 2018, Munro attended every
day of the grisly trial of Charles Sargent,
who brutally murdered Diamond Williams,
a trans woman sex worker who he picked
up in 2013. After killing her with a screw-
driver, Sargent dismembered Williams’
body — later found throughout a vacant
North Philadelphia lot and in the Schuylkill
River.
Munro was the only person not with
media in the gallery at Sargent’s trial, horri-
fied by the brutality of the crime and deeply
empathetic that Williams had died alone.
At the time, Munro said she attended the
trial in tribute to Williams, so there would
be someone to acknowledge her life and
her passing. Munro explained her feelings
about a woman she hadn’t known as one of
respect for what Williams had experienced.
She said, “[Williams] had been homeless,
she hadn’t been able to take good care of
herself, and then the final act of utter dis-
respect was to dump parts of her all over
the place and then blame her for what hap-
pened to her.”
Munro said she was outraged by Sargent’s
panic defense — that he killed Williams in
self-defense after he discovered she was a
trans woman. Munro said, “I felt that some-
one ought to be there, and I kind of elected
myself to go,” she told the Philadelphia
Inquirer when they covered Sargent’s trial.
“Just as one trans person turning up for
another who couldn’t speak for herself. I
couldn’t let it go.”
That is who Munro was — she never let
go of her concern for those who had been
displaced and forgotten. She was dedicated,
caring and committed to honoring trans
women who were dishonored in life as
Williams, only 31 at her death, had been.
In 2014, Munro was honored by PFLAG
Philadelphia and given The Jaci Adams
OutProud Transgender Award by Philly
Pride Presents at OutFest. PFLAG said of
Munro then, “Dawn has dedicated her life
to bringing the plight of LGBTQ people to
the forefront, working to bring understand-
ing, affirmation, and civil rights for the
transgender community.”
Munro spoke to PGN recently for a series
on LGBTQ elders in which she told her
story and spoke of her concern for other
trans elders who are “aging largely on their
own, with no supports, in isolation and
often, poverty.”
A microbiologist, Munro was born and
educated in the U.K. She had several sci-
ence degrees: microbiology, environmental
science and public health. Before retir-
ing, Munro taught college science courses,
including at the University of Georgia for
the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Munro
moved to Philadelphia PAGE 18

LGBTQ Presidential Forum in Iowa
causes controversy
BY VICTORIA A. BROWNWORTH
PGN Contributor
The historic LGBTQ Presidential Forum
held in Iowa on Sept. 20 was marred by
controversy that included racial bias, sex-
ism and attacks on a trans woman co-host.
The forum was presented by The Advocate,
GLAAD, the Iowa newspaper, The Gazette
and One Iowa and was broadcast live
from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The event was
co-hosted by “Pose” star, trans actress
Angelica Ross and GLAAD president and
CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. The event moderator
was Lyz Lenz, a journalist at The Gazette.
Controversy began when Ross queried on
Twitter why top-tier presidential candidate
Sen. Bernie Sanders chose not to attend.
Sanders was campaigning in Iowa hours
after the event, raising questions among
LGBTQ people as well as supporters about
why he did not attend the forum. After Ross
spoke to reporters about Sanders’ absence,
it was reported by numerous news sites,
including The Root, OUT and LGBTQ
Nation that Ross was forced to close her
Twitter account.
The 10 candidates who attended the
event were (in order of polling) former Vice
President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren,
Sen. Kamala Harris, Mayor Pete Buttigieg,
Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Amy Klobuchar,
former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, Rep.
Tulsi Gabbard, self-help author Marianne
Williamson and former House Rep. Joe
Sestak.
There were extraordinary moments
during the forum. Warren began her time
by reading the names of 18 trans women
murdered in 2019. Buttigieg relayed his
experiences with discrimination as a gay
man, like Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Buttigieg
also explained how he had hosted South
Bend’s first blood drive, but couldn’t par-
ticipate due to the ban on gay men donating
blood — a statement that drew gasps from
the audience.
Klobuchar received sustained applause
for her call for stricter gun control after
meeting and hugging Pulse nightclub survi-
vor Brandon Wolf.
Booker seemed most at ease with the
forum and queer issues. He outlined
trans-specific protections in his platform
and spoke about the need for police sen-
sitivity training in working with LGBTQ
people, especially trans women of color.
Castro spoke about addressing homeless-
ness, particularly among trans people and
called out current HUD Secretary Ben
Carson for his transphobic statements in a
meeting days before the forum.
Gabbard was asked about her homopho-
bic history. As a Hawaii state legislator
Gabbard referred to activists for marriage
equality as “homosexual extremists.” She
made a YouTube video apology when she
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Much coverage of the forum was about
the manner in which moderator Lenz ques-
tioned Harris and Warren on their change
of position on state funding for prisoners
wanting gender reassignment surgery. As
California Attorney General, Harris sub-
mitted a brief arguing against state funding
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Black media were quick to cite the rac-
ist component in how each candidate was
questioned: the Black woman candidate
was framed as untrustworthy, while the
white woman with no actual history of
working for the LGBTQ community was
framed as a leader on LGBTQ issues.
Biden created still more controversy. In
her best questioning of the forum, Lenz
asked Biden about his past votes in favor
of DADT and the Defense of Marriage Act.
She also asked why Biden had called Vice
President Mike Pence, who has a long and
troubling anti-gay history, “a decent man.”
Biden said, as he previously has about
segregationists, that this is how “to talk
to the other side” “when you want to get
things done.”
When Lenz said Pence has been anything
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“You’re a lovely person,” in a sarcastic
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10 Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2019
Editorial Jess Bryant
Back in session
The summer hiatus for
Pennsylvania’s House and Senate has
come to an end. The General Assembly,
the second-largest in the nation with
50 Senate members and 203 House
of Representative members, is now in
session.
This week, we’ve already seen an
end to the Boyertown case concerning
trans-inclusive school district policies,
and three bills advanced by a City
Council committee that, if passed,
would provide protections for LGBTQ-
plus folks, specifically the trans and
nonbinary communities.
During a year when 19 trans peo-
ple have been murdered — 18 of
them women of color, including
Philadelphia’s own Tameka “Michelle”
Washington (yes, we will keep saying
her name) — it is absolutely necessary
for our councilmembers to propose
legislation that would protect the trans
community.
Under a Trump administration that
filed an amicus brief in defense of a
funeral home that fired a trans woman
because of her gender, we must rely on
our city and state representatives for
progressive LGBTQ-centered legisla-
tion.
During the new political session,
PGN looks forward to tracking legis-
lation related to our community and
watching as elected officials show their
commitment to LGBTQ people.
While legislation surrounding gender
has been proposed over the last couple
of years, we need our government to
investigate and understand the most
EDITORIAL
PGN
challenging intersections when devis-
ing a plan forward for this city and
state.
Black trans women deal with signifi-
cantly more challenges in this society
than other members of the LGBTQ
community, from being passed over for
employment to economic challenges
to high rates of survival sex work.
These women are Black and transgen-
der, sometimes also queer or gay, and
therefore subject to racism, sexism,
transphobia and homophobia. Systemic
oppression, rooted in a deeply patri-
archal society, exist for each of these
identities — when these identities
intersect, these systems of oppression
are compounded.
These women are underserved by
politicians and disproportionately
underrepresented in Pennsylvania’s and
Philadelphia’s legislative bodies. It is
easier to propose legislation relevant to
all members of the LGBTQ community
instead of that relevant specifically to
trans women of color.
While we can be grateful and
appreciative of any bill or proposal
that directly supports any or all of
the LGBTQ community, we can also
push our Assembly members to do
more, move forward, break barriers.
Philadelphia is known for progressive
policies and leading the way. This
city is often looked to as a test mar-
ket for progressive and radical ideas
because Philadelphia’s constituents are
informed, aware and passionate. Let’s
expect those we elect to live up to that
reputation this session. n
Creep of the Week D’Anne Witkowski
Brett Kavanaugh
I just read on NPR’s health blog about a
new study that found that “an estimated 3.3
million [women] nationwide said that their
first sexual experience was rape.”
And this is likely an underestimate! The
data for the study predates the very new
#MeToo movement and only women age
18-44 were included.
That’s a lot of women and a lot of rape.
And it’s both shocking and completely
unsurprising considering that we live in a
country where President Trump has been
accused of rape and sexual assault many
times and all of his accusers have been dis-
missed as liars. And then, president rapist
appointed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme
Court, and the Republicans enthusiastically
supported him despite very credible testi-
mony by Christine Blasey Ford that he’d
sexually assaulted her in high school.
And lo and behold, what’s this trend-
ing on Twitter? Brett Kavanaugh’s penis.
Because that’s the horror show we’re living
in right now.
To be clear, it’s not a d--k pic of
Kavanaugh on Twitter. It’s more allegations
of him using his penis to be a sexually
assaulting trash heap. The latest allega-
tions refer to incidents that happened while
he was in college, and they star his penis
being thrust at women who didn’t want that
to be happening to them.
Trump, of course, came to Kavanaugh’s
defense.
“Brett Kavanaugh should start suing
people for libel, or the Justice Department
should come to his rescue,” Trump tweeted,
indicating yet again that he has no idea
what the Justice Department does. “The
lies being told about him are unbelievable.”
Trump’s very Strange and Random cap-
italizations aside, Trump doesn’t know
if what’s being said about Kavanaugh is
true or not because the FBI didn’t bother
to investigate around the time of his nom-
ination. Of course, that’s according to the
Liberal Media, so ...
The next day Trump tweeted: “I call for
the Resignation of everybody at The New
York Times involved in the Kavanaugh
SMEAR story, and while you’re at it, the
Russian Witch Hunt Hoax, which is just as
phony!”
That’s journalism in America, folks. The
goddamn president calls for the resignation
of reporters he doesn’t agree with.
Other, much smarter, people (Sens.
Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris for
example) are calling for resignations, too.
Or, more specifically, impeachments.
“Confirmation is not exoneration, and
these newest revelations are disturbing,”
Warren tweeted. “Like the man who
appointed him, Kavanaugh should be
impeached.”
Would the Senate go for it? Well, no. Of
course not. It’s still Republican-controlled
(though
you can
help that by
volunteer-
ing for a
U.S. Senate
race in your
neck of
the woods)
and Mitch
McConnell,
who said
the new
allegations
“felt a little
like Groundhog Day,” is calling the shots.
But that doesn’t mean a full investiga-
tion shouldn’t happen. Impeach Trump.
Impeach Kavanaugh. Let the proceed-
ings begin because democracy is head-
ing toward an iceberg and if we don’t do
something this ship is going down.
Americans deserve the truth. Granted,
a number of them will choose only to
believe their dear leader. But winning
over the mindless isn’t the point. It’s tak-
ing seriously charges of sexual assault
and saying, “Gosh, maybe men who
have credible accusations against them
shouldn’t be allowed to hold the most
powerful positions in the land.”
Look, it’s clear that Kavanaugh wasn’t
a good person before his confirmation
hearing. It’s also clear that he wasn’t
a good person during his confirmation
hearing. Which means he isn’t a good
person now that he’s a sitting Supreme
Court Justice.
This is a man who, for the rest of his
life, will be making decisions that gov-
ern the bodies and lives of women and
LGBTQ people in this country. This man
who thought that pushing his penis into a
woman’s face was a funny joke in college.
I can’t stop thinking about those 3 mil-
lion women in this country were raped as
their first sexual experience. Their first!
This doesn’t count the many more who
were raped after that.
And still, our default is to not believe
women. To dismiss them as liars, espe-
cially when they accuse powerful men.
The idea that there are all these women
out there who will stop at nothing to
destroy a good man’s life is absurd.
Sexual assault isn’t something the major-
ity of women lie about.
The idea that there are all these men
out there who will stop at nothing to
destroy a good woman’s life by assault-
ing her and then calling her a liar? We
see that played out over and over again.
And it has to stop. 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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Archbishop Chaput’s legacy: Enabling molestation of children

The homophobic Archbishop of
Philadelphia Charles J. Chaput — a major
conservative critic of Pope
Francis and leniency in the
Catholic church’s LGBT posi-
tions — is about to retire. His
record is not decent, from his
days in Denver to his time in
Philadelphia. Along the way,
he’s proven to have no heart.
He fired lesbian teachers
and supported a Catholic con-
version therapy group. He
even said at one point “LGBT
people don’t exist,” and it’s
been noted that he’s one of the
Mark My
had nothing to do with the meeting, which
left Chaput a little embarrassed among
his fellow American Bishops
Conference members.
But more, what he must and
will be remembered for is his
total lack of understanding of
the molesting and raping of chil-
dren by members of his archdi-
ocese clergy during his clawing
to become archbishop.
As The New York Times
reported on July 19, 2011, “The
archbishop has been frequently
tapped to investigate internal
church problems. It is a pro-
to say, “Advocates for sexual abuse vic-
tims, however, bristle at the characteriza-
tion of Archbishop Chaput as a reformer.
They point out that he fought hard against we wanna know:
legislation in Colorado that would have
extended the statute of limitations for peo- who is your favorite
ple who say they were sexually abused to philly mascot?
sue the church.”
He failed to clean up the church in
Philadelphia. To this day, priests under
him are still being charged, and even more
saddening is his total disregard for vic-
tims of these priests. Like in Denver, he
has fought against changing Pennsylvania Tastykake
law to allow authorities to charge predator
priests.
(Kir by Krim pet , f rien d
of Phan at ic)

bishops who fooled the Pope

into meeting with anti-mar-
Words file that could serve him well
in Philadelphia, where a grand
riage equality campaigner Mark Segal jury accused the archdiocese
County Clerk Kim Davis, when of a widespread cover-up of
the Pope was on his last U.S. tour. The sexual abuse and indicted a top church
Vatican issued a statement that said they administrator.” The Times article went on
Transmissions Gwendolyn Ann Smith
The time for trans perspectives is now
Every week, via email, I receive dozens the judicial branch decides. States, despite
of story pitches. the defeat of so many bathroom bills, are
Some are quite good, connecting me with surely going to try once more to curtail our
engaging people and interesting stories that rights in the 2020 legislative session — if
I might otherwise have missed. Most, how- only to provide fresh talking points for
ever, are pretty useless to me in the overall Republicans running for office next year.
scheme of things. A lot only tangentially The stakes are as high as they’ve ever been.
relate to topics I write about or are blatant With this in mind, we need a team of
product pitches. trans people of all stripes, and someone
I know that I’m only one writer, and that who can help us reach the press to give
these pitches are being sent to outlets big our comments. We need to be ready to be
and small. I’m sure there are also hundreds, talking heads on the news, to pitch stories
perhaps thousands of pitches hitting other to the papers and generally champion our
writers’ email addresses with a number of visibility as hard as those who might stand
other topics even further outside my wheel- against us.
house. We need to seek opportunities to dis-
However, there’s one thing of note about cuss every little trans thing that might even
the pitches I receive: many relate to trans- remotely be of interest to the press, if only
gender issues. to get our faces and stories out. Indeed, it
I’ll let you in on another secret about the is also important that we engage in conver-
world of journalism today: several stations sations that are not exclusively related to
are working to fill a 24-hour news cycle, trans and nonbinary issues, to give our per-
and each outlet needs experts who are will- spective on the issues of the day.
ing to appear with an interesting angle on Consider the recent Emmys and Billy
the day’s big story. These outlets, too, are Porter’s win for his work on “Pose,” not to
receiving pitches similar to mine. mention the other members of the cast in
By the same token, many newspapers, attendance, or Patricia Arquette’s Emmy
suffering massive cutbacks of staff in this speech on trans rights.
modern world, have begun to rely on circu- Not every outlet has the ability to inter-
lated pitches and press releases, including view big-name celebrities, but when we
completely ghostwritten stories. are available, they can turn to us — people
When these outlets need someone to talk who can speak through their lived expe-
on transgender issues, plenty of people line rience — for important color and nuance
up and few have the trans community’s best that will otherwise be missing.
interest at heart. Sure, some might want to This would help to show who we are.
simply advertise their books, but a large We could tell more stories than just those
number are right-wing operatives offering shared at this year’s Emmys. Try pitch-
their spin on trans issues — even if they ing human interest pieces on how “Pose”
know little to nothing about trans issues. affects trans and nonbinary people today,
Right now is a precarious time for trans- using it to springboard to pieces about
gender rights. The Supreme Court could resources, our lives and so on. Think of the
devastate our rights next month, and the rest possibilities.
of this administration will do all they can to A couple of months ago, an update was
chip away at those rights regardless of what released on our phones that offered an
While we note Chaput’s hatred toward
LGBT people, that is not what he will be
remembered for.
Chaput’s legacy will be that he enabled
predator priests to molest and rape chil-
dren. n
Gritty
because they’re
unapologetically
themself!
emoji depicting nonbinary couples as well
as gay and straight couples, and yet there
is no trans flag.
To me, this is an utter non-story, but
some news outlets in need of content made
it a headline. News outlets could ask non- The Wawa hoagie
binary people to explain why having an
emoji with that option is important. Also, because it’s trash
the media could ask folks to speak about but implies good
the need for trans, genderfluid, nonbinary times.
and other flags at our fingertips.
A superintendent at a school in East
Texas recently told a young Black boy’s
grandmother the child needed to choose
between cutting his hair, braiding it or pin-
ning it up. When the grandmother spoke
about transgender rights that allowed for Gritty because
different forms of expression, the super- they have a great
intendent told her she could put him in a social media
dress if she wanted to receive those rights.
This isn’t a story about a transgender
presence and
child, but it is one about identity, school also are Antifa.
dress codes and other issues of importance
to trans and nonbinary people. We could
speak to it.
Trans issues are a big story for the 2020
elections — which I teased above. We need
to start pressing for panels where trans and Phang
nonbinary people can discuss their key because it
election issues. Get us out and on U.S. TV represents
screens, at outlets large and small.
The point of all this is simple: people soccer.
who know transgender people are more
likely to be sympathetic to transgender
people. As long as we let others frame who
we are, we will continue to be painted in
the worst possible light.
We can’t wait for them to come to us for
comment — that’s not going to happen.
We need to put ourselves out there and be follow us on instag ram to be a
seen. n part of our social polls and
q uestions: @phillygaynews
Gwen Smith once was interviewed by Bill O’Reilly for
a trans story. You can find her at www.gwensmith.com
12 Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2019 COLUMN
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Caregivers on the front lines of the campaign for quality care

Most of us hope we will never have largest health care workers’ union, people and, more importantly, making disabilities must offer a living-wage
to make the decision to place a loved Service Employees International Union sure that everyone doing this work feels with high-quality health care benefits.
one in a nursing home. Yet, many of us Healthcare Pennsylvania, and I hear on welcomed and accepted. Employees need to have access to con-
will be faced with this challenging task. a daily basis from front-line caregivers Growing up as a gay man in Central tinued training and opportunities for
Turning the care of our parents, grand- who are in distress. They are caring for Pennsylvania was often a struggle for advancement, and all caregivers should
parents or partners over to strangers is more residents than they should. They me. However, when I started working in have the ability to have a voice at work
a decision fraught with guilt, work double shifts, are get- a nursing home, I quickly realized we and form a union without reprisals from
anxiety and hope that a facil- ting hurt and many are con- all shared a common goal of wanting their employers.
ity’s caregivers will provide sidering different jobs. When to provide good care for our residents. Finally, public officials need to lead.
high-quality care for a short this happens, caregivers are We came together through our union I serve as the chair of the Pennsylvania
period of time or the rest of forced to do the best they to advocate for both our residents and Long-Term Care Council’s Workforce
someone’s life. can. But they know it’s not each other. I felt welcomed, and I want Committee. This year we produced “A
Front-line caregivers are what our loved ones need or others to have that feeling as well. That Blueprint to Strengthen Pennsylvania’s
key to whether a loved one deserve. is why our union is working to ensure Direct Care Workforce,” which serves
will receive the attention, Our union fights for justice that every direct care worker is valued as a guide to improving the lives of
care, good food and clean and dignity for all people and and respected, whether they are part caregivers and the care they provide for
room they deserve. The prac- believes that everyone has a of the LGBT-plus community, a per- our seniors and people with disabilities.
tical nurses, nurse aides, right to high-quality health- son of color, an immigrant, have been The Council continues to push the Wolf
dietary workers and house
cleaners often become the Gettin’ On care from cradle to the grave.
Our mission is to figure out
incarcerated or otherwise struggle to be
accepted. Our Training and Education
administration and legislators to enact
our recommendations.
surrogate family for nursing Matt Yarnell how to tackle the current Fund includes cultural competency in When I started working in a nursing
home residents. While we workforce staffing crisis and its curriculum, and we routinely explore home 21 years ago, I quickly devel-
may try to visit our loved how to engage our members, issues of institutional racism and inclu- oped a vision for a more just healthcare
ones regularly, staff are with them 24/7. public officials and our entire organiza- sion with our rank-and-file leadership. system where residents, patients and
Unfortunately, there is a staffing cri- tion to meet this challenge. Second, we have to make sure that caregivers were treated with dignity and
sis that is taking a toll on caregivers and First, we have to figure out how to nursing home and home-care jobs respect. For me, that vision has never
residents alike. When I started working encourage more people to take on the are good jobs that become careers. wavered. The current staffing crisis
as a nurse aide 21 years ago at State job of caring for seniors and people We cannot entrust our loved ones to has only strengthened our resolve to
College, there were times when more with disabilities, whether it’s in a nurs- workers who live in poverty without achieve justice for all. n
staff were needed on the floor. Today, ing home or as a home-care worker. access to affordable health care. Caring Matt Yarnell is President of Service Employees
I am the president of Pennsylvania’s This means trying to engage young for our seniors and those living with International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania.
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Those of us with kids in school know that this digm may have similar concerns about fitting
time of year means the approach of an event in and representation. And both LGBTQ and
that can cause distress even in the hardiest of non-LGBTQ families whose other intersect-
• Partnership & business disputes us: Back-to-School Night. ing identities differ from the majority in
• Non-competes This annual observance is on the surface their community may worry about a school’s
a meet-and-greet with our children’s teach- response to those aspects of their lives as
• Executive compensation
er(s), where they tell us all about the amazing well. We may find sympathetic ears and
• Employment discrimination things our children will be learning and doing mutual allyship in many places.
• Real Estate Litigation this year, and we try to avoid signing up to This year, we can take heart, too, knowing
bake cupcakes for school events. Usually, that six states (California, Colorado, Illinois,
• Wills, Living Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney things my son will get to experience (though enacted laws requiring that schools teach
occasionally I’ve sat through a dreary, dron- about LGBTQ history and the contributions
Put 18 years of experience to work for you! ing recitation of the syllabus). of LGBTQ people to society. Massachusetts
For LGBTQ parents, how- does not require this, but last
ever, Back-to-School Night can year gave school districts access
bring with it a host of additional to a curriculum on LGBTQ his-
questions: What if the teacher tory, literature and health that
is homophobic or transphobic? they may use if they wish. All of
What if the other parents are? this is not immediately helpful
Will I stand out because of my for people outside those states
gender expression? Will there be — but I still find encouragement
Repairs, Renovations and Remodeling other LGBTQ families there, or in knowing most of these moves
LGBTQ students in the class? (except in California) happened
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Family Plumber This can be helpful, especially the first year school administrators in being more welcom-
for over 30 years in a school. Sometimes, however, our sched- ing to and inclusive of LGBTQ identities.
ules prevent this; other times, we may choose Some of the best are from HRC’s Welcoming
to give our children, especially tweens and Schools, GLSEN, PFLAG, and Teaching
teens, the chance to control how and when Tolerance. (For a fuller list, see my LGBTQ
to come out about their families. There is no Back-to-School Resources at mombian.com.)
one right answer for every family every year. Keep in mind that you’re not alone, even
The first year in a school may require a dif- if you’re the only LGBTQ family in your
ferent approach than the third. We may even school. Find a local LGBTQ parent group
mix methods the same year when dealing through Family Equality (familyequality.org)
with homeroom teachers as well as music, or join one of the many queer parenting
art, physical education and other specialists. groups on Facebook or your favorite social
All of that means, however, that Back-to- media channel. Many LGBTQ parents are
School Night may still be a first encounter more than willing to share advice and offer
with some or all teachers, specialists and support. They might not have all the answers
other parents. but can provide assurance that you’re not the
Breathe. I can’t promise that things will only one asking the questions.
always go swimmingly, but here are a few My spouse is also fond of saying, “You
things to remember if you start to worry. can’t Nerf the world.” We don’t always have
The first year in a new school or commu- to run ahead and put soft foam over every
nity may be the hardest. After your kids have bump on our children’s’ school journeys. We
been there a while, however, you’ll likely want to protect our children, but we also need
know at least some of the other families and to help them learn how to handle questions
have a general sense of the vibe of the school. and comments about their families on their
Even if it isn’t particularly welcoming, at own. We may find, too, that they are more
least you’ll know what you’re getting into. It resilient than we think.
might not be easy, but there will be less fear Every family, child and school environ-
of the unknown. ment is different, of course. The above is not
When it’s been my family’s first year at a meant as comprehensive advice for every
school (or even when it’s not), I try to focus situation. I hope it offers some support,
on my commonalities with other parents. though, whether you dance into Back-to-
They probably have the same questions as School Night wearing a shirt with a glittering
I do about the class structure, curriculum rainbow unicorn on it, “pass” quietly in the
and practicalities of the school year. I try to back of the room or anything in between.
engage them and the teacher in conversation May we and our children have a year full of
about these topics, or at the very least, share learning, laughter, and love. n
an anecdote about back-to-school shopping.
Building bridges isn’t always easy, but I try. Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher of
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Women occupy most same-
sex households, except in
cities
The Baltimore Sun reported women cou-
ples make up more than half of all same-sex
households in the United States, but male
couples dominate in cities with large gay
populations.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Sept.
18 that the U.S. had almost 1 million same-
sex households in 2017, with female cou-
ples making up almost 52 percent of those
households. The findings emerged in the
bureau’s American Community Survey.
Male couples dominated in cities with the
largest gay populations, but the rate varied
depending on the city. In San Francisco,
more than three-quarters of same-sex cou-
ples were male; in Phoenix, more than half
were male.
Almost 60 percent of couples in same-
sex households are married, up from 26.6
percent in 2008.
Same-sex households make up only a
portion of the LGBT community.
DC considers banning ‘gay
panic’ defense
WTOP-FM reported the Washington,
D.C., Council is considering legislation
that would bar people charged with vio-
lent offenses from claiming they acted in
self-defense after learning the victim was
gay or transgender.
Council Chairman Phil Mendelson intro-
duced the “Sexual Orientation and Gender
Identity Panic Defense Prohibition Act of
2019” this week, saying it’s unacceptable
for “bigots to claim panic as a defense.”
The bill would prohibit defendants from
claiming they acted in the “heat of passion”
or suffered reduced mental capacity upon
learning about a person’s actual or per-
ceived sexuality or gender identity.
Mendelson was involved in helping the
District legalize same-sex marriage.
Transgender prisoner dies of
cancer days before release
The Washington Post reported a trans-
gender prison inmate who got attention for
suing the state of New York over her alleged
rape in a men’s prison died of cancer last
weekend, days before she was set to be
freed on parole.
State prison officials said LeslieAnn
Manning died Saturday at the Wende
Correctional Facility in Alden, New York.
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California civil rights law says busi-
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to residents.
Political donor faces charge
in overdose death
The Los Angeles Times reported a law
enforcement official said political activist
Ed Buck will face a federal charge in a
drug death at his Los Angeles-area home.
The official with knowledge of the inves-
tigation said Sept. 19 that Buck will be
charged with distributing meth resulting in
the death of Gemmel Moore.
The official wasn’t authorized to speak
publicly and insisted on anonymity.
Moore died at the 65-year-old gay
activist’s West Hollywood home in 2017.
Another man died of an overdose there
last year.
State prosecutors charged the wealthy
and influential Democratic donor this week
with causing the overdose of another man
who escaped from his home this month.
State prosecutors say Buck is a violent
sexual predator and are seeking $4 million
bail.
An email seeking comment from Buck’s
lawyer was not immediately returned. n
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Brazil’s top public prosecutor ordered five people
indicted over sabotaging efforts surrounding an investiga-
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cilwoman on Sept. 17.
In comments to reporters on her last day in office,
Brazil’s Prosecutor General Raquel Dodge said she
would charge two court officials, two police officers and
a lawyer with obstructing investigations into the March
2018 slaying of Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson
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Security concerns prompt Montego
Bay Pride cancellation
Organizers of Montego Bay Pride in Jamaica have
canceled the event because of security concerns.
A press release that Montego Bay Pride organizers
released on Sept. 19 said Montego Bay Mayor Homer
Davis and St. James Councilor Charles Sinclair
“don’t feel that we belong in Jamaica” and have
banned them from using a public cultural center.
“I am not opposed if Montego Bay Pride wishes
to have an event to promote same-sex marriage,
but I believe it should not be held at the Montego
Bay Cultural Center,” said Sinclair, according to the
Jamaica Gleaner, a Jamaican newspaper. “The cul-
tural center is a building under the management of
the municipal corporation, which is a government
agency.”
“We, as a government agency, must ensure that we
uphold the Constitution of Jamaica, and in upholding
the Constitution, why would we engage a building
controlled by the municipal corporation to be used
to hold a function to promote same-sex marriage?”
he added. “It is not consistent with the mandate that
we have.”
Montego Bay Pride in their press release said
“no other venue will rent to us at a reasonable rate”
because of Sinclair and Davis’ comments.
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Historic Emmy Awards highlighted
LGBTQ and women’s issues
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards brought the
plight of women and LGBTQ into the limelight
with some powerful speeches by beloved stars.
When Billy Porter was announced as winner of
the Emmy for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series,
he ran up onto the stage. Porter stars in “Pose,”
which details life in the Black and Latinx ballroom
culture in New York City in the 1980s and 90s
during the AIDS pandemic. Reprising his role of
Pray Tell, Porter said, “The category is love y’all,
love.”
Then he quoted James Baldwin. “‘It took many
years of vomiting up all the filth that I had been
taught about myself and halfway believed before I
could walk around this Earth like I had the right to
be here.’” Porter added, “I have the right, you have
the right, we all have the right.”
The crowd cheered and gave him a standing ova-
tion.
Porter is the first openly gay Black man to win
an Emmy for lead actor.
Actress Patricia Arquette, a long-time LGBTQ
ally, won for Outstanding Supporting Actress.
Arquette is known for her activism for causes for
women and other groups, so it was not unexpected
that she would use her platform to highlight her
activism. After shouting out her fellow nominees
and thanking Hulu and her family, Arquette spoke
to the grim plight of trans people in America who
are at risk for violence and discrimination.
It’s a deeply personal concern for Patricia
Arquette. Arquette’s sister, Alexis, transitioned
in 2004 and died in 2016 of HIV-related causes.
Alexis was a well-known champion of other trans
women and men and was the subject of the 2007
documentary “Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother.”
In her speech, Patricia Arquette said, “I’m grate-
ful at 50 to be getting the best parts of my life. And
that’s great, but in my heart, I’m so sad I lost my
sister Alexis and that trans people are still being
persecuted.”
The crowd was hushed as she continued, “And
I’m in mourning every day of my life, Alexis, and I
will be the rest of my life for you, until we change
the world and trans people are not persecuted.”
Patricia Arquette, who spoke out for pay equity
for women when she won the Oscar in 2015,
continued, “And give them jobs. They’re human
beings, let’s give them jobs. Get rid of this bias
that we have everywhere. Thank you.”
It was a deeply moving tribute, particularly given
that the Trump administration just filed an amicus
brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in
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Archdiocese.
Besen said, “I was not expecting the dishonesty.
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The Archdiocese should reevaluate their posi-
tions on conversion therapy and anti-gay attacks,
Besen said.”It’s a disgrace what they’ve done. It’s
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even it’s main proponents have abandoned.
He added, “The Archdiocese should be humil-
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House Mike Turzai and the Pennsylvania
Catholic Conference in collaboration with the
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Freedom roundtable” by the U.S. Department
of Education, the discussion lobbied for the
expansion of the Educational Improvement
Tax Credit program, which provides tax cred-
its to corporations that provide low- and mid-
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private school and prekindergarten.
Launched in 2001, the initiative awarded
37,725 scholarships from 2017-18, with an
average value of $1,816. In June, Gov. Tom
Wolf vetoed House Bill 800, which would
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tax credit program by fueling it with $100 mil-
lion in additional support.
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and it is my job as the leader of this common-
wealth to ensure fairness and accountability in
our classrooms. House Bill 800 would pour
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Assigned male at birth, Munro said she
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we have to ensure their basic protections and
public policy standards, which include pro-
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gender identity.”
According to a 2017 National School
Climate Survey by GLSEN, an organization
seeking to end LGBTQ discrimination in edu-
cation, 70 percent of queer Pennsylvania stu-
dents experienced harassment from their peers
based on sexual orientation and 58 percent
encountered similar treatment because of their
gender identity. Thirty-six percent of LGBTQ
students indicated they routinely heard school
staff making negative comments about a stu-
dent’s gender identity.
In response to the roundtable, the
Pennsylvania Youth Congress will hold its sec-
ond Pennsylvania Trans Student Roundtable
in late October, allowing trans youth lead-
ers from across the state to discuss making
schools safer for LGBTQ students.
The organization held a similar event in
2017 in the days following DeVos’ decision
to rescind Obama-era Title IX guidelines
that protected trans and nonbinary students
from experiencing discrimination at school.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel
Levine, an out trans woman, attended the inau-
gural roundtable. This year, Goodman said he
hopes his organization will again be joined
by Levine, alongside Wolf and Pennsylvania
Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera.
“There’s nothing barring immediate harm to
LGBT students and that has to be addressed,”
Goodman said. “That’s something that would
be addressed with a statewide nondiscrimina-
tion law.”
The U.S. Department of Education and
Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg did not
return requests for comment. n
“I encourage anyone to do what you can
and keep pushing,” Hult said, “because you
can cross that line and break barriers and
move mountains, and I’ve done it.” n
*Name has been changed to protect medi-
cal privacy.
what would happen if she became seriously
ill and had to be cared for by others —
strangers who were not sensitive to trans or
LGBTQ issues. She was concerned that she
and other trans elders would not be treated
with respect or dignity in their senior years,
or that they would be destitute financially.
Munro was working for others until her
final illness.
In her heartbreaking farewell, Elizabeth
Williams said, “Fair winds on your journey
home my dear friend, my sister. I’ll carry
you in my heart forever.”
Alvarez expressed the depth of feeling
others had for her, saying, “Dawn was
my big sister. I’ve always been her lil’ sis.
My heart is broken. She is my family. A
Scottish warrior spirit and an angel’s heart.
I have lost my sister — the community has
lost a pioneer and warrior.”
No memorial service has been planned at
this time. n

COUNCIL from page 1
Code, respectively.
The third LGBTQ-related bill, No. 190559,
would require City Hall to have at least one
gender-inclusive bathroom on each of its
floors and require the Department of Public
Property to annually file a report of new con-
struction and renovations projects indicating
the number and location of gender-inclusive
bathrooms that are installed. It would build
on Philadelphia’s existing requirement that
calls for any new City building to include
such facilities.
The final bill discussed Wednesday, No.
190608, calls for the City to disclose dis-
crimination, harassment and employee mis-
conduct settlements and judgments on a quar-
terly basis in efforts to increase transparency.
Co-sponsored by Jones and Councilmember
Kenyatta Johnson, the policy would apply to
cases resulting in city pay-
ments of at least $20,000,
though Gym said the com-
mittee is re-thinking the mon-
etary threshold. She added,
“We should not be looking at
the problematic behaviors in
terms of the amount of what
we payout because we cannot
allow our society to only be
shocked by the most outra-
geous, most extreme ‘can you
believe it.’ ... That’s not our
standard here.”
Rue Landau, executive
director of the Philadelphia
Commission on Human
Relations, endorsed the inclu-
sivity bills. It’s important for the city to take
the lead in protecting its queer citizens by
strengthening local laws “at a time when
the federal government is rolling back civil
rights protections for the LGBTQ commu-
nity, especially for the almost 1.4 million
Americans who identify as transgender or
gender nonconforming,” she testified, adding
Philadelphia is no stranger to paving the way
for LGBTQ inclusivity.
In 1982, Philadelphia amended its Fair
Practices Ordinance to provide nondiscrimi-
nation protections to gay and lesbian people
in employment, housing and public accom-
modation. The policy expanded in 2002 with
safeguards for gender identity and expres-
sion.
LGBT Office of Affairs policy fellow
Sayeeda Rashid read testimony at the hear-
ing in support of the “inclusivity package”
bills on behalf of the unit’s deputy director
Evan Thornburg.
“The Mayor’s office is proud of City
Council’s unwavering commitment to the
rights and safety of transgender and non-
binary individuals in public spaces, and
believes it is important to update the City’s
LGBTQ FORUM from page 9
people want to know.”
The next day headlines mostly led with
Biden’s poor performance as well as his
sexist comments to Lenz afterward. Lenz
said Biden condescendingly called her “a
real sweetheart.” She said, “It’s 2019, you
PGN Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2019 19
progressive policies supporting this popula-
tion,” Rashid said.
Referencing the death by suicide of North
Philadelphia man Maurice Willoughby —
which was partially attributed to bullying
stemming from him dating a trans woman
— as something that “we just should not
have happen anywhere,” Bass said that
Philadelphia is “a very progressive city” but
there is “still a lot of work that needs to be
done.”
Chris Bartlett, executive director of William
Way LGBT Community Center, echoed state-
ments that the legislation is especially import-
ant in today’s national political climate.
“As a new and growing generation of
trans and gender-nonconforming young
people enter the organizations that serve
Philadelphia, the need for sensitive anti-dis-
criminatory policies becomes even more
urgent,” Bartlett said. “At a time when the
president of the United States has consistently
targeted our trans and gender-nonconforming
citizens, it’s more important now than ever
that Philadelphia stand in solidarity with them
to say that our city’s a place of sanctuary for
trans and gender-nonconforming citizens,” he
added.
Itzela, a 10-year-old nonbinary youth advo-
cate with Philly Family Pride, testified in
support of Bill 190558. They said their family
and school support their identity, but “it can
still be hard” because some educators “do
not understand the children they are working
with.”
“While sometimes people can be mean,
other people can be hurtful without meaning
to be,” Itzela said. “When people misgender
me, it can be painful. Sometimes people tell
me how hard it is for them to use they/them
pronouns. I don’t need to hear it’s hard; I
don’t expect people to be perfect. I only ask
that people try and respect me for who I am.”
The committee unanimously advanced the
four bills, which will move to final passage
in a City Council meeting where all 17 coun-
cilmembers will vote. n
shouldn’t be calling women sweethearts.”
Lenz appeared on several pundit shows
talking about Biden after the forum.
The next LGBTQ Forum will be held
on CNN and sponsored by HRC on Oct.
10. Sanders has already said he will not be
attending that forum either. n
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Q PUZZLE: PAGE 23 FAMILY PORTRAIT: PAGE 27
Queer Latina writer speaks the truth
BY A.D. AMOROSI
PGN Contributor
If anyone is living her best life, it’s
Gabby Rivera. The American Latina
queer artist from the Bronx not only
authored the stirring, 2016 semi-auto-
biographical young-adult novel, “Juliet
Takes a Breath,” she also penned the
2017–18 Marvel comic book “America,”
about superhero America Chavez, mak-
ing Rivera the first-ever Latin queer
woman to enter the Marvel universe.
She’s also an esteemed speaker who’ll
visit Philly’s Parkway Central Library
Sept. 27 for Penguin Books’ re-re-
lease of “Juliet Takes a Breath.” Some
responses have been condensed.
PGN: Which did you realize first — that
you are gay or an incredible writer?
GR: So you’re basically asking me when
did I realize I was a gay writer nerd? Or
like, which came first the dyke
or the words? This is
probably
the best
question ever —
’cuz both. I mean, books were
my whole entire world as a kid. I grew
up in an Evangelical Christian house-
hold. My parents were super strict, and
I wasn’t allowed to do anything fun or
cool. So, I read all the books. I’ve kept a
journal since I was a kid, always writing
everything down. Even after my mom
found and read my journals, I still kept
them. Journals were where I admitted
liking girls for the first time. It all really
crashed wide open with HBO’s “Gia.”
And I was like wow, I have my sexual
feelings for this new actress Angelina
Jolie, am I going to hell? Where are
those blank tapes so I can record this on
FEATURE
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FILM: PAGE 24
the sneak before church. But I took my
love of writing seriously — inside my
heart — when I was 17, the same time
I accepted myself for being a whole,
happy, excited baby dyke. Something
happened then, and I don’t even really
have words for it, but I know that up
until I was 17, I was terrified, just like
my mom was, about going to hell. And
then one day I was like no, dude, if you
really believe that God is all-loving and
infinite, then this is exactly how God
wants you to be and everyone else is
just bugging.
PGN: What is your relationship to men-
toring (which you write a lot about)?
GR: Mentorship at its core is beautiful
and such a healing and elevating experi-
ence. Power and privilege have f---ed up
the beauty of the concept. People
like to use their power
and expe-
rience to
do all sorts of shady
stuff to folks, especially women,
femmes, nonbinary folks, to people of
color. So for me, mentorship blossomed
with folks who were actively seeking
to dismantle all that gross power/white
supremacist/patriarchal crap and build
new beautiful spaces for development.
When I was first coming up as a poet/
writer in New York, I was welcomed
and fully embraced by the New York
City Latina Writers group. I just showed
up at one of their meetups in Harlem,
and there were like 20 Afro-Latina,
Latina, women of the Caribbean dias-
pora, all there writing their spirits and
lives. And what a homecoming. Their
mentorship was lighting candles with
intention, serving plates of food, and
cracking jokes ’til midnight. It came
with love and deep compassion. And
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ARTIST
TALKS CURATION OF
INTERSECTIONAL EXHIBIT
PAGE 29
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also, these humans were about their the chance to write for her, I had to give
business. We wrote our a--es off and her a grandma. Had to offer her men-
shared our writing with each other. tors like Storm and put her in Sotomayor
University so there was a foundation of
PGN: When did you feel comfortable support coming from all over. America
enough to speak the truth of who you Chavez doesn’t have all the answers. She
are?
GR: Is that what I’m doing? Listen, my
mom raised me to tell the truth. And
even when that truth hurt her, she’s still
always encouraged me to tell it. Writing
fiction helps. I can process all this truth
and ache in fresh ways. Throw in some
“UPLIFTS
NOTHING
ME
soft love where there might have just
been shards of glass, you know? It all
MORE THAN
goes back to rooting in community
for me. I’m not that brave alone,
MEETING
not many of us are, WOMEN,
but when
FEMMES AND
NONBINARY
FOLKS WHO
ARE FULL-ON
IN LOVE
WITH
THEMSELVES.
WE HAVE THE
I’m sur- RIGHT TO
rounded by people
who love me and themselves, REVEL IN OUR
I’m a beam of f---ing powerful light
magic. An ultralight beam. And why RADIANCE.
lie? I mean, look I’m a human being so
of course I lie and f--k up. But big lies? TAKE THAT
No. Everyone is feeding us sick lies
about the history and fabric of America,
ALLITERATION
and it’s time to stomp that out forever.
They’re lying about climate change and AND BATHE
look at all the teenagers ready to light
their lies on fire. That’s the real wave.
Truth. Action. Reconciliation.
ALL IN IT. ”
PGN: What do you remember about cre- GA B B Y RI V E RA
Phot o: Jul i et a Sal gado
ating America Chavez? What hero did
you want her to be?
GR: I just wanted America Chavez to gets scared and lonely; sometimes her
have fun and go on wild adventures. I was temper gets the better of her. But at the
learning on the go with her too. I’d never end of the AMERICA series, she’s got
written a comic before, and it was such Madrimar, her grandma. She’s been to
an incredible challenge. I wanted her to the Ancestral Plane and has learned the
have love, support, a family. Things she history of her people. And she knows that
didn’t have. Her moms had sacrificed she’s enough. That’s all we
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themselves to the universe, so when I got ever need anyway.
22 Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Sept 27-Oct 3, 2019 THEATER
Genderfluid epic hits the stage
S A R A H S TRY K E R A S ORLA NDO
BY LARRY NICHOLS
larry@epgn.com
Photos: Amy Guip
Villanova Theatre is kicking off its fall
season with a stage adaptation of Virginia
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and has the ability to live for centuries with-
out aging. In the new body, Orlando must
navigate society and all of the changes of the
years that lay ahead from a new perspective.
PGN talked to James Ijames, a Philadelphia
based performer and playwright, as well as
the director of this production, about bringing
this almost century-old tale to the stage.
PGN: Are you updating this story or sticking
with the original?
JI: I don’t think we’re updating the story,
but I think the way we’re making it is a par-
ticularly 21st-century approach. It’s a very
devised and collaborative way of working.
Our understanding of gender and identity
and how those things affect attraction and
desire is a lot more sophisticated. So, in a
lot of ways, the play feels ahead of its time.
It feels relevant and really present tense. It
doesn’t require a lot of pulling into the 21st
century; I think it’s actually pulling us.
PGN: Do you think “Orlando” will mean
something different in 2019 than when first
published?
JI: When the novel came out, it was probably
radical and very subversive and troubling to
some people who were reading it. I think this
play and this adaptation of the novel is going
to be greeting a much more aware, thought-
ful and evolved audience.
PGN: Do you think this production is still
provocative?
JI: There will definitely people that will find
this production provocative. We have actors
Phot o Cr edi t : Ki m ber l y Rei l l y
who identify as male playing female char-
acters and vice versa. And sometimes this
is a difficult thing for some people to see.
What my responsibility is as a director and
an educator is to make sure the students have
a clear understanding of what we’re doing
and how we’re doing it and why it’s inten-
tional. My hope is that extends out into the
audience so that even if someone comes in
with a closed mind, they can find their way
through it.
PGN: Do you think this show will appeal
equally to straight and queer audiences?
JI: That’s a tricky question for me. The
themes of the play will appeal to queer audi-
ences in a very specific and visceral way. I
also think the play will resonate with straight
people in a very specific way. I’m interested
as a theater maker in these horizontal conver-
sations that audiences have even when they
are not talking to each other about a piece of
art. My experience as a Black queer artist is
going to be very different from a white queer
cisgender female artist. Those experiences
are going to be different, and yet there’s a
sense that we should be having the same
experience. I’m curious about how there are
other ways to talk to as many people as pos-
sible while still staying true to this story that
is undeniably an exploration of the queer
experience at a moment in time.
PGN: At the end of the day is this a fun
story to tell and work on?
JI: It is a lot of fun to do. I do think it is a
hard world that we’re trying to create. We’re
trying to tell this story together, and we’re
figuring it out as we go along. That’s a dif-
ficult conceit that we’ve added on top of the
play that will make it really exciting for the
audience. But for us making it, it’s like put-
ting together a large puzzle, but we’re having
a great time figuring it all out. n
Villanova Theatre presents “Orlando”
through Oct. 6 at Villanova University’s
Vasey Hall, 800 Lancaster Ave. For more
information, call 610-519-7474 or visit
http://villanovatheatre.org.
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Documentary considers gender

expressions
BY GARY M. KRAMER
PGN Contributor

“Buzz,” is a beguiling documentary about

Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Buzz
Bissinger finding his authentic sexual self.
Airing September 25 on HBO, the film
flips the script as the man known for con-
ducting interviews becomes the subject of
the story. Bissinger is perhaps best known
for his book, “Friday Night Lights,” and
he wrote the iconic Vanity Fair cover story
on transgender woman Caitlyn Jenner. The
writer was engaged to help Jenner pen her
memoir, and many scenes in “Buzz” depict
this collaboration. Their working relation-
ship, which includes some playful friction,
has been described as that of a married cou-
ple, though both Bissinger and Jenner scoff B U Z Z B I S S I NG E R I N “B U Z Z ”
Ph o t o C r e d i t : C h r i st i a n An wa n d e r
at that idea.
Bissinger is married to his third wife, claims she accepts her husband’s cross-dress-
Lisa, who is also prominently featured in the ing, but she thinks if he is going to publish
documentary. Their relationship is loving photos, he should look better in them. She
and caring, but she has some very pragmatic also suggests her husband’s sexuality is best
observations about marriage, sex and her defined as “onanistic” — and when Buzz
husband. She seems sympathetic and adds an claims, “dressing in women’s clothing gen-
intimate insider’s perspective to Buzz’s story. erates a sexual charge, a rush,” it helps make
It is less than 10 minutes into “Buzz” that case.
when Bissinger asks his son — over drinks The film shows that Buzz, inspired by
at Butcher and Singer, on the eve of his son’s Jenner, is no longer scared to express his
wedding — if the fact that he wears wom- sexuality. He is overcoming decades of Q Puzzle 43 Dickinson’s
howe’er
9 Touch lips
10 Home o’ the
killer
38 Classic auto
en’s clothing bothers his son. Buzz describes repression, having grown up buttoned-up.
46 Cross-dresser brave 41 Popular words
his cross-dressing as a form of self-expres- This actually shows why he is an appropriate Klinger’s hometown 11 Ode opener in Provincetown
Mary and Rhoda
sion and gushes about getting a pedicure, collaborator for Jenner, as they talk about 48 Hawke of “Ham- 13 Cartoon skunk 43 Louise’s partner
indicating his toenails will match the color of these issues but also talk about themselves. Across let” Le Pew 44 “Rhoda” star
his wedding tux. In one telling exchange Jenner has with 1 Facial application 50 See 19-Across 20 Fairylike Valerie
These revelations are presented matter-of- Buzz, Jenner says she will never truly feel 4 B in Leviticus 54 “The Great 21 Puppy’s squeak 45 “Keep your
factly, thereby removing any shock value. like a woman; that she did not grow up with 8 Mark through Masturbator” 24 Gay history mo. pants on!”
Director Andrew Shea presents his subject the experiences women have. He challenges 12 Straddling painter 25 Capt. of indus- 47 Most recent
openly, which is why the film is compelling. her, indicating that the trans community will 14 Toledo’s lake 56 Trucker’s shaft try legitimately elected
He gives Buzz the opportunity — and Buzz take issue with that statement. Jenner replies, 15 Big name in 57 Von Trapp fam- 28 Goes down on president
never misses an opportunity — to talk about “But this is how I feel.” It is a remark deliv- pumps ily escape route 29 Bald tire’s lack 49 Christmas
16 Hard to come 58 Performed like 30 Make muddled poem opener
himself, his fetishes and his sexuality. “You ered with candor and it reveals Jenner being a top 32 Keener of 51 Doug Mattis
by
can’t dress or live according to what oth- her true self — like it or lump it. In another 17 “No” voter 59 Like Lindsay “Capote” leap
ers want,” Buzz states in a key moment of insensitive moment, Bissinger and Jenner 18 Trojans’ org. Lohan’s movie girls 33 “You know how 52 Use your mouth
self-reflexivity. create alphabet soup in a discussion about 19 With 35-Across, 60 Nemesis of Tin- ___” unfaithfully
To wit, Buzz is seen shopping in a high- the LGBTQ initialism. Are they gender- Mary Richards, or kerbell 35 Sex toy for a 53 Musical Horne
end boutique in New York. He goes to queers just trolling here? Unlikely. with 50-Across, 61 Go downhill glory hole? 54 High-speed con-
Leatherman and coos about the whips, and But “Buzz” counters these awkward bits Rhoda Morgen- fast? 36 Like Bernstein, nection
cock rings, cages and fetish gear, and how he with a sequence of Jenner and Bissinger at stern 62 “Sin City” star regarding pitches 55 “The Simp-
has engaged a dominatrix. (A video of him the University of Pennsylvania. During the 22 Actress Veron- Jessica 37 Banned bug sons” storekeeper
in a “scene” is shown later). He does a pho- Q&A, one gay male student asks Jenner ica 63 Cross-dresser
23 Put your sand- Joan of ___
toshoot for a German magazine, appearing a heartfelt question about her coming out.
wich meat in this
in lipstick, a cape and heels, feeling com- Another woman inquires about Jenner’s 26 Princess Leia’s Down
fortable, even empowered, at being able to political leanings, which prompts Jenner to dad, as a boy
express his true nature. respond that she has received more flack 27 Salty white stuff 1 Style expert
Is all of this conspicuous consumption and for being Republican than for being trans. from the Greeks Stewart
exhibitionism interesting? For those view- Jenner’s responses shed some light on 31 Drag queen ___ 2 Affirmation mem-
ers who lean into this skewed portrait, it is. what she and Buzz write in the book about Hapi ber, for one
“Buzz” lets viewers decide what to think her being “a public figure with a private 32 Poet/essayist 3 Maria’s scale
about Bissinger — how he looks, how he shadow.” John song
expresses himself and his comments and Both Bissinger and Jenner think of them- 34 “Beatle Bailey” 4 Hairy one in the
dog den
observations about gender. (“It’s irrelevant,” selves as role models. Both wished that they 5 Marine birds
35 See 19-Across
is one choice remark). had become their true selves earlier in their 37 “Nuts!” 6 Brother of Janet
One does not have to agree. To the film’s lives. But they celebrate their difference, and 39 Salty tasting Jackson
credit, it prompts a consideration of the who they are now, having evolved despite 40 “Slumdog Mil- 7 Condiment com-
issues being presented as much as it does the pain, to achieve a measure of self-worth. lionaire” setting pany
the people — Bissinger as well as Jenner — “Buzz” is worthwhile, regardless of whether 42 Place for your 8 One who fears
who are presenting them. For example, Lisa one supports or accepts them. n drawers people at Uranus
24 Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Sept 27-Oct 3, 2019 FILM

The ‘Judy’ offers uneven but well-acted

Guide to the portrait of Garland
Gayborhood fragile or vulnerable — a misstep, perhaps.
Moreover, while these episodes emphasize
The Philadelphia Gayborhood is roughly Garland’s struggles with diet pills, an eating
centered at Locust and Camac streets. Look for the disorder and her sleeping problems, they
don’t contribute much to the narrative and
rainbow street signs at intersections and remember seem to be included only for the benefit of
to be aware of your surroundings wherever you go. those viewers who don’t know Garland’s
troubled history.
Boxers Toasted Walnut Woody’s Voyeur The Bike Stop Better are scenes that show 47-year-old
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Sports bar with women-owned bar Includes After-hours bar; pool tables, Garland’s lack of self-esteem is a theme
a TVs, pool table, complete with a attached Walnut private club; second floor throughout “Judy,” and one of the film’s
brick pizza oven, “beer” pong table Street bars membership sports; basement most touching sequences has Garland meet-
sports specials Rosewood and required has enforced R E NÉ E Z E L LW E GE R I N “ J U DY ”
dress code
ing two fans, Stan (Daniel Cerqueira) and
GloBar C o u r t e sy o f R o a ds i de At t r act i ons
Dan (Andy Nyman), by the stage door after
a show and going back to their flat for a
BY GARY M. KRAMER meal. The exchange, where the two older gay
m m Walnut St.
PGN Contributor men talk with their icon, eat an omelet, and
<— even play cards, is truly lovely. It becomes
m m Chancellor St.
As Judy Garland in the last year of her even more poignant when Garland sings a
life, Renée Zellweger gives a knockout per- slowed-down version of “Get Happy,” which
Juniper St.

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formance in “Judy,” an uneven biopic that is so heartfelt, it may bring viewers to tears.
focuses on the singer’s London concerts six “Judy” would have benefited from more
months before her death. quietly powerful moments like this one.
m Rupert Goold’s absorbing drama, opening Instead, an embarrassing incident when
Locust St.
m Sept. 27 at the Ritz Five, starts with a young the performer behaves badly in front of an
audience provides shock but not emotional
Judy Garland (Darci Shaw) being told by
Latimer St. resonance. Likewise, Judy’s relationship
Louis B. Mayer (Richard Cordery) that she is
Camac St.

Quince St.

special. Her voice is “her gift,” and it “gives with the much younger Mickey Deans (Finn
m
13th St.

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m
r Manning St.
performance at the Talk of the Town cabaret
in London — a show-stopping rendition of
portrayed here.
Some of the film’s episodes — like the
r m “By Myself” — “Judy” shows the power of ones with Mickey — simply lack energy. A
Spruce St. that voice. Zellweger did all her own singing doctor visit, where Garland is told that she
and is even releasing an album of Garland needs to take better care of herself, comes
Pa. bars close at 2 a.m. unless they have a covers in conjunction with the film. off flat. In contrast, Judy is empathetic when
Cypress St. private-club license. Please drink responsibly. But while she can be incandescent on she’s responding to a TV host’s invasive
m stage, Garland is a mess off stage. The film’s question with candor and sass. A call to her
first half-hour has her fighting her ex-hus- daughter Lorna (Bella Ramsey) during a par-
Writer’s Block Rehab William Way U Bar Knock band Sid Luft (Rufus Sewell) for custody of ticular bout of homesickness is also affect-
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is denied her hotel room for being in arrears
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and lounge perfect for 215.732.2220 bar, easy-going Fine-dining restaurant
on payment — and remaining unemployed
escaping the norm crowd, popular for because of her reputation for being both of “Come Rain or Come Shine,” and, of
waygay.org and bar, outdoor seat-
A resource for all happy hour and ing, piano in back room unreliable and uninsurable. Garland takes the course, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,”
things LGBT window watching opportunity to perform in London as a way performed in a simultaneously corny and
Frankie Bradley’s of earning income to get her kids back and forceful scene.
1320 Chancellor St. Zellweger throws herself into the title role
215-735-0735 her career back on track.
Resaturant, dance Tavern on Camac Tabu “Judy,” written by Tom Edge who adapted and transcends playing Garland, never falling
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and entertainment 215.545.8731 215.964.9675 wisely focuses on this tragic period of her captures Garland’s mannerisms without mak-
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upstairs dance floor; Three floors with a state. Garland’s loneliness is beautifully reveal the fragility of Garland’s nature beau-
<— <— Tavern restaurant dance floor,, drag depicted in shots of her in her dressing room tifully; she can look scared and apprehensive
below is open late. shows, lounge and one minute and is smiling the next.
rootop deck.
after a performance or fitfully trying to sleep
West of Broad Street in a king-sized hotel bed. Goold creates dis- “Judy” is all about Garland’s highs and
tinct visual styles for the on stage, off stage, lows. Real strength is shown when Garland
The Attic Youth Bar X belts “For Once in My Life,” deliriously
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goes swimming when she is not supposed
lounge, DJ in the Safe space and programs and career, especially given the emphasis on
back, regular
to — reveal aspects of her life that echo in
for LGBTs age 16-23 her backstory.
poker games and her later years. Even if these scenes illustrate
weekday afternoons and “Judy” hits all the notes, but it is
specials evenings
how Garland was beaten down as a child,
and account for her difficulties as an adult, Zellweger’s mesmerizing turn that viewers
they show a fearless Garland, not someone will remember. n
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26 Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Sept 27-Oct 3, 2019 ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS

WITCH, PLEASE!: Halloween shows up early when drag duo,

entertainment listings
THEATER & ARTS
Bianca Del Rio: It’s Jester Joke
The drag star and comedian per-
forms, 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at Perelman
Theater, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-
893-1999.
Hamilton
The smash-hit blockbuster
musical makes its Philly debut,
through Nov. 17 at Kimmel’s
Forrest Theatre, 1114 Walnut
St. St.; 215- 923-1515.
Herbert Ferber: Form into Space
Philadelphia Museum of Art
presents an exhibition featuring
sculptures and related drawings
that Herbert Ferber (1906-91)
created during the 1950s —
the artist’s most creative period,
through Jan. 5, 26th Street and
the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Hiker Trash
A book release and art exhibi-
tion by Sarah Kaizar, through
Oct. 19 at Paradigm Gallery,
746 S. Fourth St.; 267-266-
0073.
Horace Pippin: From War to Peace
Philadelphia Museum of
Art presents an exhibition of
paintings highlighting Pippin’s
pursuit of a range of themes,
from racial violence and the
alienation of war to the serene
beauty of his home in Chester
County, Pennsylvania, through
Oct., 2, 26th Street and the
Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Matilda: The Musical
Media Theatre Company
presents the Tony Award-
winning musical based
on the beloved literary
character created by
Roald Dahl, Oct. 2-27,
104 E. State St., Media;
610-891-0100.
Mimi Imfurst Presents Drag Diva
Brunch
Mimi Imfurst and special guests
perform 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept.
28 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E.
Laurel St.; 215-606-6555.
The Most Revolutionary: LGBTQ
Politics and the Radical Left,
1969-1999
William Way Community
Center presents an exhibit
telling the hidden history of
LGBTQ politics and the radical
left in the three decades follow-
ing Stonewall, Sept. 27-Dec.
27, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-
2220.
9 to 5: The Musical
Theatre Non-Conforming
presents the stage adapta-
tion of the classic workplace
comedy, through Sept. 29 at
Centre Theater, 208 Dekalb St.,
Norristown; 267-789-9249.
#QueerLifePHL
William Way LGBT Community
Center hosts an exhibition
exploring how we use our
phones as a tool to record and
communicate our stories and
how, by sharing, we create a
sense of identity, expression and,
ultimately, an act of resistance
by refusing to be erased,
through Oct. 25,
1315 Spruce
St; 215-
732-
2220
ballet ensemble performs “Dance Me,”
through Sept. 28 at Zellerbach Theatre,
The Boulet Brothers, take the drag monsters from their
popular OutTV competition show “Dragula” on the
road for a frightfully fabulous good time, perform-
ing 8 p.m. Oct. 3 at The Fillmore Philadelphia,
29 E. Allen St.; 215-309-0150.
The Roommate
1812 Productions presents the
comedy about two women in
the ’50s sharing a house in Iowa
and in need of a fresh start,
through Oct. 20 at Plays &
Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey
Place; 215-592-9560.
Sugar Skull
A musical adventure based on
the Día de los Muertos celebra-
tion, 1 p.m. Sept. 28 at Harold
Prince Theatre, 3680 Walnut
St.; 215-898-3900.
Young Frankenstein: The Musical
Walnut Street Theatre pres-
ents the stage adaptation of
Mel Brook’s classic comedy,
through Oct. 20, 825 Walnut
St.; 215-574-3550.
MUSIC
POPS Goes to Hollywood: From
Raiders to Gotham
The Philly POPS performs the
scores to blockbuster action
film soundtracks, Sept. 27-29 at
Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 300 S.
Broad St.; 215-893-1999.
Saved By The 90’s
The ’90s tribute band performs
9 p.m. Sept. 28 at Franklin
Music Hall, 421 N. Seventh St.;
215-627-1332.
Enter Shikari
The UK rock band performs 8
p.m. Sept. 29 at The Foundry,
29 E. Allen St.; 215-309-0150.
Lucinda Williams
The Grammy Award-winning
singer-songwriter performs
her “Car Wheels On A Gravel
Road” album in its entirety,
7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at World Café
Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-
1400.
POETRY IN MOTION: Les Ballets
Jazz de Montréal pays homage to
famed poet, singer and songwriter,
Leonard Cohen when the acclaimed
3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.
Hugh Jackman
The actor sings songs
from his hit films 7:30 p.m. Oct.
2 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S.
Broad St.; 215-389-9543.
GWAR
The cartoonish and over-the-top
hard rock band performs 6:30
p.m. Oct. 4 at Franklin Music
Hall, 421 N. Seventh St.; 215-
627-1332.
NIGHTLIFE
The Rainbow Connection
Mimi Imfurst hosts a Muppets-
themed drag tribute show, 8 p.m.
Sept. 27 at Franky Bradley’s,
1320 Chancellor St.; 215-735-
0735.
Amateur Drag Attack: September
Edition
Amateur drag artists end the
month with a bang, 9 p.m. Sept.
27 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-
964-9675.
Lotus Lounge
An API Queer extravaganza
presented by Philadelphia Asian
& Queer (PAQ) features perfor-
mances by Lady Geisha and Zsa
Zsa St James, with music by DJ
Ting, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Sept. 27 at
Boxers PHL, 1330 Walnut St.;
215-735-2977.
SLAY
Lady Geisha hosts this month’s
party featuring guest performers
Aira, That Queen and Stefani
Steel, 10 p.m. Sept. 28 at Boxers
NOTICES: Send notices at least one week in advance to:
Out & About Listings, PGN, 505 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, PA 19147
fax: 215-925-6437 or e-mail: listings@epgn.com.
Notices cannot be taken over the phone.
PHL, 1330 Walnut St.; 215-735-
2977.
American Horror Story: A Drag
and Burlesque Tribute Show
A scary burlesque show, 8 p.m.
Sept. 29 at Franky Bradley’s,
1320 Chancellor St.; 215-735-
0735.
It’s Always Sunnydale in
Philadelphia
A Buffy the Vampire Salyer-
themed drag/burlesque tribute
show, 9 p.m. Oct. 2 at Franky
Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St.;
215-735-0735.
OUTTA TOWN
Grungefest
The tribute bands perform
the music of Pearl Jam,
Soundgarden, Hole and more,
7 p.m. Sept. 27 at The Queen,
500 N. Market St., Wilmington,
Del.; 202-730-3331.
Fanci By Design presents
#ImSoFancy Drag Show
Fanci DisMount Stratton and
her girls perform 9 p.m. Sept.
27 at The Colonial Theatre, 227
Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-
917-1228.
DJ Jazzy Jeff
The acclaimed hip-hop DJ and
producer performs 8 p.m. Sept.
28 at The Queen, 500 N. Market
St., Wilmington, Del.; 202-730-
3331.

FAMILY PORTRAIT | SUZI NASH |
Kim Wayans: But you can call her God.
“The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol
When they do the Bristol Stomp
Really somethin’ when the joint is jumpin’
When they do the Bristol Stomp”
The lyrics above are from “The Bristol
Stomp,” a catchy little ditty by Philly’s
own bandstand group, The Dovells. That’s
about all I knew of picturesque and friendly
Bristol, Pennsylvania. I certainly never
expected to find edgy, progressive theatre
there — that is, until I was given an invita-
tion to attend “An Act of God,” now show-
ing at the Bristol Riverside Theater and
starring Kim Wayans. “An Act of God” is
an irreverent play about our lord and savior,
and why she’s peeved with mankind. The
show delves into material that skews toward
LGBTQ-plus sensibilities. In one scene,
for example, God talks about the garden of
Eden and how she originally created Adam
and Steve until she was forced to make
Steve transition and become a woman.
I had the chance to speak with the charm-
ing Wayans about her role as an ally in the
LGBTQ community and life growing up
as a member of the comedic Wayans clan
(along with siblings Keenen Ivory, Damon,
Marlon and Shawn to name a few). Kim
was an original member of the hit show,
“In Living Color,” playing iconic roles
such as Tracy Chapman, Crystal Waters
and my favorite, the Whitney Houston/
Janet Jackson crossover. A full powerhouse,
she has worked as a producer, writer and
director on several shows, including brother
Damon’s “My Wife and Kids.” Wayans has
had several recurring television roles as
well — Allison on the Cosby Show spinoff
“A Different World,” Tonia Harris on the
LL Cool J vehicle “In the House” — and
several film roles, most recently the mother
in the lesbian drama “Pariah.”
PGN: Where do you originally hail from?
KW: We’re from New York City.
PGN: I read that your mother was a home-
maker and social worker, and your father
was a supermarket manager, which, with all
those boys, seems like a smart way to keep
them fed.
KW: Yeah, it is. Plenty of corn flakes!
PGN: And there were seven of you all
together, correct?
KW: No, there’s 10 of us altogether.
PGN: [Laughing] Well, I read seven on the
internet, so I guess the internet is wrong.
But really, 10? Wow, you have me beat. My
grandmother had eight kids.
KW: That’s a pretty big number too, espe-
cially by today’s standards.
PGN: Who was funnier, your mother or
father?
KW: My mother; she’s hilarious. She’s
PROFILE
naturally funny, especially when she’s not
trying to be. She just has a great sense of
humor and a great delivery. I remember
when Keenen dropped out of college and
came home and told her that he wanted to
be a stand-up comedian, she said, “What?
You a comedian? You’ve never even made
me crack a smile!” My father’s funny but
in an annoying kind of way. His idea of
funny is waiting until you’re finished get-
ting ready for a date and then messing your
hair up; that’s hysterical to him.
PGN: What were you like as a kid?
KW: I was a little desperado, trying to be
involved in all the community productions
that I could get into. I’d make my cos-
tumes at home and then crash the shows.
[Laughing] I couldn’t afford the classes and
had never been to rehearsals. I would just
show up, get on stage and start performing!
I think I was a little touched in the head.
I just was doing what I wanted to do, and
there was no stopping me.
PGN: Where are you in the rankings?
KW: I’m in the middle. Maybe that’s my
problem! Though it probably doesn’t mat-
ter in a family that big.
PGN: Who was a favorite teacher?
KW: My favorite teacher was Silvia Clark,
who has since moved on. She left this
world a few years ago. I just adored her
and stayed in touch with her my entire
life. She lived on a farm way upstate New
York and whenever I came home to New
York, I would make the five-hour drive
to see her and take her to lunch. I’d keep
her up to date on what was going on with
me and everyone. I just loved her. She
was an amazing teacher. I have a series of
children’s books that are dedicated to her.
She’s a teacher that made a huge difference
in my life.
PGN: What did she teach?
KW: She was my fifth-grade teacher, so
she taught everything. You know how they
do it in elementary school.
PGN: I just rewatched one of my favorite
skits of yours, “Rhythmless Nation,” and
was chuckling through the whole thing.
KW: Oh no! Yeah, those were fun to do
at the time. Looking back, I wouldn’t do
things the same. We weren’t trying to
be mean spirited or hurtful, but some of
the skits poked fun at people in a way I
wouldn’t do now. We were young and try-
ing to be funny in whatever way we could.
PGN: Who was/is your favorite celeb to
imitate?
KW: Grace Jones. She’s just so wild and
fun. She’s always been an incredible artist
and trendsetter who’s never really gotten
her due. So many of the greats have bor-
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rowed and stolen from her. I went to a
screening of her documentary “Bloodlight
and Bami” last year and it was wonderful.
She’s in her 70s and it was like, oh my
God, she looks amazing. She’s an awesome
woman.
PGN: So you’ve played a number of gay
icons such as Crystal Waters and Tracy
Chapman, and you were featured in a
drama that has become a classic in the les-
bian community, “Pariah.” Pariah was one
of your first dramatic roles if I’m not mis-
taken.
KW: Yes, it was my first and only dramatic
role.
PGN: I remember you as a killer on
“Criminal Minds” with McKenzie Phillips.
I loved that episode.
KW: Oh yeah! That’s right. In fact,
“Criminal Minds” came about because
Janine Sherman Barrois saw me in
“Pariah,” and she wrote that episode just
for me.
PGN: That’s amazing!
KW: Isn’t it? She’s a wonderful woman,
and she’s garnering a lot of well-deserved
success right now. I’m very, very happy for
her. She’s working as a writer and producer
on “Claws” and an upcoming project on
Madam C.J. Walker.
PGN: What did you take away from work-
ing on “Pariah,” and did you face any
backlash?
KW: I’m happy to say that I didn’t get
any negative feedback. It was more peo-
ple telling me that they appreciated me
humanizing Audrey, the character I played.
It allowed them not to see her as a mon-
ster, but as someone who was a misguided
and ignorant woman who thought she was
doing what was best for her child. A lot of
people from the community will come up
to me and say that Audrey was their mother
or father and that this allowed them to see
their parents for the first time through a
different lens. Personally, it was
an incredible experience on
many levels. It was a
beautiful film
and Dee
27
Rees did a marvelous job writing and
directing. When you’re involved in some-
thing that beautiful and profound it changes
you. Not in terms of my relationship or
thoughts about the gay community, I’ve
always been supportive and believed that
people should be whoever they are and
love whomever they choose, but in terms of
being attached to a project that was import-
ant and eye-opening and moving on so
many levels.
PGN: I want to touch on your book series,
“Amy Hodgepodge”? What prompted the
books?
KW: I’m in an interracial marriage and sev-
eral of my nieces and nephews are biracial.
One of my little nieces, in particular, was
sharing her experience at her new school,
and that’s what fueled the idea for the
series. So it was inspired by my little niece
who’s in college now. We wanted books
that told universal stories and taught about
important things in life, but that reflected
diversity. For the longest time, we didn’t
tell her the book was based on her because
we didn’t want her to get a big head.
PGN: That’s funny, and speaking of funny,
let’s talk about your current project where
you play an irreverent God. Your dad was
a Jehovah’s Witness, were you as well at
some point?
KW: I was not. My dad went to the hall
and did his thing, but my mom was a
nonbeliever, so we weren’t a part of that.
Though I knew his beliefs, because he was
my dad and I grew up with him, it was
never imposed on us.
PGN: How did you get involved with the
show?
KW: The director, Susan
Atkinson, specifically
wanted me to do the
role and con-
tacted
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 ART
The chameleon-like Malachi Lily
excels across a variety of artistic medi-
Queer ums. The Philadelphia-based nonbinary
creator is equally at home as a poet, an
illustrator and a curator, whose work
artist
interrogates the intersections of race,
gender, sexuality and aesthetic expecta-
tions. Their curatorial work will be on
talks
display at Da Vinci Art Alliance in South
Philadelphia, which presents “Temple of
Sirius” from Oct. 6-27.
curation
Press materials describe “Temple
of Sirius” as “a sacred site of Black
divinity, a sanctuary in honor of African
of
ancestry, the divine present and the
future, all existing in one moment.”
Lily’s project brings together the work
upcoming
of multiple queer and nonbinary artists
of color.
PGN spoke with Lily about their
inter-
genre-spanning artistic vision, the impe-
tus for this exhibit and the future of their
creative career. Some responses have
been condensed.
sectional PGN: Your art intersects with different
genres and styles. In your own words,
exhibit how would you describe your artistic
vision?
ML: I think it has always been narra-
tive-based, and I’ve always gone after
BY CAMERON KELSALL the mediums I thought could bring my
PGN Contributor narratives to life. For me, it has always
been poetry and illustration, and how I
can intersect them together. My illustra-
tions move between different mediums
— ink, pencil, cut paper, paint — but
through that, it’s more like a channel-
ing for whatever the characters and the
story needs to be, rather than letting the
medium dictate what it’s going to be
like. Every single narrative demands a
different medium, and I respond in that
way, and my personality adjusts to meet
the medium. Poetry has always been
my most intimate art form, the one that
people know about the least but the one
I went to school for. I take it so seriously
and keep it so close to me, and I don’t
show it until it’s absolutely ready — but
I’ve been working on sharing that more.
And I use a similar channeling process
when I’m bringing words together, from
different texts, songs and sounds into a
work.
PGN: What was the curatorial process
like for “Temple of Sirius”?
ML: “Temple of Sirius” is something
that was called to me. I have expe-
rienced a pretty significant spiritual
journey over the past year-and-a-half
— really, a transformation. If you would
have met me two years ago, I was a
very different person with very differ-
ent values guiding me. Once I opened
myself up to concepts of collective
consciousness and oneness, I started to
see so many of my peers — especially
Black and queer artists — also engaging
with these thoughts and topics. We are
wrestling with our identities as divine
JORDAN DEAL @jordandealartin beings in a society that refuses to see us
Photo: Nuna Ulises @vetiverana as such. I wanted to bring together art-
Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Sept 27-Oct 3, 2019 29
ists who were already working on these
themes to celebrate them. The first half,
“Children of Sirius,” was for performing
artists and was done in June. The second
half, “Temple of Sirius,” is for visual
and digital media artists. I will be build-
ing altars to each of those artists. There
is not so much a medium or stylistic
through-line so much as a showcase of
people waking up to the ideas, concepts
and knowledge that they are God, they
are magical and they create their reali-
ties.
PGN: What are some of the themes you
hope people will consider when they
encounter the work?
ML: I firmly believe that all the people MALACHI LILY
who come are the people who are sup-
posed to be there, and are the people
who will be ready to receive the mes-
sages that are there for them. I can’t
predict all the different intricacies and
nuances of messages that people will
receive, but I hope the people will come
with reverence and contemplation, as
one would a holy temple or sacred
space. If I could, I would make everyone
take off their shoes and really take time
before each altar, and maybe leave their
own offerings! Everyone has different
vibrational connections with deities,
plants and animals, and my hope is that
those connections will be realized and
opened during this exhibition.
PGN: You’ve already achieved a lot, but
in an ideal world, what do you think the
next phase of your artistic life will look
like?
ML: That’s a very exciting question. I
hope to keep growing in everything I’m
doing. I have a few books I’m working
on, so my hope is to complete those,
have them published and share them
with the world. I want to keep creating
queer joy events like dance parties and
other collaborative spaces, and other art
spaces where I can uplift performers
and artists who are vibrating in similar
patterns. I want to continue to create
community here in Philadelphia, but I
also want to travel more, and to connect
Philadelphia and myself to other places
and people around the world. I really “X + 3 (MOTHERSHIP)” BY KOMIKKA PATTON
hope that my illus-
trations will also
spread, and that
people will ask me
to illustrate their
dreams and their
visions, and to bring
their imaginations to
life. That brings me
such joy. n
Da Vinci Art
Alliance presents
“Temple of Sirius,”
Oct. 6-27, 704
Catherine St. For
more information,
visit davinciartalli-
ance.org. Photos: Courtesy of Artist
30 Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Sept 27-Oct 3, 2019
Out activist’s queer trilogy comes to end
BY GARY M. KRAMER
PGN Contributor
“A Meteor Shower,” by out lesbian
author and activist Martha Shelley, is
a compelling feminist historical novel
set in the ancient Middle East. Even for
those who have not read the previous two
entries in her trilogy (“The Stars in Their
Courses” and “The Throne in the Heart of
the Sea”), the narrative is easy to follow.
Shelley immerses the reader in the world
of the novel by providing maps, character
charts (indicating which characters are his-
torical and which are fictional), a glossary,
a calendar, source notes and more. When a
character reflects on an earlier relationship
or is haunted by a past event, new readers
won’t miss a beat.
The story opens with Bez, a
“mutarajjul” — a woman dressed in men’s
clothing — in bonds. Bez, a muralist, is
described as a man-woman. She has been
captured and hopes to reunite with her
lover, Tamar, a doctor. Tamar, who works
for Queen Jezebel, leaves with a ransom to
find Bez, and on her journey, she encoun-
ters a young orphan girl, Arneb, whom she
rescues from being sold as a virgin.
Shelley sensitively depicts the opportu-
nities and limitations for women in ancient
society, particularly their fears of being
sold and sexually assaulted. One absorbing
episode involves a young girl who no one
will marry because she has been sexually
abused by a member of the royal family;
she is paid off and sent away because of
the politics of the time. There are also
rules for Queen Jezebel, who is widowed
over the course of the novel. Perhaps the
most satisfying feminist subplot features
Bez and Tamar’s friend, Munapirtu, a pas-
try chef, who at first yields to her husband
Wullu’s demands. Wullu, who is in hid-
ing, hopes to flee with Munapirtu, and he
claims (as was customary at that time) that
his wife’s earnings belong to him. Bez and
Tamar express dismay and help Munapirtu
gain her independence.
LITERATURE
As for the book’s depiction of lesbian-
ism, in addition to the widely accepted
relationship between Bez and Tamar,
Queen Jezebel briefly acts on her attrac-
tion to one of her husband’s other wives,
Timna. (Alas, the book skimps on depict-
ing much same-sex romance; the women
are busy ruling, working and fighting for
their survival).
“A Meteor Shower” follows several
plotlines and characters beyond just the
central women. Some episodes involve
Tamar’s cousin, the prophet Elijah, as well
as his disciple, Elisha ben Shafat. One
narrative thread involves Tamar’s efforts
to warn Elijah that he has been the subject
of a rumor involving the king, and his life
may be in jeopardy. A series of deaths, of
King Ahab, his son Ahaziah, and others,
call to mind “Game of Thrones.” When
Ahab’s son Yoram ascends to power, he
must contend with financing war and tak-
ing back the region of Moab, which pro-
vides some nifty action.
The storylines are episodic, but each
holds interest. Arneb is a spunky charac-
ter, and her coming of age and developing
relationship with Eitan, the brother of her
friend Keturah, is terrific. Shelley explains
how Arneb’s engagement will protect her
from being touched: “Any man who dared
lay his hands on Arneb would be stoned
in the village square.” Such details reflect
Shelley’s deep historical research.
At times the author gets a bit mired in
excessive historical detail, as when she
endlessly lists the food being prepared and
served, or defines the meaning of months
and events. With chapters depicting pov-
erty, drought, famine and deaths caused
by an epidemic of winter fever, readers
might wonder when the plague of locusts
will descend, but thankfully, that doesn’t
happen.
There is also statecraft and inventive
cursing. In one memorable scene, Jezebel
shouts about someone being so putrid a
hyena would not have sexual congress,
although she is far less polite.
Shelley’s writing is brisk throughout the
novel, and she is best when it comes to
depicting omens, such as the titular meteor
shower, a fabulous chapter, or a “multi-
tudinous cloud of storks,” a portentous
image of “black and white wings spread
like capes wide enough to cover a man,
soaring, embracing the hot autumn wind.”
However, she does employ a few clunky
metaphors, such as “He stepped on that
cockroach of an idea.”
“A Meteor Shower” manages to end
on a note of ambiguity, even while main-
taining historical accuracy in its portrayal
of Jezebel’s death. Readers may wish for
more resolution, as they are left to imagine
the futures of Bez, Tamar and Arneb. But
any disappointment in that regard is ulti-
mately a result of the book’s strengths, and
not a criticism. Readers will care so much
for these characters, they won’t them to be
left behind. n
PORTRAIT from page 27
my agent. I read the script and thought
it was hilarious and relevant. I did a
one-woman show a while ago called, “A
Handsome Woman Retreats,” which had
a lot to do with spirituality, including
my efforts to handle my panic attacks by
going on a 10-day silent retreat to get to
the cause of my anxiety. This show hit on
a lot of topics that are also of concern for
me, so I agreed to do it.
PGN: How long did you have to prepare?
The show was almost all you.
KW: Whoo! It’s no joke, and I only had
three weeks to get ready. It’s a wordy play,
and they’re not my words, they’re David
Javerbaum’s brilliant words filled with
thees and thous to make it even harder.
PGN: The play touches on a lot of pro-
gressive subjects, from abortion to gun
control, and of course LGBTQ issues. I
love when you spoke about there not being
a God-given right to carry arms, stating
there was no bible passage AK-47. What
RIVERA from page 21
PGN: What’s next for you?
GR: I’m gonna write more comics. I’ve
got a new original series coming out with
BOOM! Studios in December titled “b.b.
free.” b.b.’s fifteen, ready to take on the
world, and secretly manifesting cosmic
powers that turn a road trip with her best
friend into an epic eco-divine adventure!
b.b. and Chulita take on the Fractured
States of America, healing polluted earth
and ocean while still just trying to figure
out what it means to be 15.
PGN: You talk about Lolita Lebron, the
Puerto Rican Nationalist Party mem-
ber who opened fire on the House of
Representatives. Do you consider yourself
radical?
GR: We’ve strayed so far from reality that
when someone writes a fact, it’s considered
are some of your favorite lines or seg-
ments from the show?
KW: Hmmm, there are so many. The
whole rant on God not blessing America
anymore is pretty good. And, of course,
the lines telling people in sports and show-
biz that she could care less what team or
person wins so stop thanking God like she
had anything to do with it. That she had
more important things to do than make
sure that Tom Brady completed a pass.
[Laughing] And I crack up at the segment
on Abraham and Isaac! It’s so twisted!
It just highlights what’s wrong with so
much dogma. And God is so petty in her
enjoyment of his misery in the scene.
PGN: What was the most difficult part of
doing the show, other than the dialogue?
KW: Well, the dialogue was a killer;
there was so much to lock in and, tonally,
you have to find the rhythm in the humor
and ways to make the dark parts funny
too.
PGN: Well, you succeeded at both. I
thoroughly enjoyed the show. n
a radical act. Lolita Lebron was brought
into Juliet’s story because Juliet is research-
ing women who’ve been erased from his-
tory. Lolita Lebron was a Puerto Rican
nationalist fighting for a free Puerto Rico.
And you’re d--n right she fired shots in
the House of Representatives, but that was
because the U.S. was basically extorting
Puerto Rico for resources while making it
illegal to be Puerto Rican, while secretly
sterilizing our women and girls, using
Puerto Rican land for military purposes.
All that horrific stuff that’s just washed
away. Juliet reads the “Ladies Gallery”
which is a real book written by Lolita
Lebron’s granddaughter Irene Vilar, so tell
me what is so radical about that? Juliet,
just like every single queer kid of color
deserves to see her people at their most
real and heroic. She deserves Joan of Arc,
Rosa Parks, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia
Rivera and a Lolita Lebron, you know?
PGN: Other than perhaps elements of your
own biography, what did it mean to make
Juliet so fiercely and markedly indepen-
dent.
GR: Nothing uplifts me more than meet-
ing women, femmes and nonbinary folks
who are full-on in love with themselves.
We have the right to revel in our radi-
ance. Take that alliteration and bathe all
in it. I wanted Juliet to vibrate with self
love. I wanted her to drip in love with her
thick body, brown skin, nerdiness and the
world around her. We deserve that. We as
in all the thick queer Puerto Rican baby
dykes, all the fat juicy queer rebel Black
Indigenous People of Color, and all the
folks who want to move with big love in
a world that’s so full of hard aches. Juliet
is for us. She is for herself. What would
Juliet say to the new moment? What all of
us should always say. What Boriquas have
been saying for generations: Pa’lante,
siempre pa’lante. n

SHERIFF’S SALE
Properties to be sold by
JEWELL WILLIAMS Sher-
iff on Tuesday, October 1, 2019
at First District Plaza, 3801
Market Street, at 9:00 AM.
(EST)
Conditions of Sheriff’s
Sale for
JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE
SALE
Ten percent of the highest
bid for each property auc-
tioned off shall be deposited
in certified check, attorney’s
check or money order with
the Sheriff by each bidder
when his bid is registered,
provided that in no case shall
less than Six Hundred Dollars
($600.00) be deposited, other-
wise upon failure or refusal to
make such deposit, the bidder
shall lose all benefit of his bid
and the property may be  of-
fered again and sold unless
a second bid has been regis-
tered, then, the second highest
bidder will take the property at
the highest bid price.
Additionally, where there
is active bidding, the highest
bidder, and the second high-
est bidder, if any must post
the entire amount of the cost
of the distribution policy
for the property at the time
of sale by certified check,
attorney’s check or money
order with the Sheriff.   The
Sheriff reserves the right to
reject any certified check,
attorney’s check or money
order that on its face has
an expired use date and is
presented for payment of the
deposit.
The balance of the
purchase money must be
deposited in  certified check,
attorney’s check or money
order together with a Deed
poll for execution by the high-
est bidder to the Sheriff at his
office within 30 days from the
time of the sale. An extension
of time for an additional 30
days may be granted at the
discretion of the Sheriff upon
receipt of written request from
the buyer requesting the same,
except when a second bidder
has been duly registered. Also,
if the first bidder does not
complete settlement with the
Sheriff within the thirty (30)
day time limit and a second
bid was registered at the sale,
the second bidder shall be
granted the same thirty (30)
day time limit to make settle-
ment with the Sheriff on his
second bid. Thereafter, the
Sheriff shall be at liberty to re-
turn the writ to court. A second
bid must be registered on any
property immediately after
it is sold. The second bidder
must present the same amount
of deposit that the highest bid-
der delivers to the Sheriff at
the sale. An extension of time
under no circumstances will
be granted or honored by the
Sheriff whenever a second bid
is registered on a property at
the sale.
The first bid or opening
bid on each property shall be
set by the City of Philadelphia.
In no event will the successful
bidder be allowed to settle
on the property unless all the
Sheriff’s costs are paid not-
withstanding the final bid.
The deposit by any bidder
who fails to comply with the
above conditions of sale shall
be forfeited and the funds will
be applied to the Sheriff’s cost,
then to any municipal claims
that the City of Philadelphia
has on the property. Finally, if
a balance still remains, a Sher-
iff’s Distribution Policy will
be ordered and the money will
be distributed accordingly.  County Court - indicate the
No personal checks, drafts
or promises to pay will be
SHERIFF’S SALE
accepted in lieu of   certified
checks, attorney’s checks or
money orders made payable
to the Sheriff of Philadelphia
County.  following show the amount of
The Sheriff reserves the
right to grant further exten-
sions of time to settle and
further reserves the right to
refuse bids from bidders who
have failed to enter deposits
on their bids, failed to make
settlement, or make fraudulent
bids, or any other behavior
which causes disruption of the
Sheriff Sale. Said bidders shall
be so refused for the sale in
which said behavior occurred
and for said further period of
time as the Sheriff in his dis-
cretion shall determine.  settlement, under certain terms
The Sheriff will not ac-
knowledge a deed poll to any
individual or entity using an
unregistered fictitious name
and may, at his discretion,
require proof of identity of the
purchaser or the registration
of fictitious names. The bid
of an unregistered fictitious
name shall be forfeited as if
the bidder failed to meet the
terms of sale.  Philadelphia
All bidders are advised to
remain at the sale until after
the last property is sold. The
Sheriff reserves the right to
re-sell any property at any
time before the end of the sale,
upon the successful bidders’
failure to tender the required
deposit. The Sheriff reserves
the right to postpone or stay
the sale of any property in
which the attorney on the writ
has not appeared and is not
present at the sale.  Sheriff’s Office cannot decide
Prospective purchasers
are directed to the Web site
of the Philadelphia Bureau
of Revision of Taxes, (BRT)
brtweb.phila.gov for a fuller
description of the proper-
ties listed. Properties can
be looked up by the BRT
number – which should be
cross checked with the ad-
dress. Prospective purchas-
ers are also directed to the
Room 154 City Hall, 215-
686-1483 and to its website
philadox.phila.gov and to
its website at http://phila-
dox.phila.gov where they
can view the deed to each
individual property and
find the boundaries of the
property. PROSPECTIVE
PURCHASERS ARE RE-
SPONSIBLE FOR DETER-
MINING THE NATURE,
LOCATION, CONDITION
AND BOUNDARIES OF
THE PROPERTIES THEY
SEEK TO PURCHASE. The
BRT # refers to a unique
number assigned by the City
Bureau of Revision of Taxes
to each property in the City
for the purpose of assessing
it for taxes. This number can
be used to obtain descriptive
information about the prop-
erty from the BRT website.
Effective Date: July 7, 2006  TIAL PROPERTY Elaine Far-
 NOTICE OF SCHED-
ULE OF DISTRIBUTION  cember Term, 2009 No. 03464
The Sheriff will file in his
office, The Land Title Build-
ing, 100 South Broad Street,
5th Floor, a Schedule of
Distribution Thirty (30) Days
from the date of the sale of
Real Estate. Distribution will
be made in accordance with
the Schedule unless excep-
tions are filed thereto within
ten (10) days thereafter.  2559 E Ontario St 19134
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.  TIAL PROPERTY Donna Pren-
The letters C.P., Court
of Common Pleas; O.C.,
Orphans’ Court; Q.S., Court
of Quarter Sessions; C.C.,
Court out of which the writ of
execution issues under which
SHERIFF’S SALE
the sale is made: S. 1941. 223.
means September Term, 1941.
223, the term and number of
the docket entry; the figures
debt; and the name following
is that of the attorney issuing
the writ.  1910-307
Attention is called to the
provisions of Act No.104, ap-
proved July 27, 1955, which
requires owners of properties
which are used, designed or
intended to be used by three
or more families, or of com-
mercial establishments which
contain one or more dwelling
units, to deliver to the buyers
of such properties a use reg-
istration permit at the time of
and conditions. Sheriff Sales
are not subject to provisions
of the said Act and the Sheriff
will, therefore, not deliver use
registration permits in connec-
tion with any sales conducted
by him.  1,755 Sq. Ft. OPA#622081800
Very truly yours,
JEWELL WILLIAMS
Sheriff
City and County of
www.Officeof
Philadelphia
Sheriff.com
SPECIAL NOTE: All Sheriff’s
Sales are conducted pursuant
to the orders of the Courts and
Judges of the First Judicial
District. Only properties that
are subject to judgments issued
by the First Judicial District
are listed for sale. By law, the
if a property can be listed for
sale; only the District Courts
can order a property to be sold
at auction.
SHERIFF’S SALE
OF
Tuesday,
October 1, 2019
1910-301
12445 Sweet Briar Rd
19154 66th wd. 1,763 Sq. Ft.
OPA#663173200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Ronald A. Wright
a/k/a Ronald Wright C.P.
April Term, 2017 No. 02746
$218,211.39 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-302
2823 Chatham St 19134 25th
wd. 861 Sq. Ft. OPA#251398600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY John
N. O’Boyle a/k/a John O’Boyle
C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03599
$65,795.76 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-303
6325 Vine St 19139 34th wd.
2,535 Sq. Ft. OPA#343009100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
num and John Farnum C.P. De-
$110,705.34 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-304
3232 Emerald St 19134 45th wd.
1,263 Sq. Ft. OPA#452333600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Pennington
189 Management, LLC C.P.
August Term, 2012 No. 03282
$83,877.24 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-305
4523 Marple St 19136 65th wd.
1,117 Sq. Ft. OPA#651110700
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
dergast and Michael Siemien
C.P. January Term, 2015 No.
02895 $65,429.24 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-306
837 S 58th St 19143 46th wd.
1,700 Sq. Ft. OPA#463285400
PGN
SHERIFF’S SALE
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Karen
Dunn Administratrix of the Es-
tate of Bert N. Dunn Deceased
C.P. June Term, 2018 No.
02617 $109,662.72 KML Law
Group, P.C.
2205 S Clarion St a/k/a 2205
Clarion St 19148 39th wd. 652
Sq. Ft. OPA#394442700 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Jennifer R.
Garner C.P. April Term, 2016
No. 02125 $229,500.33 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1910-308
1533 W Butler St 19140
13th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft.
OPA#131084400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Keith A. King C.P.
June Term, 2013 No. 01874
$23,304.41 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-309
2174 Granite St 19124 62nd wd.
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY J.G.,
a minor, Solely in His Capac-
ity as Heir of Bernice Groover,
Deceased, in care of Paula
Groover a/k/a Paula Melhuish,
The Unknown Heirs of Bernice
Groover, Deceased, Dennis
Groover Solely in His Capac-
ity as Heir of Bernice Groover,
Deceased, Joseph Groover
Solely in His Capacity as Heir
of Bernice Groover, Deceased,
Thomas Groover Solely in His
Capacity as Heir of Bernice
Groover, Deceased and William
Groover Solely in His Capacity
as Heir of Bernice Groover, De-
ceased C.P. October Term, 2017
No. 03970 $45,422.41 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1910-310
419 W Earlham Terr
19144 12th wd. 995 Sq. Ft.
OPA#124054200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Angela Ancrum
and Vernon R. Ancrum C.P.
July Term, 2014 No. 02125
$78,872.97 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-311
1165 Atwood Rd 19151
34th wd. 1,240 Sq. Ft.
OPA#344328400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Nakia M. Feribee
C.P. November Term, 2017 No.
02191 $105,016.70 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-312
8616 Fayette St 19150 50th wd.
1,454 Sq. Ft. OPA#502304400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Lyn-
nise Culler Solely as Adminis-
tratrix of The Estate of Taheera
W. Hakim a/k/a Taheera Hakim-
Robinson, Deceased, Rahman
A. Hakim, Solely as Heir to Ta-
heera W. Hakim a/k/a Taheera
Hakim-Robinson, Deceased,
Estate of Taheera W. Hakim
a/k/a Taheera Hakim-Robinson,
Deceased and All Unknown
individuals, heirs, successors,
assigns, business entities, non-
profit entities and/or charitable
entities having and/or claiming
any right, title and/or interest
therein, therefrom and/or there-
under and Kai T. Hakim-Lewis
individually and as Heir to Ta-
heera W. Hakim a/k/a Taheera
Hakim-Robinson, Deceased
C.P. April Term, 2016 No.
02221 $49,516.62 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-313
45th wd. 1,100 Sq. Ft.
OPA#451044000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY John Wendrycho-
wicz, Jr. C.P. December Term,
2017 No. 02776 $174,438.38
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-314
3414 Cottman Ave 19149
55th wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft.
OPA#551517400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
SHERIFF’S SALE
PROPERTY Daisy Hurtado
C.P. December Term, 2006 No.
00692 $87,482.18 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-315
7227 Jackson St 19135 41st wd.
1,485 Sq. Ft. OPA#412324100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Ieshia
D. Neal C.P. July Term, 2016
No. 03138 $144,886.29 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1910-316
979 Carver St 19124 35th wd.
980 Sq. Ft. OPA#351259400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Juanita
Malave-Garcia C.P. June Term,
2016 No. 02568 $132,533.64
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-317
6345 Overbrook Ave 19151
34th wd. 12,893 Sq. Ft.
OPA#344177400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Christopher Bax-
ter C.P. March Term, 2015 No.
03453 $287,188.53 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-318
157 Mifflin St 19148 1st wd.
915 Sq. Ft. OPA#011171300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Jade
Carroll and Kevin Carroll C.P.
March Term, 2017 No. 00459
$149,144.74 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-319
69 E. Hortter St 19119-
2205 22nd wd. 953 Sq. Ft.
OPA#221177000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Renee McFarland C.P. Oc-
tober Term, 2018 No. 00258
$62,253.15 Hladik, Onorato, &
Federman, LLP
1910-320
1702 Mohican St 19138
10th wd. 1,360 Sq. Ft.
OPA#102235800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Sherryl White-Greene C.P. No-
vember Term, 2018 No. 01881
$116,256.07 Hladik, Onorato,
& Federman, LLP
1910-321
4225 Stirling St 19135-
3111 55th wd. 1,272 Sq. Ft.
OPA#552057000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Thomas J. Devern and Anita
Beth Devern C.P. Febru-
ary Term, 2019 No. 01391
$106,646.54 Hladik, Onorato,
& Federman, LLP
1910-322
6820 Wyncote Ave 19138
10th wd. 810 Sq. Ft.
OPA#102096900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Natisha Hall C.P.
June Term, 2018 No. 01118
$86,307.53 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-323
1022 E Mount Airy Ave
19150 50th wd. 3,453 Sq. Ft.
OPA#502481800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Marian V. Wil-
liams as Administratrix of the
Estate of Norma Wiggins De-
ceased C.P. October Term, 2018
No. 02933 $154,637.13 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1910-324
3081 Agate St 19134 25th wd.
702 Sq. Ft. OPA#252332800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY
Omayra Santiago C.P. March
Term, 2018 No. 00266
$49,430.32 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-325
1000 N 46th St 19131 6th wd.
1,342 Sq. Ft. OPA#062379100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Rob-
ert K. Potts as Executor of the
Estate of Rosa Mae Potts De-
ceased C.P. November Term,
2018 No. 03132 $92,775.79
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-326
7536 Brentwood Rd 19151
Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Sept 27-Oct 3, 2019
SHERIFF’S SALE
34th wd. 1,300 Sq. Ft.
OPA#343222000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Wanda Johnson
C.P. August Term, 2017 No.
01620 $42,585.50 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-327
7207 Buist Ave 19142 40th wd.
1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#404280000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Kevin
Harris Jr. a/k/a Kevin Harris
C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
02231 $123,319.57 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-328
7356 N Bouvier St 19126
10th wd. 1,526 Sq. Ft.
OPA#101081800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Joseph Smith
Solely in His Capacity as Heir
of Victoria M. Smith a/k/a Vic-
toria Smith, Eric Turner Solely
in His Capacity as Heir of Vic-
toria M. Smith a/k/a Victoria
Smith, Jason Turner Solely in
His Capacity as Heir of Victoria
M. Smith a/k/a Victoria Smith,
The Unknown Heirs of Victoria
M. Smith a/k/a Victoria Smith
Deceased and Anthony Young
Solely in His Capacity as Heir
of Victoria M. Smith a/k/a Vic-
toria Smith C.P. March Term,
2018 No. 00104 $124,833.83
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-329
360 Longshore Ave 19111
35th wd. 4,075 Sq. Ft.
OPA#353153100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Suzanne Gokool
as Administratrix of the Estate
of Deo Gokool Deceased C.P.
September Term, 2018 No.
02504 $220,952.99 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-330
4977 Pennway St 19124
23rd wd. 1,425 Sq. Ft.
OPA#233109000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Jonathan Rodri-
guez C.P. August Term, 2018
No. 01531 $115,486.51 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1910-331
2821 Memphis St 19134 25th
wd. ALL THAT CERTAIN lot
or piece of ground with the
buildings and improvements
thereon erected, SITUATE on
the Southeasterly side of Mem-
phis St at the distance of One
hundred forty-eight feet North-
eastwardly from the Norteast-
erly side of Somerset Street
in the 25th War of the City of
Philadelphia; CONTAINING
in front or breadth on the said
Memphis Street Fourteen feet,
Two inches and extending of
that width in length or depth
Southeastwardly between lines
parallel with the said Somerset
Stree Sixty-four feet, Three
and three-quarters inches to a
certain Three feet wide alley,
which extend Southwestwardly
from Auburn Street and com-
municates at its Southwestern-
most end with a certain other
alley Three feet wide, which
extends Northwestwardly and
Southeastwardly from the said
Memphis Street to Aramingo
Avenue. PRCL# 25-1-4848-00
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2
STY MASONRY Pennington
189 Management LLC et. al.
C.P. November Term, 2014 No.
02112 $96,937.56 Anita J. Mur-
ray, Esq.
1910-332
3439 N 17th St 19140 11th wd.
17,033 Sq. Ft. OPA#776615010
IMPROVEMENTS: COM-
MERCIAL BUILDING
Hero Incorporated C.P. Oc-
tober Term, 2015 No. 03440
$1,276,334.45 Drew Salaman,
Esquire
1910-333
3900 Ford Rd, Unit 4C 19131
52nd wd. Park Plaza Condo-
minium: 1,206 Improvement
Area Sq. Ft. OPA#888520039
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
SHERIFF’S SALE
DENTIAL DWELLING Vicki
Jo Mest C.P. June Term, 2018
No. 02254 $133,760.83 Joseph
R. Loverdi, Esquire
1910-334
6509 N 16th St 19126 17th
wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY
MASONRY; 1,442 Sq. Ft.
BRT#172134000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Jenna M. Shomo
C.P. April Term, 2018 No.
03282 $106,036.93 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1910-335
10820 Modena Terr 19154
66th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY
MAS+OTHER; 1,449 Sq. Ft.
BRT#662053300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Kelly A. O’Keefe
and Matthew J. Schwartz C.P.
September Term, 2016 No.
01645 $77,335.90 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1910-336
2991 Mercer St 19134 25th wd.
999 Sq. Ft. OPA#251267000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Debra
Moran as Administratrix of the
Estate of Michelle Elizabeth
Moran C.P. February Term,
2017 No. 04630 $147,458.44
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-337
7007 N Broad St 19126 61st wd.
ROW B/GAR 2 STY STONE;
1,504 Sq. Ft. BRT#611210900
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL DWELLING Troy
Lewis and Joyia Lewis C.P.
January Term, 2019 No. 00735
$153,155.05 McCabe, Weis-
berg, & Conway, LLC
1910-338
3725 N 15th St 19140 13th wd.
1,280 Sq. Ft. OPA#131141200
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Cyn-
thia Muse C.P. September Term,
2015 No. 01611 $91,781.51
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-339
5127 N Broad St 19141
49th wd. 2,195 Sq. Ft.
OPA#493248800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Willie Jackson
C.P. October Term, 2018 No.
00138 $164,502.84 Justin F.
Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas
Kochalski LLC
1910-340
1940 W Sparks St 19141
49th wd. ROW W/DET GAR
2 STY MAS; 1,180 Sq. Ft.
BRT#171273000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Randy Stewart,
Known Surviving Heir of
Joseph Stewart, Gary Stew-
art, Known Surviving Heir
of Joseph Stewart, Frederick
L. Stewart, Known Surviving
Heir of Joseph Stewart, Gloria
Stewart, Known Surviving Heir
of Joseph Stewart, Frederick
J. Stewart, Known Surviving
Heir of Joseph Stewart, Arthur
Stewart, Known Surviving Heir
of Joseph Stewart, Roney Stew-
art, Known Surviving Heir of
Joseph Stewart, and Unknown
Surviving Heirs of Joseph
Stewart C.P. January Term,
2018 No. 01989 $78,269.12
McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway,
LLC
1910-341
3445 N Orianna St 19140 19th
wd. 928 Sq. Ft.; Row Two Story
Masonry BRT#193085900 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Luis Ramos
$65,476.53 McCabe, Weisberg,
& Conway, LLC
1910-342
4448 N 19th St 19140 13th wd.
1,435 Sq. Ft. OPA#132211600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY
Sering T. Whitehead C.P.
January Term, 2019 No. 03020
$70,624.16 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-343
4224 Levick St 19135 55th
wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY
MASONRY; 1,324 Sq. Ft.
31
SHERIFF’S SALE
BRT#552075300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Angelique Bridg-
es C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
02215 $82,745.25 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1910-344
907 Sigel St 19148 1st wd.
ROW 2 STY MASONRY;
1,149 Sq. Ft. BRT#012365600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL DWELLING Estelle
Agnes, Known Surviving Heir
of Louis Agnes, Louis Agnes,
Known Surviving Heir of Louis
Agnes, Elaine Agnes, Known
Surviving Heir of Louis Agnes,
Celeste Agnes, Known Surviv-
ing Heir of Louis Agnes, B.A.,
A Minor, Known Surviving
Heir of Louis Agnes and Un-
known Surviving Heirs of Louis
Agnes C.P. November Term,
2018 No. 02936 $116,518.74
McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway,
LLC
1910-345
3271 Holme Ave 19114 57th
wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY
MASONRY; 1,132 Sq. Ft.
BRT#572034900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Frances D. Bor-
relli C.P. March Term, 2019 No.
00366 $151,606.57 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1910-346
4708 Higbee St 19135 41st wd.
Land: 2,500 Sq. Ft.; Improve-
ment: 1,125 Sq. Ft.; Total:
2,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#411130600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Sylvia
Zolk and Brian Zolk a/k/a Brian
K. Zolk C.P. February Term,
2019 No. 01394 $228,044.86
Richard M. Squire & Associ-
ates, LLC
1910-347
1828 Frankford Ave 19125
18th wd. Covential Row, Apart-
ment, 3 Story; 4,230 Sq. Ft.
BRT#183050100 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Jeffrey C. Marshall C.P. No-
vember Term, 2018 No. 02942
$28,931.56 McCabe, Weisberg,
& Conway, LLC
1910-348
5803 Cottage St 19135
62nd wd. 1,300 Sq. Ft.
OPA#622387600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Jennifer Jackson
a/k/a Jennifer Formiglia C.P.
November Term, 2018 No.
01662 $42,604.91 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-349
191 Sparks St 19120 61st wd.
1,050 Sq. Ft. OPA#611265500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Ben-
netta O. Lyons C.P. April Term,
2018 No. 00118 $92,470.94
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-350
7924 Cottage St 19136
65th wd. APT 2-4 UNITS
2 STY MASON; 1,598 Sq.
Ft. BRT#651242230 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Edward
Tkach and Elvira Tkach C.P.
July Term, 2018 No. 02566
$241,036.76 McCabe, Weis-
berg, & Conway, LLC
1910-351
1422 Imogene St 19124
23rd wd. 666 Sq. Ft.
OPA#234033900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY John K. Campbell
C.P. February Term, 2019 No.
02924 $16,734.97 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-352
1024 S 22nd St 19146 30th wd.
1,457 Sq. Ft. OPA#302296800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Nicho-
las A. Offenbacher C.P. De-
cember Term, 2013 No. 00110
$308,921.71 Meredith H. Woot-
ers, Esquire; Manley Deas Ko-
chalski, LLC
1910-353
2118 Robbins Ave a/k/a 2118
Robbins St 19149 62nd wd.
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SHERIFF’S SALE
1,588 Sq. Ft. OPA#621276700
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Teresa
Cruz and Francisco Rosa C.P.
May Term, 2017 No. 02094
$150,836.88 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-354
5814 Belmar Terr a/k/a 5814
Belmar St 19143 3rd wd. 1,088
Sq. Ft. OPA#034106600 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Mitzie Ly-
ons-Foster, a/k/a Mitzie Lyons
Foster C.P. November Term,
2018 No. 01554 $58,570.85
Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire;
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
1910-355
1527 S Carlisle St 19146
36th wd. 1,336 Sq. Ft.
OPA#365021400 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Mary A. Faustino C.P. Febru-
ary Term, 2019 No. 01351
$58,743.41 Justin F. Kobeski,
Esquire; Manley Deas Kochal-
ski LLC
1910-356
1216 N Frazier St 19131 4th wd.
1,282 Sq. Ft. OPA#043076800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Patri-
cia Owens (deceased); Falisha
J. Owens; Phillip Owens C.P.
June Term, 2018 No. 02963
$40,751.32 Cristina L. Connor,
Esquire; Manley Deas Kochal-
ski, LLC
1910-357
6829 N 17th St 19126 10th wd.
1,145 Sq. Ft.; Improvements:
1,224 Sq. Ft. OPA#101048900
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW
B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY
Marcy Townsell, in Her Capac-
ity as Adminstratrix and heir of
Morgan Townsell a/k/a Mor-
gan Townsell, Jr., Deceased;
Unknown heirs, successors,
assigns, and all persons, firms,
or associations claiming right,
title, or interest from or under
Morgan Townsell a/k/a Mor-
gan Townsell, Jr., Deceased
C.P. September Term, 2018
No. 00513 $87,807.49 Robert
Crawley
1910-358
4130 W Girard Ave 19104
6th wd. 3,102 Sq. Ft.
OPA#062168900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Shirley M.
Ross, a/k/a Shirley Ross C.P.
April Term, 2018 No. 00649
$167,898.94 Justin F. Kobeski,
Esquire; Manley Deas Kochal-
ski LLC
1910-359
1803 73rd Ave 19126 10th wd.
1,141 Sq. Ft. OPA#101349000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL DWELLING Joyce
Gilliam C.P. December Term,
2018 No. 03580 $68,255.94
RAS Citron, LLC, Robert
Crawley, Esq
1910-360
4313 Ludlow St 19104 27th wd.
Land Area: 1,204 Sq. Ft.; Im-
provement Area: 1,006 Sq. Ft.
OPA#272006800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Bashisha Sherrod
C.P. January Term, 2007 No.
01374 $68,697.74 RAS Citron,
Robert Crawley Esq.
1910-361
8342 Williams Ave 19150
50th wd. Land Area: 2,004 Sq.
Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,152
Sq. Ft. OPA#502250800 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Phyllis
Small, in Her Capacity as Exec-
utrix of the Estate of Joyce But-
ler a/k/a Joyce Marion Butler
a/k/a Joyce Marian Butler C.P.
February Term, 2019 No. 00905
$152,595.60 RAS Citron, Rob-
ert Crawley, Esq.
1910-362
5916 Henry Ave 19128 21st wd.
1,711 Sq. Ft. OPA#213247200
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY An-
thony Wychunis C.P. Janu-
ary Term, 2019 No. 02953
SHERIFF’S SALE
$57,495.13 Justin F. Kobeski,
Esquire; Manley Deas Kochal-
ski LLC
1910-363
1032 N Orianna St 19123 5th
wd. Land Area: 1,216 Sq. Ft.;
Improvement Area: 2,043 Sq.
Ft. OPA#057095420 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Sharon McPher-
son; Joseph Steward a/k/a Joseph
Steward III C.P. April Term,
2018 No. 03477 $454,369.21
RAS Citron, LLC, Robert Craw-
ley, Esq.
1910-364
3437 N 6th St 19140 43rd wd.
1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#431109500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Wanda
Reyes, a/k/a Wanda Villanueva
C.P. February Term, 2019 No.
02071 $52,416.93 Meredith H.
Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas
Kochalski, LLC
1910-365
5946 Christian St 19143 3rd wd.
1,695 Sq. Ft.; Improvements:
1,412 Sq. Ft. OPA#033065100
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW /
GAR 2 STY MASONRY Rosi-
land West C.P. June Term, 2015
No. 01431 $107,177.24 Robert
Crawley
1910-366
3948 Lawndale St 19124
33rd wd. 1,138 Sq. Ft.
OPA#332256800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Ivano Berta, a/k/a
I. Berta C.P. October Term, 2018
No. 04064 $86,233.72 Meredith
H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley
Deas Kochalski, LLC
1910-367
237 E Haines St 19144 22nd wd.
2,560 Sq. Ft. BRT#592002800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Dana Y.
Robinson C.P. July Term, 2018
No. 00633 $43,054.32 Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq., Lorraine
Gazzara Doyle, Esq
1910-368
3447 Emerald St 19134 45th wd.
938 Sq. Ft. BRT#452323900
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Antonio Ser-
rano, Jr. C.P. March Term, 2018
No. 01535 $59,692.85 Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq, Lorraine
Gazzara Doyle, Esq
1910-369
2817 Benner St 19149 62nd wd.
1,224 Sq. Ft. OPA#621153400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Kelly
Buettler; John A. Buettler, a/k/a
John Buettler, a/k/a John A.
Buettler, Jr. C.P. August Term,
2018 No. 03016 $128,719.85
Cristina L. Connor, Esquire;
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
1910-370
532 E Brinton St 19144 59th wd.
2,951 Sq. Ft. OPA#592171000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Monique S.
Bennett, a/k/a Monique Bennett;
Carlton J. Bennett, a/k/a Carlton
Bennett C.P. April Term, 2017
No. 02521 $40,927.47 Cris-
tina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley
Deas Kochalski, LLC
1910-371
3234 Rhett Rd 19154 66th wd.
1,788 Sq. Ft. OPA#662469400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY William P.
Weissinger, Jr. C.P. August Term,
2018 No. 03123 $151,066.14
Cristina L. Connor, Esquire;
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
1910-372
150 Covington Rd 19120
61st wd. 1,944 Sq. Ft.
OPA#611442000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Roudy Rympel C.P.
March Term, 2017 No. 02490
$97,307.28 Cristina L. Connor,
Esquire; Manley Deas Kochal-
ski, LLC
1910-373
5939 Malta St 19120 35th wd.
1,058 Sq. Ft. OPA#352285500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Tome-
SHERIFF’S SALE
ka Bailey C.P. March Term,
2017 No. 02716 $116,556.25
Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire;
Manley Deas Kochalski LLC
1910-374
1328 N Alden St 19131-
4114 4th wd. 1,218 Sq. Ft.
OPA#043119900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Abraham Chester
C.P. February Term, 2019 No.
00946 $71,415.79 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-375
12734 Hollins Rd 19154-
1510 66th wd. 1,360 Sq. Ft.
OPA#663338600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Renee Stieffen-
hofer C.P. February Term, 2019
No. 01953 $118,548.21 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1910-376
5068 McKean Ave 19144-
4125 13th wd. 1,714 Sq. Ft.
OPA#133151200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Alesha Jones C.P.
April Term, 2018 No. 01424
$170,285.65 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-377
901 N Penn St Unit R2604
19123-3160 88th wd. 731
Sq. Ft. OPA#888062288 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Matthew
Blum C.P. January Term, 2019
No. 00302 $236,872.23 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1910-378
8607 Brierdale Rd 19128-
2002 21st wd. 1,570 Sq. Ft.
OPA#214248100 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROP-
ERTY Richard A. Pacell C.P.
April Term, 2016 No. 03377
$138,184.30 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-379
413 E Sharpnack St 19119
22nd wd. 1,181 Sq. Ft.
OPA#221129300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Michele Burnam
C.P. February Term, 2019 No.
02932 $116,967.96 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-380
1210 Alcott St 19149 35th
wd. Land Area: 1,103 Sq. Ft.
BRT#352067000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Brian Dructor
a/k/a Brian M. Dructor C.P.
July Term, 2018 No. 03343
$37,288.10 Martha E. Von
Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von
Rosenstiel, Esq, Lorraine Gaz-
zara Doyle, Esq
1910-381
121 S Redfield St 19139 3rd
wd. (formerly 46th wd.) 1,040
Sq. Ft. BRT#031133500 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Lorraine
Young C.P. October Term, 2018
No. 03701 $85,771.88 Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq, Lor-
raine Gazzara Doyle, Esq
1910-382
9028 Ashton Rd 19136 57th wd.
7,150 Sq. Ft.; Improvements:
1,296 Sq. Ft. OPA#571311500
IMPROVEMENTS: DET W/D
2 STY MASONRY Warren G.
Geiger, Jr. C.P. June Term, 2018
No. 01777 $122,222.90 Robert
Crawley
1910-383
4601 Oakmont St 19136 65th
wd. Land Area: 1,892 Sq. Ft.;
Improvement Area: 1,132
Sq. Ft. OPA#651082900 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Helen Ann
Scola, in Her Capacity as Heir
of Dolores A. McGovern a/k/a
Dolores McGoveren; Unknown
heirs, successors, assigns, and
all persons, firms, or associa-
tions claiming right, title, or in-
terest from or under Dolores
A. McGovern a/k/a Dolores
McGovern C.P. February Term,
2019 No. 01372 $135,439.93
SHERIFF’S SALE
RAS Citron, LLC, Robert
Crawley, Esq
1910-384
5313 Walnut St 19139 53rd wd.
1,187 Sq. Ft. BRT#603023300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL DWELLING
Arnett Arthur Woodall C.P.
April Term, 2018 No. 00996
$109,535.03 Martha E. Von
Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von
Rosenstiel, Esq, Lorraine Gaz-
zara Doyle, Esq
1910-385
423 Fern St 19120-1813
61st wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft.
OPA#612205000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Tyrone Alston;
Tracey A. Alston C.P. May
Term, 2017 No. 03121
$126,597.33 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-386
2015 E Firth St 19125-
1315 31st wd. 786 Sq. Ft.
OPA#314058100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Jon B. Batista
C.P. November Term, 2013 No.
03079 $137,251.48 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-387
919 N Front St, B 19123-
1715 5th wd. 2,491 Sq. Ft.
OPA#057019120 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Sean F. Mc-
cullough; Christina M. Spicer
C.P. December Term, 2018 No.
03520 $407,975.57 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-388
4603 Lansing St 19136-
3202 65th wd. 1,024 Sq. Ft.
OPA#651177800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Joseph Loughlin
C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03209
$109,592.15 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-389
6328 Newtown Ave 19111
35th wd. 9,362 Sq. Ft.
OPA#353184500 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Terrence J. Bishop
a/k/a Terrence Bishop and Carla
Laverna Bishop a/k/a Carla
Bishop C.P. February Term,
2016 No. 04556 $368,966.14
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-390
5634 Thomas Ave 19143-
4645 51st wd. 1,230 Sq. Ft.
OPA#513092000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Colleen P. Good-
wyn a/k/a Colleen Goodwyn;
Bernadette M. Goodwyn a/k/a
Bernadette Goodwyn C.P. De-
cember Term, 2017 No. 04066
$89,785.58 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-391
1406 E Sharpnack St 19150-
2108 50th wd. 1,084 Sq. Ft.
OPA#501471400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Ricardo A. Forrest
C.P. March Term, 2019 No.
00811 $119,496.49 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-392
6059 Lawndale St 19111
35th wd. 1,646 Sq. Ft.
OPA#352324900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Niyah Smith-
Walker and Sheldon Walker
C.P. January Term, 2017 No.
02611 $162,539.40 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-393
2458 Cedar St 19125-
3020 31st wd. 900 Sq. Ft.
OPA#312034000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Robin Currid C.P.
August Term, 2017 No. 02512
$152,188.58 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-394
7219 Marsden St 19135-
1224 41st wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft.
OPA#412392200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Farzana Chughtai;
Mohammad Amir Chughtai
a/k/a Mohammad A. Chughtai
SHERIFF’S SALE
C.P. March Term, 2019 No.
00622 $197,191.84 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-395
6337 Mershon St 19149
62nd wd. 1,029 Sq. Ft.
OPA#621585400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Lisa M. Balthaser
C.P. April Term, 2017 No.
00463 $92,657.47 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-396
5817 Henry Ave 19128 21st
wd. 4,329 Sq. Ft. BRT/OPA#
871527960 Subject to Mort-
gage IMPROVEMENTS: S/D
OFF 2 STY MASONRY Purple
Door Investments, LLC C.P.
March Term, 2019 No. 001219
$196,364.08 Daniel D. Hag-
gerty, Esquire, Kang Haggerty
& Fetbroyt LLC
1910-397
5629 Pemberton St 19143-
2419 46th wd. 1,194 Sq. Ft.
OPA#463060600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Nasiybah Sayful-
lah C.P. April Term, 2019 No.
01169 $148,441.49 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-398
6022 Locust St 19139 3rd wd.
1,392 Sq. Ft. OPA#031093900
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Ca-
mille Fowler C.P. April Term,
2017 No. 00076 $145,174.21
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-399
749 Magee Ave 19111 35th
wd. Land Area: 2,340 Sq. Ft.
BRT#353109401 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Tatyna Petrosov
and Dmitriy Koslov C.P.
July Term, 2013 No. 04445
$214,085.16 Martha E. Von
Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von
Rosenstiel, Esq, Lorraine Gaz-
zara Doyle, Esq
1910-400
1221 N 53rd St 19131 44th wd.
1,155 Sq. Ft. OPA#442319400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Lester
Young and Shirley Young C.P.
October Term, 2016 No. 01422
$74,506.97 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-401
6627 Hegerman St 19135
41st wd. 2,250 Sq. Ft.
BRT#411387000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Edwin Martinez
C.P. December Term, 2018 No.
03879 $89,076.82 Martha E.
Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E.
Von Rosenstiel, Esq, Lorraine
Gazzara Doyle, Esq
1910-402
5545 Miriam Rd 19124-
1715 35th wd. 1,340 Sq. Ft.
OPA#351414200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Marie Angerville
a/k/a Marie S. Angerville; Sam-
uel Florent C.P. February Term,
2018 No. 00073 $94,026.24
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1910-403
3208 Holyoke Rd 19114-
3522 57th wd. 2,080 Sq. Ft.
OPA#572112100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Phyllis M. Livezey
C.P. October Term, 2017 No.
03436 $186,170.57 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-404
734 S 58th St 19143-
2432 3rd wd. 1,304 Sq. Ft.
OPA#033181800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Sir Andre A. Hall
C.P. January Term, 2018 No.
02102 $37,636.65 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-405
5911 Saul St 19149-3446
62nd wd. 660 Sq. Ft.
OPA#621471200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Karen Essig,
in Her Capacity as Heir of
Catherine J. Kitz, Deceased;
Unknown heirs, successors,
SHERIFF’S SALE
assigns, and all persons, firms,
or associations claiming right,
title or interest from or under
Catherine J. Kitz, Deceased
C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 03131
$59,141.70 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-406
3914 J St 19124-5408 33rd wd.
1,054 Sq. Ft. OPA#332226700
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Alan
Brown, in His Capacity as Heir
of Jason Brown, Deceased;
Unknown heirs, successors,
assigns, and all persons, firms,
or associations claiming right,
title or interest from or under
Jason Brown, Deceased C.P.
February Term, 2019 No. 02739
$39,521.82 Phelan Hallinan Di-
amond & Jones, LLP
1910-407
5838 Oxford Ave 19149-
3722 35th wd. 1,100 Sq. Ft.
OPA#352341200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Jonathan O. Addo;
Celia Cruz a/k/a Celia S. Cruz
C.P. March Term, 2019 No.
00620 $96,436.61 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-408
1011 Lorraine St 19116
58th wd. 1,652 Sq. Ft.
OPA#582213000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Kristen Sanchez;
Michael J. Sanchez C.P. Au-
gust Term, 2012 No. 02337
$267,570.44 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-409
5627 Catharine St 19143-
2814 46th wd. 1,320 Sq. Ft.
OPA#463096300 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Latanya Holmes; Kenya D.
Holmes C.P. September Term,
2018 No. 00005 $135,306.42
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1910-410
9338 Academy Rd 19114-
3523 57th wd. 1,712 Sq. Ft.
OPA#572337300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Luis S. Fuentes,
Jr. C.P. October Term, 2018 No.
03361 $258,585.51 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-411
8663 Gilbert St 19150-
2703 50th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft.
OPA#502141400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Charita Worthy
C.P. February Term, 2019 No.
02249 $83,004.27 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-412
8242 Williams Ave 19150-
2011 50th wd. 1,464 Sq. Ft.
OPA#502246700 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROP-
ERTY Octavia Rosser C.P.
March Term, 2019 No. 00617
$149,211.22 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-413
7140 Jackson St 19135-
1219 41st wd. 1,324 Sq. Ft.
OPA#412309800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Jean M Bonnet;
Wesnelle St. Louis Bonnet C.P.
April Term, 2016 No. 01628
$247,599.69 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-414
328 N Redfield St 19139-
1227 4th wd. 1,080 Sq. Ft.
OPA#042252200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Lasawn C. Woods
a/k/a Lasawn Woods, in Her
Capacity as Administratrix and
Heir of The Estate of Franklin
Weir a/k/a Franklin E. Weir and
in Her Capacity as Administra-
trix and Heir of The Estate of
Josephine Woods a/k/a Jose-
phine W. Woods Deceased, Heir
of Franklin Weir a/k/a Franklin
E. Weir; Unknown heirs, suc-
cessors, assigns, and all per-
sons, firms, or associations
claiming right, title, or interest
SHERIFF’S SALE
from or under Franklin Weir
a/k/a Franklin E. Weir, De-
ceased; Unknown heirs, succes-
sors, assigns, and all persons,
firms, or associations claiming
right, title, or interest from or
under Josephine Woods a/k/a
Josephine W. Woods, Deceased,
Heir of Franklin Weir a/k/a
Franklin E. Weir, Deceased C.P.
March Term, 2019 No. 03450
$35,826.93 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-415
1708 S 16th St 19145-
2245 36th wd. 1,352 Sq. Ft.
OPA#365139600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Frank M. Mc-
quilkin a/k/a Frank Mcquilkin
C.P. March Term, 2019 No.
02253 $58,506.87 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-416
41 N Paxon St 19139-2749
44th wd. 2,108 Sq. Ft.
OPA#441108000 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY William Reid C.P.
May Term, 2018 No. 03003
$194,489.38 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-417
6624 Edmund St 19135 41st
wd. 1440 Sq. Ft. BRT#41-
1398000 IMPROVEMENTS:
ROW/ 2 STY MASONRY
Estate of Mary Ann Levans
a/k/a Mary A. Levans C.P. Oc-
tober Term, 2018 No. 00797
$66,739.85 Emmanuel J. Ar-
gentieri, Esquire
1910-418
221 E Upsal St 19119 22nd wd.
1,666 Sq. Ft.; Improvements:
960 Sq. Ft. OPA#221092900
IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/
DET 2 STY MASONRY
Justine Harmon C.P. Decem-
ber Term, 2018 No. 02960
$110,352.22 Robert Flacco
1910-419
6518 N Bouvier St 19126
17th wd. Land Area: 1,292 Sq.
Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,246
Sq. Ft. OPA#172230700 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Betty J.
Knox C.P. March Term, 2019
No. 01788 $59,639.54 RAS
Citron, LLC, Robert Crawley,
Esq
1910-420
1115 W Chelten Ave a/k/a 1115
Chelten Ave 19126 49th wd.
5,022 Sq. Ft. OPA#493059000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Diana
W. Campbell C.P. June Term,
2018 No. 01699 $127,026.10
Cristina L. Connor, Esquire;
Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
1910-421
1416 Friendship St 19111-
4208 53rd wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft.
OPA#532300100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Anne Edouard
a/k/a Ann Edouard; Dimi-
tri Joseph; Gina Joseph C.P.
March Term, 2014 No. 01713
$217,870.81 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-422
3202 S 20th St 19145 26th wd.
1,534 Sq. Ft. OPA#262166710
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Martin
A. Janco and Mary C. Janco
C.P. September Term, 2018 No.
02717 $573,934.94 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-423
4216 Sheffield Ave 19136
65th wd. 2,069 Sq. Ft.
OPA#651129400 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Michael Murphy a/k/a Michael
T. Murphy C.P. July Term, 2017
No. 01939 $189,135.07 Justin
F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley
Deas Kochalski LLC
1910-424
5140 Pennway St 19124-
3021 23rd wd. 1,327 Sq. Ft.
OPA#233100300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Ricardo I. Lopez,
Jr C.P. February Term, 2015 No.
SHERIFF’S SALE
03016 $130,809.76 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-425
421 E Rockland St a/k/a 421
Rockland St 19120 42nd wd.
1,728 Sq. Ft. OPA#421124500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Terrence
Redding a/k/a Terrence S. Red-
ding a/k/a Terence Redd C.P.
March Term, 2019 No. 01019
$155,427.36 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-426
1947 Bridge St 19124-
2126 62nd wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft.
OPA#622117400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Lillian Ford C.P.
February Term, 2016 No. 02014
$87,055.39 Phelan Hallinan Dia-
mond & Jones, LLP
1910-427
1318 Greeby St 19111 53rd wd.
1,272 Sq. Ft. BRT#531141500
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/
GAR 2 STY MASONRY Randy
Tai-Nin-Chan C.P. March Term,
2019 No. 03442 $17,462.28 Mil-
stead & Associates, LLC
1910-428
2910 W Flora St 19121-
4509 29th wd. 940 Sq. Ft.
OPA#292189600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Unknown Succes-
sor Administrator of The Estate
of Ethel Mabel Brackett a/k/a
Ethel Brackett a/k/a Ethel M
Brackett; Myron Jones, in His
Capacity as Heir of The Estate
of Ethel Maebell Brackett a/k/a
Ethel Brackett a/k/a Ethel M
Brackett; Esther Jones-Woodrit,
in Her Capacity as Heir of The
Estate of Ethel Maebell Brackett
a/k/a Ethel Brackett a/k/a Ethel
M Brackett; Unknown heirs, suc-
cessors, assigns, and all persons,
firms, or associations claiming
right, title or interest from or un-
der Ethel Maebell Brackett a/k/a
Ethel Brackett a/k/a Ethel M
Brackett, Deceased; Kennethia
Brown, in Her Capacity as Heir
of Dandrea Brown, Deceased
Heir of The Estate of Ethel Mae-
bell Brackett a/k/a Ethel Brackett
a/k/a Ethel M Brackett; Leonard
Strong, in His Capacity as Heir
of Dandrea Brown, Deceased
Heir of The Estate of Ethel Mae-
bell Brackett a/k/a Ethel Brackett
a/k/a Ethel M Brackett; Javan
Cain, in His Capacity as Heir of
Dandrea Brown, Deceased Heir
of The Estate of Ethel Maebell
Brackett a/k/a Ethel Brackett
a/k/a Ethel M Brackett; James
Brown, in His Capacity as Heir
of Dandrea Brown, Deceased
Heir of The Estate of Ethel
Maebell Brackett a/k/a Ethel
Brackett a/k/a Ethel M Brackett;
Unknown heirs, successors, as-
signs, and all persons, firms, or
associations claiming right, title
or interest from or under Dandrea
Brown, Deceased Heir of The
Estate of Ethel Maebell Brackett
a/k/a Ethel Brackett a/k/a Ethel
M Brackett C.P. January Term,
2019 No. 02680 $67,180.49
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1910-429
8541 Agusta St 19152 57th wd.
3,201 Sq. Ft. BRT#562356300
IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W/B
GAR 1 STY MASONRY Mel-
vin E. Robbins a/k/a M.E.R. and
Martian Robbins, Deceased C.P.
October Term, 2018 No. 00139
$162,456.61 Milstead & Associ-
ates, LLC
1910-430
4912 N Hutchinson St 19141-
3916 49th wd. 1,224 Sq. Ft.
OPA#491323900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Iveania R. Hill a/k/a
Iveania Hill C.P. January Term,
2019 No. 00306 $95,750.47
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1910-431
7537 Woolston Ave 19150-
2611 10th wd. 1,224 Sq. Ft.
OPA#102424100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL

SHERIFF’S SALE
PROPERTY Joseph A. Taylor,
III a/k/a Joseph Taylor C.P.
February Term, 2019 No. 03109
$139,428.43 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-432
1528 W Oakdale St 19132-
3921 16th wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft.
OPA#161317200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Unknown heirs,
successors, assigns, and all
persons, firms, or associations
claiming right, title or interest
from or under Ella M. Jordan
a/k/a Ella Mae Jordan, De-
ceased C.P. January Term, 2019
No. 00075 $11,018.75 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1910-433
615 Robbins St 19111 35th wd.
3,031 Sq. Ft. BRT#353031200
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL DWELLING Shawn
Davis C.P. September Term,
2018 No. 02506 $154,341.76
Powers Kirn, LLC
1910-434
11715 W Centennial Sq
a/k/a 11715 Centennial Sq
West a/k/a 11715 Centen-
nial Sq 19116 58th wd. 2,881
Sq. Ft. BRT#582539859
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL DWELLING
Thomas T. McHale, IV a/k/a
Thomas P. McHale, IV a/k/a
Thomas McHale, IV C.P. Feb-
ruary Term, 2019 No. 01343
$240,971.62 Powers Kirn, LLC
1910-435
1040 Alcott St 19149-3608
35th wd. 1,192 Sq. Ft.
OPA#352061100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Roosevelt Small-
wood, III, in His Capacity as
Administrator of The Estate of
Angela P. Martin a/k/a Angela
Martin; Unknown heirs, succes-
sors, assigns, and all persons,
firms, or associations claiming
right, title or interest from or
under Angela P. Martin a/k/a
Angela Priscilla Martin, De-
ceased C.P. April Term, 2019
No. 00343 $106,958.19 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1910-436
3900 Ford Rd, Unit 5L, Park
Plaza Condominium a/k/a 3900
Ford Rd, 5L a/k/a 3900 Ford
Rd, Apt. 5L 19131 52nd wd.
986 Sq. Ft. BRT#888520066
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL DWELLING Glenda L.
Custalow C.P. March Term, 2019
No. 01423 $54,057.76 Powers
Kirn, LLC
1910-437
5118 James St 19137 45th wd.
1,105 Sq. Ft. OPA#45-3-4120-
00 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2
STORY MASON Elena Yakov-
lev a/k/a Elena Sklyar, Execu-
trix of The Estate of Kostyantin
Sklyar a/k/a Konstantin Sklyar,
Deceased a/k/a Adminstratrix
C.T.A. of The Estate of Kosty-
antin Sklyar a/k/a Konstantin
Sklyar, Deceased and Elena
Yakovlev a/k/a Elena Sklyar,
Individually C.P. March Term,
2012 No. 02086 $104,338.68
Jennifer D. Gould, Esq., Stark &
Stark, PC
1910-438
6205 Morton St 19144-
1612 59th wd. 1,920 Sq. Ft.
OPA#592208900 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Donna Marie Lane C.P. Janu-
ary Term, 2017 No. 04102
$124,422.67 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-439
3123 Camac St a/k/a 3123 N
Camac St 19133-1311 43rd wd.
1,396 Sq. Ft. OPA#431153500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Shaquetta
Phillips, in Her Capacity as Heir
of William Mckinley Phillips
a/k/a William Phillips, Deceased;
William Mckinley Phillips, Jr, in
His Capacity as Heir of William
Mckinley Phillips a/k/a William
SHERIFF’S SALE
Phillips, Deceased; Unknown
heirs, successors, assigns, and
all persons, firms, or associations
claiming right, title or interest
from or under William Mckinley
Phillips a/k/a William Phillips,
Deceased C.P. January Term,
2019 No. 00103 $54,360.59
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1910-440
6607 N 21st St 19138 10th wd.
1,188 Sq. Ft. OPA#102086900
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Ronald Ed-
ward Potter, Jr, in His Capacity
as Heir of Ronald T. Potter, De-
ceased; Lisa Monet Potter, in Her
Capacity as Heir of Ronald T.
Potter, Deceased; Brianna Potter,
in Her Capacity as Heir of Ron-
ald T. Potter, Deceased; Bruce D.
Potter, in His Capacity as Heir
of Ronald T. Potter, Deceased;
Mark A. Potter, in His Capac-
ity as Heir of Ronald T. Potter,
Deceased; Unknown heirs, suc-
cessors, assigns, and all persons,
firms, or associations claiming
right, title, or interest from or
under Ronald T. Potter, Deceased
C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02829
$70,067.45 Phelan Hallinan Dia-
mond & Jones, LLP
1910-441
6635 Blakemore St 19119
22nd wd. 3,172 Sq. Ft.
OPA#221288120 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY George L. Brown
C.P. September Term, 2016 No.
03590 $87,265.06 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-442
3660 N Hereford Ln 19114-
1909 66th wd. 1,260 Sq. Ft.
OPA#661253300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Christine B. Moan,
Individually and in Her Capacity
as Administratrix of The Estate
and Heir of The Estate of John
Maguire a/k/a John D. Magu-
ire a/k/a John D. Maguire, Jr
C.P. November Term, 2018 No.
01965 $194,522.88 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-443
5927 Newtown Ave 19120
35th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft.
OPA#352216200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Anthony Jones C.P.
January Term, 2018 No. 00879
$41,090.72 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-444
1324 Locust St, Unit #1407
19107 5th wd. 318 Sq. Ft.
OPA#88-8-1158-44 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RES CONDO 5 STO-
RY MASON Ammar Marwan
Hemoalyounes and Alaa Refat
Somaia C.P. November Term,
2018 No. 02550 $7,232.87 Jen-
nifer D. Gould, Esq., Stark &
Stark, P.C.
1910-445
5119 Saul St 19124 62nd wd.
1,520 Sq. Ft. OPA#621461000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Kia R. Hol-
land and Charles W. Stone C.P.
October Term, 2018 No. 00994
$61,182.02 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-446
2541 N Marston St 19132
28th wd. 1,160 Sq. Ft.
OPA#281084100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Rannie Henley Sr.
a/k/a Rannie M. Henley Sr. C.P.
March Term, 2019 No. 02855
$49,899.90 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-447
4787 Richmond St 19137
45th wd. 1,721 Sq. Ft.
OPA#453324600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Terence Allmond
C.P. April Term, 2019 No. 00009
$208,273.67 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-448
1328 Narragansett St 19138
59th wd. 15 feet by 71 feet
OPA#591144900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: TWO STORY MA-
SHERIFF’S SALE
SONRY DWELLING Jamar W.
Sutton C.P. March Term, 2019
No. 01220 $32,583.06 Jay E.
Kivitz, Esq.
1910-449
2936 N Howard St 19133
7th wd. 960 Sq. Ft.
OPA#071076200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Emmanuel Her-
rington C.P. August Term, 2018
No. 00260 $40,964.30 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1910-450
4523 N Broad St 19140 49th
wd. Land Area: 1,064 Sq. Ft.;
Improvement Area: 2,544
Sq. Ft. OPA#491540300 IM-
PROVEMENTS: ROW CANV/
APT 3 STY MASONRY Deb-
bie McElveen C.P. June Term,
2011 No. 00337 $116,123.20
Robert Crawley, Esq.
1910-451
4258 N Reese St 19140-
2531 43rd wd. 1,036 Sq. Ft.
OPA#433239800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Willie L. Robin-
son C.P. January Term, 2019
No. 01194 $2,342.10 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1910-452
2650 S 66th St 19142 40th wd.
1,609 Sq. Ft. OPA#406021700
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Edith
Pender C.P. September Term,
2018 No. 01412 $32,604.76
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-453
5837 Theodore St 19143
40th wd. 1,040 Sq. Ft.
BRT#402243900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY
MASONRY Marshari Cham-
bers FKA Marshari Hamilton
C.P. September Term, 2017 No.
02503 $118,836.53 Milstead &
Associates, LLC
1910-454
608 Brill St 19120 35th wd. 900
Sq. Ft. BRT#351170400 IM-
PROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR
2 STY MASONRY Michelle
Reid C.P. December Term,
2018 No. 00794 $76,732.27
Milstead & Associates, LLC
1910-455
108 N Ruby St 19139 44th wd.
885 Sq. Ft. OPA#441202100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Vasco
D Slayton III, Solely in His Ca-
pacity as Heir of Vasco Slayton,
Jr., Deceased and Frank Welsh
Solely in His Capacity as Heir
of Vasco Slayton, Jr., Deceased
C.P. November Term, 2018 No.
01774 $30,740.28 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-456
2544 S 61st St 19142 40th wd.
1,096 Sq. Ft. BRT#402065400
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW
2 STY MASONRY Shirley
Leverette, Deceased C.P. Feb-
ruary Term, 2018 No. 01152
$106,842.27 Milstead & Asso-
ciates, LLC
1910-457
4714-20 Oxford Ave 19124
23rd wd. 2,974 Sq. Ft.
BRT#871108950 IMPROVE-
MENTS: MIXED USE Paul
Croll and Delroy Forrest C.P.
May Term, 2019 No. 01739
$152,828.64 Weber Gallagher
Simpson Stapleton Fires & New-
by, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq.
1910-458
4608 Conshohocken Ave 19131-
2703 52nd wd. 1,328 Sq. Ft.
OPA#521187200 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Terrence Williams C.P. Oc-
tober Term, 2018 No. 03362
$58,666.61 Phelan Hallinan Dia-
mond & Jones, LLP
1910-459
2023 Ripley St 19152-
3208 56th wd. 1,632 Sq. Ft.
OPA#561579800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Roy J. Goldwire
C.P. November Term, 2018 No.
00623 $412,683.43 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
PGN
SHERIFF’S SALE
1910-460
2420 S Arcola St 19153-
1305 40th wd. 1,056 Sq. Ft.
OPA#404156274 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Christopher A.
Smith C.P. February Term, 2019
No. 00185 $76,216.00 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-461
5861 Woodcrest Ave 19131
52nd wd. 1,575 Sq. Ft.
BRT#522160100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Rose D. Flambert
C.P. February Term, 2019 No.
01962 $122,939.30 Powers Kirn,
LLC
1910-462
6156 Lebanon Ave 19151-
4508 34th wd. 2,092 Sq. Ft.
OPA#342127200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Karen D. Evans
C.P. October Term, 2018 No.
02461 $224,350.76 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-463
118 E Tulpehocken St 19144-
2030 59th wd. 1,280 Sq. Ft.
OPA#592102700 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Wanda Ross C.P.
January Term, 2019 No. 00637
$68,050.23 Phelan Hallinan Dia-
mond & Jones, LLP
1910-464
111 W Abbottsford Ave
19144 12th wd. 1,747 Sq. Ft.
OPA#123016300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Mitchell Shepard
C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
03329 $168,853.86 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-465
6226 N 20th St 19138 17th wd.
1,600 Sq. Ft. BRT#172386000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL Shenia C. Leverette
C.P. November Term, 2018 No.
02178 $144,473.54 Stern &
Eisenberg PC
1910-466
3701 Clarendon Ave 19114-
1920 66th wd. 1,260 Sq. Ft.
OPA#661263700 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Christian Denofa
C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
03011 $159,656.41 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-467
7731 Overbrook Ave 19151
34th wd. 1,776 Sq. Ft.
BRT#343262100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: COMMERCIAL
REAL ESTATE KGCC Proper-
ties, LP c/o Gregory Pellathy,
Managing Member of KGCC
Properties GP, LLC, its General
Partner C.P. April Term, 2019
No. 00760 $132,442.80 Stern &
Eisenberg PC
1910-468
5326 Vine St 19139 44th wd.
1,470 Sq. Ft. BRT#441040200
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL Brenda Pitts C.P.
February Term, 2019 No. 00622
$20,687.18 Stern & Eisenberg
PC
1910-469
1916 Evarts St 19152 35th wd.
4,125 Sq. Ft. BRT#562241500;
PRCL#157 N 10-50 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Joseph Waldman
and Hannah Waldman C.P.
January Term, 2018 No. 02282
$120,698.65 Powers, Kirn & As-
sociates, LLC
1910-470
1905-1907 Orthodox St 19124
23rd wd. Beginning Point: Situ-
ate on the Northeastwardly side
of Orthodox Street (as shown
on side Plan 40’ wide) at the
distance of 41” Southeastward
from Southeastwardly side of
Tackawanna St in Frankford
OPA#871108700 IMPROVE-
MENTS: DET OFF/STR 2
STY MASONRY Verna Barnes
C.P. November Term, 2018 No.
03369 $79,817.32 Patrick J.
Wesner, Esquire
1910-471
863 Foulkrod St 19124 35th wd.
1,581 Sq. Ft. OPA#351080710
SHERIFF’S SALE
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Pedro
Carrasquillo Jr. C.P. May Term,
2018 No. 01601 $85,166.53
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-472
3908 N Darien St 19140
43rd wd. 720 Sq. Ft.
OPA#433130300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Andy Martinez
Solely in His Capacity as Heir
of Elina Morales, Deceased,
Edward Martintez Solely in
His Capacity as Heir of Elina
Morales, Deceased, Eileen
Martinez Solely in Her Capac-
ity as Heir of Elina Morales,
Deceased, Tamara Martinez
Solely in Her Capacity as Heir
of Elina Morales, Deceased,
Miguel Martinez a/k/a Michael
Martinez Solely in His Capacity
as Heir of Elina Morales, De-
ceased, Jacqueline Y. Martinez
a/k/a Yvette Martinez Solely in
Her Capacity as Heir of Elina
Morales, Deceased, India Mon-
tanez Solely in Her Capacity
as Heir of Elina Morales, De-
ceased, Abner Nazario Solely
in His Capacity as Heir of Elina
Morales, Deceased and Edwin
Nazario a/k/a Raphael Nazario
Solely in His Capacity as Heir
of Elina Morales, Deceased
C.P. December Term, 2018 No.
02533 $43,625.92 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-473
5702 Sprague St 19138 59th wd.
931 Sq. Ft. OPA#591210500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Tina
Marie Hall-Jordan Adminis-
tratrix C.T.A. of the Estate of
Debbie A. Downing Deceased
C.P. October Term, 2016 No.
01256 $26,513.94 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-474
2401 Pennsylvania Ave Unit
11B-7 a/k/a 2401 Pennsylvania
Ave Apt 11B27 19103 15th wd.
0 Sq. Ft. OPA#888150796 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Jacqueline
Guynn C.P. December Term,
2018 No. 01106 $141,906.30
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-475
2725 Mercer St 19134 31st wd.
938 Sq. Ft. BRT#312103900
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2
STY MASONRY Dolores Steer
C.P. August Term, 2016 No.
01902 $137,375.69 Milstead &
Associates, LLC
1910-476
5839 Ludlow St 19139 60th wd.
1,304 Sq. Ft. OPA#604146400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY
Tammi N. Washington C.P.
March Term, 2014 No. 04487
$75,705.16 Shapiro & DeNar-
do, LLC
1910-477
2403 Duncan St 19124 23rd wd.
2,250 Sq. Ft. OPA#231013000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph
Lawless C.P. February Term,
2016 No. 03941 $197,850.62
Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC
1910-478
3339 Princeton Ave 19149
55th wd. 1,778 Sq. Ft.
OPA#551397400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL Seth
Goki and Patricia Piazza C.P.
December Term, 2018 No.
03305 $116,788.23 Jill M. Fein,
Esquire
1910-479
2326 Mercer St 19125-
3625 31st wd. 738 Sq. Ft.
OPA#312095600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Patrick J. Miralles C.P. De-
cember Term, 2018 No. 00938
$198,746.87 Hladik, Onorato,
& Federman, LLP
1910-480
6243 N Broad St 19141-
2007 49th wd. 2,706 Sq. Ft.
OPA#493254100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY George R. Battle
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SHERIFF’S SALE
C.P. June Term, 2018 No.
03323 $76,505.52 Phelan Hal-
linan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-481
6545 Walker St 19135 55th wd.
1,330 Sq. Ft. OPA#552331100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Law-
rence Brown C.P. July Term,
2011 No. 01640 $169,411.18
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-482
6846 Guyer Ave 19142
40th wd. 1,184 Sq. Ft.
OPA#406330500 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Ruguatu Fanday
C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
02679 $56,206.59 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-483
3304 Fairdale Rd 19154
66th wd. 1,800 Sq. Ft.
OPA#663022100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
Michael V. Johnson and Hilda
Baez C.P. December Term,
2018 No. 03098 $167,906.90
Jill M. Fein, Esquire
1910-484
5743 N 13th St 19141 49th wd.
1,501 Sq. Ft. OPA#493201100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Seth
Asmar Davis-Glenn a/k/a Seth
A. Davis-Glenn C.P. Novem-
ber Term, 2018 No. 00570
$174,108.73 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-485
2905 Elbridge St 19149
55th wd. 1,271 Sq. Ft.
OPA#551026300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Jennifer Wible
C.P. February Term, 2019 No.
02952 $114,612.34 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-486
6301 Revere St 19149-
3038 62nd wd. 1,332 Sq. Ft.
OPA#621560500 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Louis F. Dupre;
Marie Dupre C.P. Septem-
ber Term, 2017 No. 00066
$118,801.97 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-487
310 Robbins St 19111 35th wd.
1,504 Sq. Ft. BRT#353016300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL DWELLING James
Wall and Ambrose Wall C.P.
October Term, 2018 No. 00974
$103,975.16 Law Office of
Gregory Javardian, LLC
1910-488
604 Walnut Ln 19128 21st wd.
Beginning Point: At a point
on the Northwesterly side of
Walnut Lane (70 feet wide)
measure North 62 degrees 42
minutes 14 seconds East along
the said northwesterly side of
Walnut Lane. BRT#213085815
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2
STY MASONRY Karen M.
Browne C.P. May Term, 2015
No. 02566 $398,200.86 Rich-
ard J. Nalbandian, III
1910-489
725 N. 44th St 19104 6th wd.
2,707 Sq. Ft. OPA#061297110
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL Theresa and Lamar
Simpson C.P. June Term, 2011
No. 02133 $175,423.94 Jill M.
Fein, Esquire
1910-490
729 E Allegheny Ave
19134 33rd wd. 798 Sq. Ft.
OPA#331040900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Javier Rivera-
Mercado C.P. August Term,
2018 No. 01479 $52,667.72
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-491
7116 Ogontz Ave 19138 10th
wd. Residential Row 2 Story
Masonry BRT#102015600 IM-
PROVEMENTS: ERECTED
THEREON Vermelle Thomas
and Luther W. Thomas C.P. De-
cember Term, 2016 No. 00502
$50,875.68 Christina J. Pross,
Esquire
1910-492
4312 Frankford Ave 19124-
SHERIFF’S SALE
3926 Frankford 2,576 Sq. Ft.
OPA#232465500 IMPROVE-
MENTS: STR/OFF+APT 3
STY MASONRY Abhigyan
Singh C.P. September Term,
2018 No. 03021 $119,863.89
Hladik, Onorato, & Federman,
LLP
1910-493
127 W Godfrey Ave 19120
61st wd. 1,050 Sq. Ft.
BRT#611286600 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Dana Fluellen,
Personal Representative of
the Estate of Johnnie Fluellen,
Deceased C.P. February Term,
2016 No. 04790 $81,503.44
Law Office of Gregory Javard-
ian, LLC
1910-494
638 E Thayer St 19134 33rd
wd. Land Area: 637 Sq. Ft.;
Improvement Area: 784 Sq.
Ft. OPA#331136900 IM-
PROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY
MASONRY; RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Piper Investment
Group, L.L.C. C.P. April Term,
2018 No. 01588 $48,125.44
Ryan A. Gower & Joseph J. Lee
1910-495
1922 E Madison St 19134
45th wd. 1,453 Sq. Ft.
OPA#452012500 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
Socorro Gonzalez C.P. Oc-
tober Term, 2018 No. 02450
$118,082.07 Jill M. Fein, Es-
quire
1910-496
6649 Algard St 19135 55th wd.
1,398 Sq. Ft. OPA#552373800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL John M. Moore
and Carol Richardson C.P.
March Term, 2018 No. 00767
$149,623.47 Jill M. Fein, Es-
quire
1910-497
5623 N Fairhill St 19120
61st wd. 1,569 Sq. Ft.
OPA#612306100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Niambi Teki Bur-
ton C.P. July Term, 2018 No.
00236 $122,593.97 Shapiro &
DeNardo, LLC
1910-498
7531 Bingham St 19111
56th wd. 3,165 Sq. Ft.
OPA#561022900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Lorraine D. Rus-
sell C.P. August Term, 2016
No. 02992 $68,046.18 Justin F.
Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas
Kochalski LLC
1910-499
91 E Duval St 19144 59th wd.
1,557 Sq. Ft. OPA#592162800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Iva-
nette Carter; Charles A. Rivers
C.P. November Term, 2014
No. 01454 $55,862.09 Justin F.
Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas
Kochalski LLC
1910-500
5702 N. Marshall St 19120
61st wd. 1,206 Sq. Ft.
OPA#612253200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Tara Evanson,
Co-Administrator of the Estate
of Clive Clavert Evanson and
Eyan Evanson, Co-Adminis-
trator of Clive Calvert Evanson
C.P. September Term, 2018 No.
01628 $64,642.85 Lyndsay E.
Rowland, Esq
1910-501
4408 Vista St 19136 41st wd.
977 Sq. Ft. OPA#412195600
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Mi-
chael L. Winston and Jean M.
Winston C.P. September Term,
2016 No. 00303 $164,555.29
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-502
5804 Catharine St 19143
3rd wd. 1,240 Sq. Ft.
OPA#033000300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Chrystel Bryant,
Solely in Her Capacity as Heir
of Sarah J. Bryant and Sammie
L. Bryant Deceased, Darryl
Bryant Solely in His Capacity
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SHERIFF’S SALE
as Heir of Sarah J. Bryant and
Sammie L. Bryant Deceased,
Garfield Bryant Solely in His
Capacity as Heir of Sarah J.
Bryant Deceased, Kevin Bry-
ant Solely in His Capacity as
Heir of Sarah J. Bryant and
Sammie L. Bryant Deceased,
Patricia Bryant Solely in Her
Capacity as Heir of Sarah J.
Bryant and Sammie L. Bryant
Deceased, Sean Bryant Solely
in His Capacity as Heir Sarah J.
Bryant and Sammie L. Bryant
Deceased, The Unknown Heirs
of Sammie L. Bryant Deceased
and The Unknown Heirs of
Sarah J. Bryant Deceased C.P.
May Term, 2018 No. 03015
$3,493.17 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-503
1914 Rowan St 19140 13th
wd.(formerly the 38th wd.)
ROW 3 STY MASONRY;
1,958 Sq. Ft. BRT#131354500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL DWELLING Law-
rence Washington, Known
Surviving Heir of Mamie
Washington, Ronald Washing-
ton, Known Surviving Heir of
Mamie Washington, Yvonne
Washington, Known Surviving
Heir of Mamie Washington,
Kevin Washington, Known Sur-
viving Heir of Mamie Washing-
ton, Steven Washington, Known
Surviving Heir of Mamie Wash-
ington, and Unknown Surviving
Heirs of Mamie Washington
C.P. January Term, 2018 No.
0378 $62,068.93 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1910-504
9003 Brous Ave 19152 57th wd.
2,917 Sq. Ft. OPA#571233100
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Un-
known heirs, successors, as-
signs, and all persons, firms,
or associations claiming right,
title, or interest from or under
Mary Anne Campellone a/k/a
Mary A. Campellone, deceased,
Mary Anne Campellone,
Known Heir of Mary Anne
Campellone a/k/a Mary A.
Campellone, deceased, Francis
J. Campellone, Known Heir of
Mary Anne Campellone a/k/a
Mary A. Campellone, deceased,
Reverend Joseph Campellone,
O.S.F.S., Known Heir of Mary
Anne Campellone a/k/a Mary
A. Campellone, deceased,
Beth Ann Woods, Known Heir
of Mary Anne Campellone
a/k/a Mary A. Campellone,
deceased and Michael Campel-
lone, Known Heir of Mary
Anne Campellone a/k/a Mary
A. Campellone, deceased C.P.
November Term, 2018 No.
02079 $193,489.39 Shapiro &
DeNardo, LLC
1910-505
1255 Gillham St 19111
53rd wd. 1,222 Sq. Ft.
OPA#531171800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Carnesta Midgette
C.P. March Term, 2018 No.
01979 $36,159.53 Shapiro &
DeNardo, LLC
1910-506
245 Rochelle Ave 19128
21st wd. 2,007 Sq. Ft.
OPA#213013300 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Aimee E. Pil-
germayer a/k/a Aimee Pilgar-
mayer; Benjamin J. Sheaffer
a/k/a Benjamin Shaeffer C.P.
February Term, 2016 No. 00434
$266,305.16 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-507
6935 Shelbourne St 19111
35th wd. 3,048 Sq. Ft.
BRT#353210100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: APT 2-4 UNITS 2
STY MASON Dmitry Ko-
zlov and Tanya Petrosov C.P.
June Term, 2013 No. 02639
$140,238.10 Milstead & Asso-
ciates, LLC
1910-508
661 N 63rd St 19151 34th wd.
1,702 Sq. Ft. OPA#342357400
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SHERIFF’S SALE
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY The
Unknown Heirs of Lottie G.
Green, Deceased, Doris Green
Solely in Her Capacity as Heir
of Lottie G. Green, Deceased,
Elysee Green, Solely in Her
Capacity as Heir of Lottie G.
Green, Deceased, L. Jacinta
Green, Solely in Her Capac-
ity as Heir of Lottie G. Green,
Deceased, Olivia Green, Solely
in Her Capacity as Heir of Lot-
tie G. Green, Deceased and
Edward Green, Jr., Solely in
Her Capacity as Heir of Lot-
tie G. Green, Deceased C.P.
January Term, 2018 No. 04277
$132,297.46 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1910-509
7035 Cedar Park Ave 19138 10th
wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft.(land area);
1,200 Sq. Ft.(improvement
area) BRT#102510300 Sub-
ject to Mortgage IMPROVE-
MENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY
MASONRY William F. Bond,
Jr. and William F. Bond, Sr.
C.P. February Term, 2019 No.
00216 $76,807.39 Jennifer
Hiller Nimeroff, Esquire; Weir
& Partners LLP
1910-510
6310 Crafton St 19149
62nd wd. 1,373 Sq. Ft.
OPA#621538800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Anthony De Carlo
Solely in His Capacity as Heir
of Doris M. De Carlo Deceased,
John C. De Carlo Solely in His
SHERIFF’S SALE
Capacity as Heir of Doris M.
De Carlo, Deceased, James De
Carlo, Jr Solely in His Capacity
as Heir of Doris M. De Carlo
Deceased and Leeann Elsom
Solely in Her Capacity as Heir
of Doris M. De Carlo Deceased
C.P. March Term, 2019 No.
00078 $132,954.93 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1910-511
2015 68th Ave 19138 10th wd.
740 Sq. Ft. OPA#102439500
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Robert
Tucker C.P. February Term,
2017 No. 03500 $97,641.77
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-512
9241 Crispin St 19114 57th
wd. Land: 3,650 Sq. Ft.; Im-
provement: 1,060 Sq. Ft.; Total:
3,650 Sq. Ft. OPA#572355700
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Dennis
Grzeskowiak and Constance
Grzeskowiak C.P. March Term,
2019 No. 02406 $258,982.87
Richard M. Squire & Associ-
ates, LLC
1910-513
220 E Hortter St 19119
22nd wd. 1,802 Sq. Ft.
OPA#221166400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Geraldine Terry
C.P. May Term, 2018 No.
01087 $107,918.43 Shapiro &
DeNardo, LLC
1910-514
2005 S 28th St 19145 48th wd.
1,439 Sq. Ft. OPA#482346000
SHERIFF’S SALE
Subject to Mortgage IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL Frank J. Brusco and
Linda G. Brusco, h/w C.P.
August Term, 2018 No. 1565
$66,072.16 Matthew A. Lip-
man, Esquire
1910-515
1630 Murdoch Rd 19150
50th wd. 2,181 Sq. Ft.
OPA#501504800 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Eugene Adderly
C.P. March Term, 2015 No.
03443 $197,112.77 Shapiro &
DeNardo, LLC
1910-516
6226 N 20th St 19138 17th wd.
1,600 Sq. Ft. BRT#172386000
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL Shenia C. Leverette
C.P. November Term, 2018 No.
02178 $144,473.54 Stern &
Eisenberg PC
1910-517
1226 N. 52nd St 19131 44th wd.
1,600 Sq. Ft. OPA#871400490
IMPROVEMENTS: MIXED
USE (COMMERCIAL/RESI-
DENTIAL) Funtimes Maga-
zine, LLC C.P. August Term,
2014 No. 00007 $115,006.60
Matthew A. Lipman, Esquire
1910-518
3549 Tulip St 19134 45th wd.
Land Area: 1,303 Sq. Ft.; Im-
provement Area: 754 Sq. Ft.
OPA#451426900 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Brian Geist; Di-
ane Connell; Christina M. Geist
C.P. September Term, 2017 No.
SHERIFF’S SALE
03208 $61,441.56 RAS Citron,
LLC, Robert Flacco, Esq
1910-519
750 Kentwood St 19116
58th wd. 2,849 Sq. Ft.
OPA#582034200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Darren M. Price
Sr. C.P. September Term, 2018
No. 02288 $181,081.42 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1910-520
1832 Ashley St 19126 10th wd.
1,239 Sq. Ft. OPA#101358300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Peter
G. Graham C.P. February Term,
2019 No. 01348 $95,709.59
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-521
5135 N 10th St 19141 49th wd.
2,255 Sq. Ft. OPA#492165800
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY The
Unknown Heirs of Reginald Jo-
seph a/k/a Reginald L. Joseph,
Deceased, Aretha Joseph, Sole-
ly in Her Capacity as Heir of
Reginald Joseph a/k/a Reginald
L. Joseph, Deceased and Sherri
Joseph, Solely in Her Capac-
ity as Heir of Reginald Joseph
a/k/a Reginald L. Joseph, De-
ceased C.P. April Term, 2018
No. 01599 $76,894.80 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1910-522
1170 E Upsal St 19150 10th
wd. Land Area: 1,306 Sq. Ft.;
Improvement Area: 1,024
Sq. Ft. OPA#102331800 IM-
PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
SHERIFF’S SALE
TIAL DWELLING Janelle
Robinson, Known Heir of
Mitchel Robinson; Lysa Rob-
inson, Known Heir of Mitchel
Robinson; Michelle Robinson,
Known Heir of Mitchel Robin-
son; Mitchell Robinson, Known
Heir of Mitchel Robinson; Pa-
mela Robinson, Known Heir of
Mitchel Robinson; Unknown
heirs, successors, assigns, and
all persons, firms, or asso-
ciations claiming right, title or
interest from or under Mitchel
Robinson C.P. January Term,
2018 No. 04149 $105,146.20
RAS Citron, LLC, Robert
Flacco, Esq
1910-523
183 W Wilt St 19122 19th wd.
560 Sq. Ft. OPA#183038400
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Wilson
Santiago C.P. October Term,
2018 No. 01192 $72,809.94
KML Law Group, P.C.
1910-524
6639 Erdrick St 19135 55th wd.
1,303 Sq. Ft. OPA#552277300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL PROPERTY Joshua
L. Dicupe and Corrine N Di-
cupe C.P. March Term, 2018
No. 00143 $137,871.11 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1910-525A
1629 S 25th St 19145 36th wd.
1,755 Sq. Ft. OPA#882969505
IMPROVEMENTS: AUTO
REPAIR MASONRY JR Haul-
ing Co. Inc., C/O Michael V.
LaScala C.P. September Term,
SHERIFF’S SALE
2006 No. 1238 $1,250,000.00
Matthew A. Lipman, Esquire
1910-525B
2350 S Woodstock 19145
28th wd. 1,036 Sq. Ft.
OPA#262175200 IMPROVE-
MENTS: ROW 2 STY MA-
SONRY Michael V. LaScala
and Vincent LaScala, Jr. C.P.
September Term, 2006 No.
1238 $1,250,000.00 Matthew
A. Lipman, Esquire
1910-526A
8036 Fairview St 19136-
2202 64th wd. 1,850 Sq. Ft.
OPA#642013400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Michael Farrell;
Regina Ann Farrell a/k/a Re-
gina Farrell; Loretta P. Farrell
C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 04007
$229,288.32 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-526B
8040 Fairview St 19136-
2202 64th wd. 1,850 Sq. Ft.
OPA#642013500 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Michael Farrell;
Regina Ann Farrell a/k/a Re-
gina Farrell; Loretta P. Farrell
C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 04007
$229,288.32 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1910-527
1631 E. McPherson St a/k/a
1631 McPherson St 19150 50th
wd. 2,901 Sq. Ft.(land area);
1,400 Sq. Ft.(improvement
area) BRT#501499700 Sub-
ject to Mortgage IMPROVE-
MENTS: APT 2-4 UNITS 2
SHERIFF’S SALE
STY MASON John Edward
Lee C.P. March Term, 2019 No.
01716 $117,178.72 Michelle
Pierro, Esquire
1910-528A
4007 Lancaster Ave 19104
6th wd. 1,617 Sq. Ft.
BRT#774211010 IMPROVE-
MENTS: HSE WORSHIP ALL
1 STY MAS Rasheed J. Lewis
and Gwendolyn Lewis C.P.
October Term, 2014 No. 03042
$319,177.03 Milstead & Asso-
ciates, LLC
1910-528B
4009-4011 Lancast-
er Ave 19104 6th wd.
2,288 Sq. Ft.(4009-4011)
BRT#774212010 IMPROVE-
MENTS: HSE WORSHIP ALL
1 STY MAS Rasheed J. Lewis
and Gwendolyn Lewis C.P.
October Term, 2014 No. 03042
$319,177.03 Milstead & Asso-
ciates, LLC
1910-529
300 W Chelten Ave 19144
12th wd. STR/OFF+APT 2
STY MASON; 7,845 Sq. Ft.
BRT#871080200 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Hwa Soon Lee and Ki Won
Lee C.P. October Term, 2018
No. 0559 $19,156.22 McCabe,
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC
1910-530
6431 Tulip St 19135 41st wd.
SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY;
1,280 Sq. Ft. BRT#411448300
IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-
DENTIAL DWELLING Jose
SHERIFF’S SALE
D. Parrilla C.P. November
Term, 2018 No. 0016 $6,143.66
McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway,
LLC
1910-531
3405-09 N 16th St 19140
11th wd. VACANT LAND
COMMER; 9,506 Sq. Ft.
BRT#871402535 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
VACANT LAND V V Con-
structors C.P. March Term,
2018 No. 0113 $2,935.17 Mc-
Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway,
LLC
1910-532
333 Shawmont Ave, IG2 19128
4th wd. RES CONDO 3 STY
MAS+OTH; 1058 Sq. Ft.
BRT#888210654 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Paul J. Sullivan
C.P. October Term, 2018 No.
0546 $6,340.58 McCabe, Weis-
berg, & Conway, LLC
1910-533
163 W Godfrey Ave 19120
61st wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY
MASONRY; 1,350 Sq. Ft.
BRT#611288400 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING Jeffrey Mermel-
stein and Pedro Miangala C.P.
November Term, 2018 No.
0013 $9,328.53 McCabe, Weis-
berg, & Conway, LLCº

Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff Jewell Williams

Overview of the Sheriff Sale Process

There are two types of Sheriff Sales. The
Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sales and the
Tax Sales. The Tax Sales include Tax Lien, Tax
Collection, and Tax Delinquent Sales.
Tax Sales
When the owner of a property located in the
City of Philadelphia fails to make a payment
arrangement on municipal debt levied on his/
her property, that property may be sold at the
Tax Sheriff Sale to allow the City to collect on
that unpaid debt. These debts can include out-
standing water and sewer bills, School District
of Philadelphia taxes, and city property taxes.
The sales also provide individuals the oppor-
tunity bid on and become the owner of tax
delinquent properties, thereby acquiring lots,
houses, or commercial and industrial build-
ings.
Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sale
The Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sherriff
Sale is the process by which mortgage com-
panies 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 oppor-
tunity to bid on properties and become home-
owners.
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 bal-
ance must be paid within 30 days of the sale. How are the properties identified before and What should you do before you bid?
An extension of time to pay the balance is rare during the sale? Take a close look. It is strongly recom-
but may be granted by the Sheriff upon written Each property has an identification number mended that persons planning to bid at the
request. called the writ number, which is listed in the news- sales make a site visit to the property prior
paper and on our online listing before the property to the sale. Many persons have bidded on
The second bidder address. This number is used together with the vacant lots thinking that they were bidding
If you have been out-bid on a property, you can property address when the property is offered for on a property containing residential struc-
have your name recorded as the second bidder. sale. The sale is conducted by an auctioneer who tures. The City is not authorized to permit
If the highest bidder does not pay the balance in calls out each party by writ number and address. or arrange for entry into properties listed for
30 days, the second bidder shall be granted the Sheriff Sales.
same 30 limit to make settlement with the Sheriff IMPORTANT: Notice of owner’s Right of In order to buy a property from any tax
on his/her second bid. The second bidder must Redemption after a Tax Delinquent Sale sale, you must be tax compliant. Proof of
be registered on any property immediately after Even if you win a bid on a Tax Sale property, compliance must be provided at the time of
it is sold. The second bidder must present the within nine months of the acknowledgement of final settlement. You can print a certificate of
same amount of deposit that the highest bidder the deed, the owner of record can go to court compliance by visiting the website of the City
delivers to the Sheriff at the stage. An extension and get permission to recover the property by Revenue Department. Once at the site, you
of time under no circumstances will be granted or paying all back taxes and the money paid by will have to accept the terms of the website,
honored by the Sheriff whenever a second bid is the winning bidder. This is called the Right of then choose “Sheriff Sale” as the compliance
registered at the sale. Redemption. Therefore, if purchase a property type. You will then need to enter the name
through Delinquent Tax Sheriff Sale and invest and tax id number of the person or entity pur-
How do I learn which properties are to be funds to improve the property in the first year, chasing the property. If the person or entity is
sold? beware that those funds can be lost. The right tax compliant, you will have an opportunity to
All properties that are court ordered to be of Redemption is only applicable if the property print out a compliance certificate. Print this
sold at Sheriff Sales are advertised in the Legal scheduled for Tax Sale is determined to be owner certificate out and bring it with you when you
Intelligencer and on a rotating basis in a paper occupied 90 days prior to the sale. If the property pay final balance of sale.
of general circulation. You can also view a list is unoccupied or abandoned, there is no Right of Make sure you have a form of government
of properties to be sold at Sheriff Sale online by Redemption. issued identification. You will need to present
clicking here. The Right of Redemption does not apply to any this ID at the sale in order to bid.
property sold at the Mortgage Foreclosure Sheriff Consider the rehab costs. While there are
When and where do the Philadelphia Sale. One way to protect yourself is to contact the some bargains to be had at Sheriff Sales,
Sheriff’s Sales take place? City’s Department of Licenses and Inspections to potential bidders, especially those seeking
The Judicial Foreclosure Sale is held on the determine what outstanding code violations, if any, residential properties, are cautioned that the
first Tuesday of each month. There are also four exist in the property. condition of properties may vary widely.
different Tax Sales conducted each month and Any work done to correct these violations must City loans and grants for income eligible
one on a quarterly basis. Click here for a list of all be reimbursed to you if the original owner reclaims owner occupants are available for Sheriff Sale
Sheriff Sales currently scheduled. All sales will the property during the Right of Redemption properties only after the Right of Redemption
take place at 9:00 AM at the First District AME period. Therefore, make sure you get and keep period has expired. The City has set this pol-
Plaza located at 3801 Market Street on the 3rd detailed and accurate receipts for code related ren- icy to ensure that its limited resources do not
Floor. ovations. benefit original owners.

Did you know the Sheriff’s Office gives free seminars in English and Spanish on “How To Buy A Property at Sheriff’s Sale”?
Check out https://www.officeofphiladelphiasheriff.com/en/real-estate/upcoming-seminars for the schedule of upcoming seminars.
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