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History Month Diaries reveal hidden worlds PAG E 4

OutFest draws crowds from across the region

LAURA SMYTHE
laura@epgn.com
Coming out as a lesbian at age
14 was a “horrible” experience for
Liz Brown. The Fishtown resident’s
parents discovered her journal de-
tailing her sexuality, forcing her out
of the closet before her planned de-
but at 18 years old.
Now 35, Brown said she wants
young folks considering coming out
to know they’re not alone, and there
are other people experiencing the
same struggle who can offer guid-
ance.
“There is a lot more support today
than there was back then,” Brown
added. “Look up what’s around you
and don’t be afraid.”
Brown joined the crowd attending
Philadelphia’s 29th-annual OutFest,
which took over 10 Gayborhood
blocks last Sunday with live mu-
sic, drag shows, outdoor dance par-
ties and bar crawls. Local LGBTQ
group Philly Pride Presents, which
organizes the event, says the gath-
ering is the largest National Coming
Out Day festival in the world.
The free celebration, which
boasted more than 180 vendors and
ran from 12-7 p.m., ran along 12th
and 13th streets from Walnut to
Pine, and Locust and Spruce streets
between 11th and Broad. Shortly
after 1 p.m., organizers announced
the crowd already totaled 20,000
Photo by Laura Smythe
attendees.
Philadelphia became the first city
to host an annual National Com-
ing Out Day celebration in 1990.
The idea stemmed from the second
march for gay and lesbian equali-
ty that took place in Washington,
D.C. on Oct. 11, 1987, according to
Philly Pride Presents.
With such a large gathering
celebrating LGBTQ love taking
place days after the U.S. Supreme
Court began hearing arguments in
three precedent-setting cases re-
garding LGBTQ workplace civil
rights, West Philadelphia resident
Jay Montey said he hopes OutFest
teaches people there are still issues
the LGBTQ community needs to
fight for.
“It’s definitely a good opportuni-
ty for us to show sol-
idarity, to show that
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City raises More Color Trans man attacked after Outfest

More Pride flag
LAURA SMYTHE
laura@epgn.com
Philadelphia’s More Color More Pride flag
was hoisted into the air Thursday afternoon at
City Hall to kick off Philadelphia’s 29th-annual
OutFest, the world’s largest National Coming
Out Day festival.
About 40 people, including city officials,
LGBTQ folks and Jess Guilbeaux, who ap-
peared on “Queer Eye” season three, attended
the event, which took place two days after the
U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments
in three groundbreaking cases that will deter-
mine whether civil rights protections against job
discrimination extend to the queer community.
Evan Thornburg, deputy director of the May-
or’s Office of LGBT Affairs, opened the cere-
mony by saying an anti-LGBTQ ruling by the
Photo by Laura Smythe
court wouldn’t affect Philadelphians because of
the city’s Home Rule Charter, a
type of local constitution that es- page 15
LAURA SMYTHE
laura@epgn.com
A trans man wearing a “Trans Lives Mat-
ter” sweatshirt was reportedly attacked in-
side an Old City 7-Eleven near 3rd and Mar-
ket streets Sunday at 8:30 p.m. after he left
OutFest, advertised as the world’s largest
National Coming Out Day event.
The man’s two sisters told NBC10 that
the outfit may have prompted the two at-
tackers to target their 30-year-old brother.
Surveillance footage obtained by the news
station from the convenience store shows
the man, who hasn’t been identified, being
punched and arguing with his attackers.
“I’m very hurt that my brother is sitting
very hurt with a broken jaw, eyes messed
up and nobody helped him and I just want
the people to be caught,” said one of the
siblings, who spoke under the condition of
anonymity.
Additional footage from inside the store
shows the man being thrown to the ground.
The sisters said he was kicked in the head
several times.
“He just kept saying, ‘Because of my
hoodie? Because of my hoodie, yo? Be-
cause of my hoodie?’” one sister said.
Authorities issued a statement saying
“they are deeply concerned about the as-
sault.” While they have been in contact with
7-Eleven, police have not been able to lo-
cate the victim of the attack and urge him to
come forward, it reads.
“We are eager to continue our investiga-
tion of this incident, and we encourage the
victim to come forward,” says the statement.
“We wholly condemn violence against
members of the LGBTQ community, and
are committed to providing
service to the victim,” it adds. page 7

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PHILLY STUDIES LOOK AT OVERLAP
IN HIV, ADDICTION TREATMENT
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded more
than $12 million to The Wistar Institute to study the overlap-
ping impact of HIV and addiction treatments.
LESBIAN SUES ST. JOSEPH’S
UNIVERSITY
A former employee of St. Joseph’s Univesity who’s a les-
bian has filed suit against the school, claiming “hateful” pres-
sure from supervisors to stay in the closet.
GARMENTS OFFER STYLISH
STORYTELLING
An LGBT exhibition, dubbed “Queer California: Untold Sto-
ries,” displayed a blue sequined jacket created by San Francis-
co designer Pat Campano and worn in 1985 by Sylvester.
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LEGAL RESOURCES
PHILADELPHIA COMMISSION ON
HUMAN RELATIONS —
Rue Landau
215-686-4670
PHILADELPHIA POLICE
LIAISON COMMITTEE
215-760-3686
ppd.lgbt@gmail.com
SPARC — STATEWIDE
PENNSYLVANIA RIGHTS COALITION
717-920-9537
ACLU OF PENNSYLVANIA
215-592-1513; aclupa.org
AIDS LAW PROJECT OF PA
215-587-9377; aidslawpa.org
AIDS LAW PROJECT OF
SOUTH JERSEY
856-784-8532; aidslawsnj.org
EQUALITY PA
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OFFICE OF LGBT AFFAIRS —
AMBER HIKES
215-686-0330
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COMMUNITY CENTERS
THE ATTIC YOUTH CENTER
255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331
atticyouthcenter.org
For LGBT and questioning youth
and their friends and allies.
LGBT CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF PENNSYLVANIA
3907 Spruce St.; 215-898-5044
center@dolphin.upenn.edu
RAINBOW ROOM: BUCKS
COUNTY’S LGBTQ AND ALLIES
YOUTH CENTER
Salem UCC Education Building
181 E. Cour t St., Doylestown
215-957-7981 ext. 9065
rainbowroom@ppbucks.org
WILLIAM WAY
LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER
1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220
www.waygay.org
H E A LT H A N D H I V T E S T I N G
ACTION WELLNESS
1216 Arch St.; 215-981-0088 ac-
tionwellness.org
AIDS TREATMENT FACT LINE
800-662-6080
AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
1211 Chestnut St. #405
215-971-2804; HIVcare.org
AIDS LIBRARY
1233 Locust St
aidslibrar y.org
COLOURS
coloursorganization.org
215-832-0100
BEBASHI-TRANSITION TO HOPE
1235 Spring Garden St
215-769-3561; bebashi.org
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
216 W. Somerset St
215-763-8870
GALAEI
149 W. Susquehanna Ave
267-457-3912, galaei.org
Spanish/English
HEALTH CENTER NO. 2
1720 S. Broad St
215-685-1821
MAZZONI CENTER
1348 Bainbridge St
215-563-0652
mazzonicenter.org
PHILADELPHIA FIGHT
1233 Locust St.; 215-985-4448
fight.org
WASHINGTON WEST PROJECT OF
MAZZONI CENTER
1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206
TRANSGENDER HEALTH ACTION
COALITION
215-732-1207
OTHER
INDEPENDENCE BRANCH LIBRARY
BARBARA GITTINGS GAY AND
LESBIAN COLLECTION
215-685-1633
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SERVICES
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FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS
(PHILADELPHIA)
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2 Philly-driven studies investigate
overlap in HIV, addiction treatment
L U I S M O N TA N E R ( L E F T ) A N D H I S W I S TA R T E A M . P h o t o : T h e W i s t a r I n s t i t u t e
LAURA SMYTHE
laura@epgn.com
The National Institute on Drug Abuse, a
branch of the National Institutes of Health,
has awarded more than $12 million to West
Philadelphia-based biomedical research
group The Wistar Institute to study the over-
lapping impact of HIV and addiction treat-
ments.
The funds will form an international, mul-
tidisciplinary clinical research consortium
with French, Vietnamese and U.S. brainpow-
er, spearheaded by Wistar’s HIV Research
Program. Two studies make up the “AMOHI
program,” which stands for anti-retroviral
therapy, medications of opioid use disorder,
opioids and HIV infection. Both will evalu-
ate the impact of methadone, suboxone and
naltrexone — prescriptions used in medica-
tion-assisted recovery from opioid addiction
— on people who also have HIV and use an-
tiretroviral therapy.
“We came across the observation that one
of these drugs may actually compete against
the benefit that anti-retroviral therapy is ex-
pected to have,” said Luis Montaner, study
leader and director of Wistar’s IV-1 Immu-
nopathogenesis Laboratory, “and thus may
maintain a detrimental situation that the indi-
vidual will eventually succumb to other con-
ditions based on that lack of benefits from
antiretroviral therapy.”
Both HIV and chronic exposure to opioids
cause activation in the immune system, the
Wistar scientist explained, which leads to
T-cell depletion and progression to AIDS.
Medication-assisted recovery either blocks
or activates opioid receptors in the brain,
depending on whether a person uses metha-
done, suboxone or naltrexone. The research-
ers are investigating whether either medi-
cation essentially creates a “domino effect”
by thwarting the body’s attempts to recover
from HIV.
“If you have somebody that’s starting an-
ti-retroviral therapy with the expectation that
they will recover … but you already have a
separate activity that is compromising the
movement, then you may not be able to re-
cover that insult from HIV as efficiently,”
Montaner told PGN. “You have something
else that’s actually actively acting against the
recovery.”
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The studies will occur over five years.
In the first, AMOHI-1, 225 people with
HIV and addiction will simultaneously begin
antiretroviral therapy and medication-assist-
ed recovery. One-third of participants will be
randomly assigned to each methadone, sub-
oxone and naltrexone. Researchers will eval-
uate immune recovery one year later.
“At that point, you would have direct proof
that the choice [people in recovery] make is
going to have a dramatic impact on the abili-
ty of therapy to give you the benefit that will
keep you alive longer,” Montaner said.
A $8,373,891 grant fuels the AMOHI1
study, which will take place in Vietnam.
The country’s Ministry of Health, the Perel-
man School of Medicine at the University
of Pennsylvania, the French-led Institute of
Applied Medicine and Epidemiology and the
New York-based Pasteur Institute will col-
laborate on the effort.
AMOHI-2, which received $3,889,138
of the grant funding, will play out in Phil-
adelphia. Researchers will test the hypothe-
sis that HIV is more persistent in people in
medication-assisted recovery who use meth-
adone, an opioid agonist, than naltrexone, an
antagonist.
According to data from the Department
of Public Health, 1,217 overdose deaths oc-
curred in Philadelphia in 2017 and 1,116 last
year. A 2019 report by the health care foun-
dation Commonwealth Fund found Pennsyl-
vania has the third-highest rate of overdose
deaths in the nation.
In response, the Philadelphia nonprofit
Safehouse is pushing for a supervised injec-
tion site in the city as a harm reduction meth-
od — a project that has been met by a hefty
legal fight. This month, a federal judge ruled
the facility did not violate U.S. law.
Montaner said he believes the findings
from the AMOHI studies will help manage
the opioid crisis taking place across the city.
The research is important because interac-
tion with HIV-combatting medicines is not a
factor currently considered when prescribing
a person in medication-assisted recovery a
remedy to use, he added.
“If we can find out what are the best choic-
es that people should make … Philadelphia
is going to be one of the places that’s going
to be benefitting from that information,”
Montaner added. n
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Diaries reveal hidden worlds for museums

pgn MATTHEW S. BAJKO
PGN Contributor

Publisher “Damn I’m going to be a gorgeous man,”

Mark Segal (ext. 204) Lou Sullivan wrote 40 years ago in one of his
mark@epgn.com personal diaries.
Sullivan, who died in 1991 at the age of
Office Manager/ 39 due to complications from AIDS, was a
Distribution pioneering transgender activist in the 1970s
and 1980s. His book “Information for the
Don Pignolet (ext. 200)
don@epgn.com Female to Male Cross Dresser and Transsex-
ual,” published the year prior to his death, is
Editor considered a seminal work about the unique
experiences of trans men.
Jess Bryant (ext. 206)
editor@epgn.com Throughout his life, Sullivan detailed his
private thoughts, personal experiences and
Staff Writers the lives of those he knew in diaries span-
ning his adolescence in the 1960s growing
Laura Smythe (ext. 215)
laura@epgn.com up in a Catholic household in Milwaukee to
A S E R I E S O F P E R S O N A L D I A R I E S W R I T T E N B Y T R A N S G E N D E R AC T I V I S T L O U S U L L I VA N
living in San Francisco as a gay transgender A R E P A R T O F T H E C O L L E C T I O N S AT T H E G L B T H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y. I N T H I S P H O T O ,
Larry Nichols (ext. 213) man at the height of the AIDS epidemic of
larry@epgn.com S U L L I V A N W R O T E , “ D A M N I ’ M G O I N G T O B E A G O R G E O U S M A N ,” AT B O T T O M , L O W E R R I G H T .
the 1980s. Photo by Rick Gerhar ter
Timothy Cwiek (ext. 208) In one diary spanning 1979 to 1980, Sul-
timothy@epgn.com that the journals Sullivan donated “offer one actions or feelings about printed out digital
livan wrote about wrestling with his gender
identity and documented the first year of his of the most complete, and most compelling, materials as they do to seeing an aged and
Photographer records of a trans life ever to have been pro- tattered diary or journal in an exhibition.
gender transition. Throughout the volume
Kelly Burkhardt and in his later diaries, Sullivan wrote in duced.” Sullivan’s diaries, for example, are visual
burkhardtkelly@gmail.com As the archival group eyes one day open- feasts.
meticulous detail about transitioning from
female to male. ing a permanent museum in San Francisco, He not only wrote in beautiful penman-
Art Director the Bay Area Reporter asked the historical ship but also pasted photos to the pages with
“Now that I’m alone I see that, if it is true
Sean Dorn (ext. 211) that we are all responsible for our own hap- society to select items from its collection notes scribbled next to them. One such pic-
sean@epgn.com to demonstrate the possibilities that would ture on a diary page from November 1979
piness, that we cannot expect others to fulfill
us, and in the end we only have ourselves, come from having its own building in which includes the notation, “Me showing Johnny
Graphic Artist then I better make peace with the feelings in- to show off its holdings. how to dress like a woman.”
side me,” he wrote on October 3, 1979. “If I Until the publication last month of Sulli- “Diaries are one of my favorite things in
Ash Cheshire (ext. 210)
ash@epgn.com don’t it will be the only thing on my death van’s excerpted journal entries, the general our collection,” said Fellman, adding that
that I will regret not doing.” public has not had easy access to Sullivan’s those from gay men who succumbed to
Advertising Sales The San Francisco-based GLBT Histori- diaries. The historical society has yet to AIDS “were pulled out of the garbage” after
cal Society, which Sullivan co-founded, has mount an exhibit based on them at its mu- their relatives tossed their personal effects
Joe Bean (ext. 219) seum it operates out of a leased storefront rather than save them.
joe@epgn.com dozens of Sullivan’s diaries in its archives.
The society’s Lou Sullivan Papers collection in the heart of the Castro, San Francisco’s It is why Sullivan and others co-founded
Prab Sandhu (ext. 212) also includes his short stories, poems, essays, LGBT neighborhood. the GLBT Historical Society in the begin-
prab@epgn.com
correspondence, and research files. All told “Off and on over the years we have ning, as a place where the ephemera, person-
Sullivan donated 8.4 cubic feet of archival been trying to get an exhibit on Lou off al effects, and archival material document-
National Advertising material to the nonprofit preservation group. the ground,” said GLBT Historical Society ing LGBT society could be collected and
Rivendell Media: “It’s an extraordinary collection. It comes Executive Director Terry Beswick. “If we preserved.
212-242-6863 can find someone with the knowledge and “A lot of queer people have had a strong
the closest to feeling you are meeting the
person,” said Isaac Fellman, a reference ar- the time to do that we would like to. It is archival instinct even at an early age,” said
chivist for the historical society. “You have a perfect example of why we need a bigger Fellman. “Our nuclear family is not the best
Phone: 215-625-8501 PGN everything but their body to tell you who he space.” repository of who we are, especially early
Fax: 215-925-6437 505 S. Fourth St. was.” The historical society did collaborate with on.”
E-mail: pgn@epgn.com Philadelphia, PA the Digital Transgender Archive to digitize a As cherished as Sullivan’s collection is
Web: www.epgn.com 19147-1506 Having transitioned himself this year,
Fellman said he connected personally with trove of Sullivan’s correspondence and other not only to scholars, academics, and histori-
Philadelphia Gay News Sullivan when reading through his diaries. papers and upload them to the web so peo- ans focused on the transgender community,
is a member of: He found the entries in which Sullivan writes ple can see and read them online. The online it also illustrates the gaps in the historical
The Associated Press
Pennsylvania Newspaper about second-guessing his decision to transi- repository also includes video recordings of society’s archives. Because of how it began,
Association
tion especially relevant. Sullivan being interviewed about transgen- the collection early on skewed more toward
Suburban Newspapers
of America “The pushback is part of the process,” said der issues. white gay men.
Fellman. Sullivan’s diaries also illustrate an issue It’s something that society officials for
The views of PGN are expressed only in the unsigned Sullivan had wanted to see his diaries that historical preservationist groups are years have been working to address by seek-
“Editorial” col­umn. Opinions expressed in bylined col-
umns, stories and letters to the editor are those of the published during his lifetime but didn’t live struggling with in the digital age. Physical ing out archival material that reflects the
writer, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of
long enough to achieve that goal. In Septem- diary writing and journaling is quickly be- full spectrum of the LGBT community and
PGN. The appearance of names or pictorial represen-
tations in PGN does not necessarily indicate the sexual ber, Nightboat Books published “We Both coming a lost art due to digital communica- hosting special exhibitions that highlight its
orientation of that named or pictured person or persons.
Laughed In Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of tions like emails, blogs, and Facebook. diversity.
Copyright © 1976 - 2019 Copyright(s) in all materials Lou Sullivan.” Editors Ellis Martin and Zach “Digital is the future,” noted Kelsi Evans, “I often feel we don’t have enough of a lot
in these pages are either owned or licensed by Masco director of the historical society’s Dr. John of communities represented in the archive,”
Communications Inc. or its subsidiaries or affiliate compa- Ozma selected entries spanning the years of
nies (Philadelphia Gay News, PGN, and its WWW sites.) 1961 through 1991. P. De Cecco Archives & Special Collections. said Beswick, “and the transgender commu-
All other reproduction, distribution, retransmission, mod-
ification, public display, and public performance of our Writing in an introduction to the book, “Where the archival profession is going is nity is a perfect example.” n
materials is prohibited without the prior written consent
transgender historian Susan Stryker, who we have to document email accounts.”
of Masco Communications. To obtain such consent, email
pgn@epgn.com. Published by Masco Communications Inc. helped process Sullivan’s collection for the It remains an open question if future mu- Matthew S. Bajko is an assistant editor at
© 1976-2019 Masco Communications Inc. ISSN-0742-515 seumgoers will have the same visceral re- the Bay Area Reporter.
historical society following his death, notes
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Lesbian sues St. Joseph’s

University
TIMOTHY CWIEK stress, according to the lawsuit.
timothy@epgn.com “[Koenke] was seriously damaged by the
harassment and abuse [she] experienced in
A former employee of St. Joseph’s Uni- being required to remain closeted or hide
vesity who’s a lesbian has filed suit against [her] upcoming marriage to a person of
the school, claiming
“hateful” pressure
from supervisors
to stay in the closet
ruined her career,
caused her to attempt
suicide and resulted
in the dissolution of
her marriage.
The 67-page law-
suit, filed Oct. 11,
has been assigned to
U.S. District Judge
Nitza I. Quinones
Alejandro. A jury tri-
al has been request-
ed.
Noel Koenke was
hired by the school
in July 2010 as Co-
ordinator for Liturgy
and Music. She was
promoted in May
2016 to the position
of Assistant Director
for Music and Wor-
ship, according to Photo by Brian O’Neill
the lawsuit.
“[Koenke’s] per-
formance evaluations reflected that her per- the same sex, for fear of the negative con-
formance was commendable and exceeded sequences or repercussions if [she] was
expectations,” the lawsuit states. “[Koen- suspected or found out,” the suit states.
ke] was beloved by the students she served “[Koenke] did come out to a certain num-
during her tenure. [Koenke] also completed ber of select co-employees with whom [she]
a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Care from La worked closely — as it is difficult if not vir-
Salle University while [she] was working for tually impossible to remain closeted at all
[the university].” times and around every single person.”
But throughout Koenke’s employment, Koenke eventually felt she had no other
various supervisors pressured her to stay in choice but to resign. “The difficulty in try-
the closet, which Koenke claims is a form of ing to maintain a secret double life by inces-
sex discrimination, according to the lawsuit. santly navigating who to tell and who not to
“Once having hired [Koenke], [the school] tell, both inside and outside of work, took
does not have free rein to continuously dis- an immense psychological toll on [Koen-
criminate against, harass, and abuse [Koen- ke],” the suit states.
ke] based on her sexual orientation with On Nov. 9, 2017, Koenke was offered a
impunity,” the lawsuit states. “Throughout severance agreement of $17,800.00, if she
[Koenke’s] employment, [she] was subjected would release the university from any le-
to sexual harassment — hateful and harass- gal claims. She rejected the offer, moved
ing conduct that was based on sex, gender, to Texas and no longer works in the field
and/or gender stereotyping. The harassment of education. Moreover, the work-related
was severe and/or pervasive.” stress contributed to her divorce, according
On July 12, 2013, a male supervisor spe- to the suit.
cifically asked Koenke to hide her sexual “[The university’s] conduct has destroyed
orientation, including making alterations [Koenke’s] career,” the suit states. Koenke
to her Facebook page. On July 23, 2013, is seeking damages in excess of $150,000
Koenke filed a formal complaint of discrim- and a court order that the university initiates
ination with a university official, to no avail, LGBT sensitivity training for its employees.
according to the lawsuit. Neither side had a comment for this sto-
The school’s “hateful and harassing con- ry.”The university has not been served with
duct” toward Koenke caused her to attempt a complaint and, therefore, it would be pre-
suicide on Aug. 11, 2013. She was hospi- mature to comment at this time,” said Gail
talized following the suicide attempt and Benner, a spokeswoman for the university,
received therapy to deal with work-related in an Oct. 14 email. n
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we’re not going to be silenced,” added Montey,
a 31-year-old gay man. “We’re not going to be
made to be afraid to live our lives.”
Emily Quinn, a 24-year-old trans woman
from South Philadelphia, came out at age 23.
Since, she said she’s been happier, more pro-
ductive at work and is on the verge of complet-
ing her degree.
“You see people bringing their kids; it’s a
fun day explaining that the LGBTQ communi-
ty is not just relegated to deep random portions
of the internet and that we’re normal people
who have everyday lives,” Quinn said of Out-
Fest.
According to a Human Rights Campaign
survey of more than 10,000 LGBTQ youth
ages 13-17, 42 percent feel their communi-
ty is not accepting of queer people. Almost
three-quarters of responders said they were
more honest about their identities online than
in the real world.
Dylan Nguyen, 16, stopped at OutFest
during his visit to Philadelphia from Worces-
ter, Massachusetts. Nguyen came out at age
13 during eighth grade to an accepting family,
which he said “was a very lucky thing for me
as an Asian-American.”
Many Asian families, especially those who
immigrate to the U.S., hold conservative val-
ues that can make it difficult for members of
younger generations to come out, said Nguy-
en, who is gay.
For young folks considering coming out,
Nguyen advises them to be open about who
they are with as many people as possible.
“If it’s to a friend, to someone else, every
time you come out, it helps,” he said. “It helps
you build your confidence and [see] that com-
ing out in the long run helps you build into
who you are and helps you confirm your own
identity.”
Quinn offers young members of the LGBTQ
community similar insight: to come out “once
you figure yourself out” despite the hardships.
“Even if your family just doesn’t support
you at all, there is this entire community …
that will take you in,” Quinn said, adding, “It’ll
be a lot better in the end if you just embrace
yourself because that is literally what this is
all about.” n

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The Philadelphia Police Department did not

return PGN’s request for comment on wheth-
er the incident is being investigated as a hate
crime.
FBI data indicates a trend of an increase in
hate crimes against LGBTQ people. At least
19 trans people have been murdered so far this
year. Most were women of color.
The man’s family members said they’re now
focusing on keeping him from feeling defeated.
“There’s a purpose for everything, I’m sor-
ry you’re going through all of this but there’s a
purpose for everything and you’re going to get
through it at the end,” one sister told NBC10.
“What hope do we have to be ourselves if we
can’t be out here and be ourselves?” the other
added. “We all have that question.”
Those with contact information for the vic-
tim of this crime are encouraged to contact de-
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8 LOCAL
Trans comedian and activist with Philly roots dies by suicide
LAURA SMYTHE
laura@epgn.com
Daphne Dorman, a trans activist and co-
median who was a Philadelphia native, died
by suicide last weekend. She was 44 years
old.
“To those of you who are mad at me: please
forgive me. To those of you who wonder if
you failed me: you didn’t,” Dorman wrote on
Facebook in the early hours of Oct. 11. “To
those of you feel like I failed you: I did and
I’m sorry and I hope you’ll remember me in
better times and better light.”
Becky Kugler, who identified herself as
Dorman’s sister on the social media plat-
form, confirmed the comedian’s death in a
comment on Dorman’s original post.
“It is with great sadness and despair to
hand out this information. Sweet, sweet
Daphne,” wrote Kugler, who added she lives
in Pennsylvania. “I so wish we could all have
helped you through your darkness. We’ll al-
ways love you, fly high sweet angel.”
San Francisco’s Office of Transgender Ini-
tiatives also tweeted confirmation last Friday
of Dorman’s death and encouraged folks in
need of support to reach out to support ho-
tline Trans Lifeline or Trans:Thrive, a drop-
in community center for the trans community
in San Francisco.
“To our TGNC community, we love you,”
the office tweeted. “We are saddened to learn
about of loss of Daphne Dorman today who
was a beloved community member [sic].”
Professional profiles indicate Dorman,
who also describes herself as a writer and ac-
tress, previously worked as director of opera-
tions for Philadelphia-based The Actors Cen-
ter, where she taught improvisation and stage
DAPHNE DORMAN. P h o t o : Fa c e b o o k
combat from 2003-05. She then launched her
own web development agency and worked as
a software engineer.
Dorman recently was featured in come-
dian Dave Chappelle’s live Netflix special
“Sticks & Stones,” which came under fire af-
ter its Aug. 26 release for including anti-trans
Philadelphia Gay News . epgn.com
jokes and dismissing the concerns of sexual
assault victims.
In footage added to the special, Chappelle
defends the content by saying a friend of his
who is a trans woman was the person “laugh-
ing the hardest” at his jokes. This person
was Dorman, who appeared in the credits of
“Sticks & Stones.”
“Yeah, you know, it’s just that moment
when you realize that after Dave Chappelle
talks about meeting you in the secret ending
of his new Netflix special, you see your photo
appears immediately after Barack Obama’s
photo in the credits,” Dorman posted on Ins-
tagram Aug. 26. She also wrote “Yep, I’m the
Daphne that Dave Chappelle is talking about
in Sticks and Stones” in her Twitter bio.
On Sept. 7, Dorman defended Chappelle
and the Netflix show on Twitter.
“As the transwoman he talks about in the
epilogue, I’ll tell you that he 100% supports
trans people,” she wrote. “And the LGBT
community. Comedy isn’t a documentary or
a sermon or a Ted talk. It’s comedy.”
According to 2015 findings by the Wil-
liams Institute at UCLA School of Law, 41
percent of trans or gender non-conforming
people have attempted suicide compared to
less than 5 percent of the overall population
in the United States.
Dorman’s funeral will be held in Pennsyl-
vania, according to Kugler’s Facebook com-
ments. n
OCTOBER 18-24, 2019
Democrats weigh in on
LGBTQ issues
VICTORIA A. BROWNWORTH
PGN Contributor
The Equality Town Hall was held a few
days before the fourth debate in Ohio on
Oct.15 — where the term LGBTQ was not
mentioned once in three hours by any can-
didate.
The Oct. 15 debate plodded over three
hours. Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy
Klobuchar (D-MN) had their strongest
showings thus far, suggesting that the two
Midwesterners are not ready to cede the race
to the top tier candidates any time soon. Sen.
Kamala Harris (D-CA) also had a strong
showing, and was the first candidate in six
debates to address women’s reproductive
rights.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), two weeks
out from his heart attack was rested, joking
and doing his signature yelling, yet was ab-
sent for much of the night, at one point not
speaking for a full 25 minutes. Former Vice
President Joe Biden gave another troubling
performance.
The Equality Town Hall was a wholly dif-
ferent night with five hours of Democrats
addressing questions from the moderators
and the hand-picked audience. The event,
co-sponsored by the Human Rights Cam-
paign (HRC) and CNN, was critically im-
portant for LGBTQ people. Unlike the Oct.
15 debate, candidates were neither subdued
nor confused by what they needed to bring
to the night. Each came with ideas, allyship
and their own worksheet of what they have
done for the LGBTQ community. All the
candidates made commitments to signing
the Equality Act into law, banning conver-
sion therapy and providing affordable drugs
like PrEP to manage HIV/AIDS.
Among the nine candidates, the strongest
showing came from Buttigieg, who spoke
passionately and movingly about the queer
issues that catapulted him into running for
president. In an extraordinary exchange,
Anderson Cooper, who moderated for Butt-
igieg, discussed his experience of recogniz-
ing when he was gay with the South Bend
Mayor. Cooper suggested he knew as a tod-
dler while Buttigieg said he had trouble ac-
knowledging his gayness until college. Right
after that historic moment, a gay man asked
Buttigieg if he was “gay enough.”
The deeply religious Buttigieg also took
on Vice President Mike Pence’s homopho-
bia, asserting that using faith as a reason
to discriminate against LGBTQ people as
Pence does “makes God smaller” and is an
“insult to faith.”
Harris provided another deeply emotional
segment. The candidate told a story of how
she arrived on Valentine’s Day in 2004 to
begin marrying lesbian and gay couples as
District Attorney in San Francisco. The line
was blocks long and it was, she said, a huge
vibrant celebration. Older couples, young
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EDITORIAL BY JESS BRYANT

COMMUNITY GATHERS, VIOLENCE CONTINUES
This weekend held two events
crucial to the local and regional
LGBTQ community: OutFest
and Philly Trans March. With
different missions and intentions,
both events bring together folks
of our community and allow
LGBTQ individuals to be the ma-
jority, rather than the minority, if
only for a few hours.
But this weekend also showed
that queer folks are still facing
discrimination and hate, that we
are still internalizing this rhetoric
and must continue to march and
gather. A trans man was allegedly
attacked in an Old City store for
wearing a shirt that read “Trans
Lives Matter” directly following
OutFest. A trans woman come-
dian from Philadelphia died by
suicide last weekend after saying
goodbye to her friends Oct. 11 on
Facebook.
Tragedy after tragedy after
tragedy, week after week after
week.
On Oct. 13, a gay man in
Queens, New York was beaten
and robbed after refusing to have
sexual relations with a stranger.
Last week, a gay student in Texas
was nominated for homecoming
king, and then other students be-
gan bullying him, using slurs and
insults. Nineteen trans people
have been killed this year, one of
them Philadelphia’s own Tameka
“Michelle” Washington.
At PGN, we cover this kind of
news locally every week. It is hard
for our reporters to write, difficult
to edit and certainly tough for our
readers to digest. While we offer
many positive stories about com-
munity organizing and nonprofit
leadership, economic gains and
mobility, it is challenging to ig-
nore the violence and discrimina-
tion that takes up a large portion
of our pages, whether physical,
emotional or legislative.
Politicians spoke last week
about issues impacting the
LGBTQ community at CNN’s
LGBTQ Democratic de-
bate. While revolutionary and
heart-warming at times, it’s hard
to believe that many of the can-
didates are intimately familiar
with how much pain and trauma
this community suffers daily,
weekly, monthly, yearly and
generationally.
The LGBTQ community’s
commitment to fighting for equal-
ity and equity is admirable. That
youth are coming out in larger
numbers and earlier in their lives
is hopeful. That we are begin-
ning to focus on intersectional-
ity and understand the increased
systemic oppression experienced
by QTPOC is progress, even if it
took far too long. And while this
community will never tire of ac-
tivism and PGN will never tire
of accurate, in-depth LGBTQ re-
porting, I think we would all like
to see at least one week free of
violence toward our community.
Perhaps too, we dream about the
privilege to rest. n

PERHAPS TOO, WE DREAM ABOUT THE PRIVILEGE TO REST.

CREEP OF THE WEEK BY D’ANNE WITKOWSKI

PAT ROBERTSON
I also thought Pat Robertson had died. Or,
I should clarify: I think of him as dead, as in
dead to me, because he is a hateful bigot and
is one of the grossest examples of performa-
tive Christianity.
So whenever Robertson is in the news I
always think, “Jesus Christ, this guy again?
Didn’t he die?”
Alas, he lives and hates. Let’s see, who is
he mad at today? Oh, will you look at that.
He’s mad at Donald Trump.
Whatever could have Trump done to anger
Robertson? Well, Trump declared that we’re
going to pull U.S. troops out of northern
Syria, basically leaving the Kurds, who’ve
been fighting against ISIS with us, to be oblit-
erated by Turkish troops.
In other words, we told the Kurds, “Hey,
help us. We’ve got your back.” And now
Trump has basically told them to F off and
die.
“Ladies and gentlemen I want to say, right
now, I am absolutely appalled that the United
States is going to betray those Democratic
“WATCHING RIGHT-WING
EVANGELICALS HOLD UP
TRUMP AS GOD’S GIFT
TO AMERICA HAS BEEN
ONE OF THE MOST
DISGUSTING THINGS
I’VE EVER WITNESSED ”
forces in Northern Syria, that we possibly are
going to allow the Turkish to come in against
the Kurds,” Robertson said on The 700 Club.
You hear that? Robertson is appalled.
That’s pretty strong language.
“[He] is a thug. He has taken control of his
country like a dictator,” Robertson continued.
“He is in for himself.”
And while you might think that Robertson
was talking about Trump, because Trump is
definitely a thuggish dictator in for only him-
self, Robertson was actually talking about He’s not happy with Trump, but Graham’s
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Twitter feed mostly reads as “Trump is my
who he says is no ally of the U.S. friend and he likes me” fan fiction, so who
Oh, but now he definitely IS talking about cares what Graham thinks.
Trump: “And the president who allowed Especially when you consider how Trump
Khashoggi to be cut in pieces without any re- clearly sees himself as a God, a delusion that
percussions whatsoever is now allowing the his sycophant supporters no doubt fuel. In re-
Christians and the Kurds to be massacred by sponse to criticism Trump tweeted, “As I have
the Turks.” stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if
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ICYMI: Jamal Khashoggi was an activist Turkey does anything that I, in my great and
and Washington Post writer who was mur- unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits,
dered by agents of the Saudi Arabian govern- I will totally destroy and obliterate the Econ- “mandate of Heaven” all while facing abso-
ment. Trump’s response to this horror was to omy of Turkey.” lutely no consequences for anything you do,
basically shrug. Because he is terrible at his “In my great and unmatched wisdom?” well, who could really blame you? Except for
job and at being a human. What in the holy hell? I thought Christians literally the majority of the world. n
So yeah, Robertson’s mad. But just look were supposed to, like, turn to God or hit up
how mad: “I believe, and I want to say this Jesus for wisdom, or at least pretend they D’Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer and co-
with great solemnity,” he said. “The President don’t think they themselves are the end all and median living in Michigan with her wife and
of the United States is in danger of losing the be all of knowledge? son. She has been writing about LGBT poli-
mandate of Heaven if he permits this to hap- Then again, if you have Christian luminar- tics for over a decade. Follow her on Twitter
pen.” ies like Robertson declaring that you have the @MamaDWitkowski.
OK, OK, OK. Now, I’m no foreign pol-
icy expert (and, not incidentally, neither is
Trump), but losing the mandate of heaven?
Uh, this means that up until this point Rob-
ertson believed that Trump HAD the mandate
from Heaven. That Trump was Heaven-sent.
A gift from God, if you will. But I won’t. Not
for a second.
Watching right-wing evangelicals hold up
Trump as God’s gift to America has been one
of the most disgusting things I’ve ever wit-
nessed and is peak performative Christianity.
It’s all a goddamn show. It’s been clear to me
for years that these so-called Christians value
their religion so long as it gives them the
power to hurt the people they don’t approve
of, like LGBTQ people and women seeking
abortions, for example. And man, if the Trump
presidency isn’t exposing these folks for the
heartless, power-hungry cretins they are.
Robertson isn’t the only person mad at
Trump over Syria. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-
SC). You know, the guy who tweeted on May
3, 2016, “If we nominate Trump, we will get
destroyed … and we will deserve it.”
OCTOBER 18-24, 2019
OP-ED
11
MARK MY WORDS WITH MARK SEGAL

A Ugandan bill wants the death penalty for homosexual acts

There are so many
issues I’d love to
touch on in this
week’s column: The
LGBT Presidential
Town Hall held by
CNN, family leave
for LGBT couples,
Log Cabin Repub-
licans, foreign aid
and even violence
against our community. That’s quite
a list, but I’m lucky because one coun-
try gives me the ability to address every
single one of these issues: Uganda. The
country’s Members of Parliament are
pushing for “Kill the Gays” legislation.
Uganda already has legislation that al-
lows gay people to be imprisoned, and
now leaders want this legislation to al-
low for execution. This one piece of leg-
islation addresses each of the issues I’ve
mentioned, and here’s how.
The Equality Town Hall was historic
and for me — someone who’s been fight-
ing for visibility of our community for 50
years — a dream come true. Each of you
can decide which candidate you believe
knew our issues best and had solutions
rather then just pandering.
One question really touched me. “Do
you support family leave for LGBT cou-
ples?” The answer brought this: We have
little family leave in this country even for
traditional couples, let alone LGBT cou-
ples, but even Uganda has family leave
for those traditional couples. What no
one mentioned was that Uganda also im-
prisons LGBT people and now want to
execute them.
Donald Trump has claimed that he’ll
fight against countries that voice vio-
lence and injustice against LGBT people.
Most of us, simply don’t believe him.
Here’s a place to start — Uganda. Tell
Uganda if they pass the “Kill the Gays”
bill, they will lose all U.S. aid…period,
and do it now! Add to that list, Saudi
Arabia, where in the last few months they
have beheaded gay people. Yes, you read
that right.
Those of you who are Log Cabin Re-
publicans need to tell the president to
stand behind his words. If you do not,
you are enabling the killing of members
of your own community, similar to those
from the Jewish community who sup-
ported Hitler … look how history treats
them.
Let me be very clear. It is about time
that LGBT people stand up against the
violence and killing of our people no
matter where it occurs and not enable a
president who has blood on his hands. n

“LET ME BE VERY CLEAR. IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT LGBT PEOPLE STAND UP

AGAINST THE VIOLENCE AND KILLING OF OUR PEOPLE NO MATTER WHERE IT
OCCURS AND NOT ENABLE A PRESIDENT WHO HAS BLOOD ON HIS HANDS.”

OP-ED BY VICTORIA A. BROWNWORTH

Straight politicians must stop appropriating LGBTQ activism

The HRC Equality Town Hall was an his-
toric event: Nine Democratic candidates
showed up to talk about their commitment to
LGBTQ rights and explain what their pres-
idencies would do to make queer and trans
lives better.
There was a lot to take in — including how
some politicians want to take credit for activ-
ism they never did, change they did not cre-
ate and failure to recognize LGBTQ people
as a threatened, vulnerable and marginalized
class until it became politically expedient.
In the years I was a member of ACT-UP
and Queer Nation, it would have been anath-
ema to embrace politicians as allies when gay
men were dying daily of AIDS and two pres-
idents ignored that pandemic. At OutWeek
magazine, we invented outing — not just
of closeted gay and lesbian politicians, but
of those straight politicians and others who
refused to address our most pressing issues.
As a reporter and columnist for daily news-
papers, I tried to highlight the LGBTQ issues
that were being ignored by the straight me-
dia — discrimination, hate crimes, bullying,
religious bigotry — all of which are ongoing.
I am still wary of politicians. When we
were in the streets, where were you? Why did
we
wanna
know
33% yes
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you have to “evolve” on other human beings’
civil rights? When did you first speak out
against violence and hate crimes? Are you
as familiar with Sakia Gunn, Gwen Araujo,
Britney Cosby, Crystal Jackson and Mollie
Olgin as you are with Matthew Shepard? Do
you know what corrective rape of lesbians is?
Do you go out of your way to educate your-
self about LGBTQ issues the way you do oth-
ers?
None of the Democrats gets a pass, but
some demand a call out. Elizabeth Warren
is the new frontrunner in most polls, vying
with Bernie Sanders for most left candidate.
She has been a strong LGBTQ ally and leader
throughout her Senate tenure. But where was
Warren in the Reagan years when AIDS was
rampant? Still a registered Republican.
Not that being a life-long Democrat or In-
dependent means you necessarily did better.
Sanders claims to have a long pro-LGBTQ
pedigree, but where is the legislative proof?
After 30 years in Congress, there is not one
bill that he has proposed for LGBTQ people.
While Sanders voted against the Defense
of Marriage Act and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
when Joe Biden voted for that anti-gay leg-
islation, Sanders also never took the lead on
Did you watch CNN’s LGBTQ Town Hall?
LGBTQ issues in Congress like Warren, who
has co-sponsored legislation with lesbian
senator Tammy Baldwin. But Sanders did
proclaim “Gay Rights Day” as mayor of Bur-
lington, Vermont in 1983.
A generation younger than Biden, Sand-
ers and Warren, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA)
has a 15-year history of standing for most
LGBTQ issues. While candidate Rep. Tulsi
Gabbard (D-HI) was urging a constitutional
ban on same-sex marriage on the floor of the
Hawaii state legislature in 2004, Harris was
marrying lesbian and gay couples as San
Francisco District Attorney. Harris continued
to fight for LGBTQ people as Attorney Gen-
eral of California and refused to defend Prop
8, which banned same-sex marriage.
Gabbard claims to no longer adhere to
her earlier stance that “a small band of ho-
mosexual extremists” is trying to legislate
an agenda on straight America, yet not once
has she mentioned the trans military ban in
debates, despite claiming it was her military
service that made her realize LGBTQ were
people, too. Where is her allyship as a mem-
ber of the House?
Joe Biden takes credit for pushing Presi-
dent Obama to “evolve” on marriage equal-
67% no
ity. But at the Equality Town Hall, Biden
claimed to have been pro-gay rights since
1963 and told an apocryphal tale of seeing
men kissing on the street in Delaware in 1963
in broad daylight and recognizing then that
love is love.
Biden takes credit for many things that
happened in the Obama years and two are the
overturning of DADT and DOMA, which he
had nothing to do with (other than to vote for
them initially). Congress overturned DADT
and the U.S. Supreme Court vitiated DOMA.
Obama and Biden were supportive bystand-
ers, not activists. What did Biden do for
LGBTQ people in his 36 years in the Senate?
Where is his legislative record?
Sanders voted for us, but didn’t think at-
tending either LGBTQ town hall was worth
his time. Biden voted against us and was in-
censed at the first town hall that he was being
asked to account for those votes, snarking at
the moderator, “You’re a lovely person.” And
a month ago, Biden called VP Mike Pence,
with a long history of virulent homophobia,
“a decent guy.”
To candidates for president (and Congress,
state and municipal office) I say: It’s not your
movement. You not only did not save us, but
hardly any of you were even allies. When
LGBTQ lives have been on the line, have you
stood for us immediately, or as political af-
terthought?
As the presidential race continues, it’s es-
sential that LGBTQ people not imbue candi-
dates with more power or history than they
deserve. It was always their actual job to
support us and protect us. It’s essential that
we never forget that. n
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Curators working with the Oakland
Museum of California on its first major
LGBT exhibition, dubbed “Queer Cali-
lection. The pieces selected represent the
fine craftsmanship that went into creating
the outfits for the iconic performer, who
famously corrected the late comedian and
television host Joan Rivers that he wasn’t
a drag queen but simply “Sylvester.”

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fornia: Untold Stories,” displayed a blue “The detail of the work such as with
sequined jacket created by San Francis- the sequins, people don’t bother with this
co designer Pat Campano and worn in kind of stuff anymore,” said GLBT His-

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Society, provided
a bit of glam and
visual whimsy to
the show, which
closed in August.
ONE OF SYLVESTER’S PERFORMANCE COSTUMES IS PART OF THE COLLECTIONS AT
The coat is one THE GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Photo by Rick Gerharter
of a number of
costumes, antique
gloves, jewelry, and personal items that torical Society Executive Director Terry
once belonged to the “Queen of Disco” Beswick. “It’s not just an artifact that was
now housed in the society’s archives. The sewn and used once. It was worn many
Sylvester collection, in museum-speak, times.”
measures more than eight linear feet.
Among the items is a black and white Yet to be shown publicly
blazer also by Campano, whose other de- Much of the society’s Sylvester hold-
sign clients included the Supremes. One ings have yet to be shown publicly. As it
outfit, donated to the society in 1991, works toward one day erecting a perma-
three years after Sylvester’s death at the nent museum in San Francisco far larger
age of 41 due to AIDS complications, is than the jewel-box exhibit space it now

N ationwide, LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in the foster care

system. In fact, according to a recent study*, more than 30%
of youth in care identify as LGBTQ, compared to about 11% of the
a peach-and-silver-sequined ensemble operates out of a leased storefront in the
that includes a top and jacket adhered heart of the city’s Castro LGBTQ Cultural
via Velcro strips and snaps. It features an District, society staff envision one day be-
Asian-inspired design with a white phoe- ing able to properly tell Sylvester’s story
general youth population. nix made out of sequins. in a multi-faceted way.
“Unlike a lot of designer pieces, these “I can see an entire gallery dedicated
Abused and neglected children in the child welfare system fare
are performance pieces. You can see the to Sylvester,” said Beswick, “and not just
better when they have a volunteer Court Appointed Special sweat stains. This came in like this,” said about Sylvester but contextualizing his
Advocate to stand by their side. Serving as a CASA volunteer Kelsi Evans, director of the society’s Dr. time and era.”
champion is a journey that will shape the future of a young John P. De Cecco Archives & Special Col- The Los Angeles native, who was born
lections, as she showed off the intricately Sylvester James Jr. in the city’s Watts
person’s life while changing your own. made costume. neighborhood, grew up in a large, mid-
Our next volunteer information sessions are on Tuesday, Nov. 12, Last year, Society staff visited the home dle-class African American family. He
of Bernadette Hurd, one of Sylvester’s headed north to San Francisco in 1972 and
9:30 am-10:30 am in West Chester, PA and Thursday, Nov. 14 at younger sisters, to accession from her soon fell in with the celebrated gender-
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outfits to add to the archival group’s col- A year later Sylvester launched his re-
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1979 with the release of “You Make Me
call 610-565-2208. Feel (Mighty Real).” Last October, NPR
declared it a national anthem, noting that
the LGBT community in particular has
embraced the song due to its lyrics openly
celebrating liberation.
The song was one of the 25 American
recordings inducted into the Library of
Congress earlier this year. Sylvester be-
queathed the royalties from his music to
the benefit of AIDS charities in San Fran-
THE WEDDING DRESSES WORN BY EMILY DRENNEN cisco, but it wasn’t until 2010 that two lo-
CASA Youth Advocates, Inc. serving Delaware & Chester Counties, Pennsylvania AND LINDASUSAN ULRICH ARE PART OF THE cal nonprofits selected by the executors of
COLLECTIONS AT THE GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY. his will to be the beneficia-
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In 2018, O’Connor made an even more
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olated the Religious Freedom Restoration
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O’Connor’s latest ruling means that faith-
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quired to perform any medical care for trans
persons that is contrary to their religious
beliefs. According to the Oct. 15 ruling by
O’Connor, the so-called “transgender man-
date,” as Section 1557 has been called, vio-
lates the Administrative Procedure Act and
the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
In August 2016, the Franciscan Alliance
(a Catholic hospital system), a Catholic
medical group, a Christian medical associa-
tion and five states (later joined by three ad-
ditional states) challenged the “transgender
mandate.” The ACLU of Texas and River
City Gender Alliance asked to intervene in
the case to protect their interests in prohibit-
ing gender identity discrimination. O’Con-
nor disallowed that intervention.
The Christian challengers to the provi-
sion argued that the ObamaCare rule forces
insurers to pay for abortions and compels
doctors to perform gender affirmation ser-
vices even if they disagree with those ser-
DEBATE from page 9
self a Black gay man, handed his mic to the
protestor, Blossom, to speak to the issue.
These powerful moments of allowing protes-
tors space to be heard were in counterpoint
to protests at other debates.
ARTS & CULTURE Moderator Chris Cuomo made a joke out
of Harris’s solidarity with trans people when
she said her pronouns were she, her, hers.
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vices on moral or medical grounds.
The Oct. 15 ruling reaffirms O’Connor’s
December 2016 decision that the rule vio-
lates the Administrative Procedure Act. The
judge also expanded on his previous ruling,
holding that the rule violates the Religious
Freedom Restoration Act. In the earlier de-
cision, O’Connor said the providers’ and
insurers’ refusal to perform, refer for, or
pay for gender transition-related care or
abortions was a sincere religious exercise
burdened by the rule.
In 2016, O’Connor issued a nationwide
injunction against enforcing the rule. The
injunction stipulated meant that while the
provisions were still in effect, the Obama
administration could not sue a hospital or
provider for noncompliance.
In 2016, Obama’s Department of Health
and Human Services defended the rule.
But once the Trump administration took
over, HHS decided to drop its defense and
argued the rule should be sent back to the
agency to be rewritten to remove references
to and protections for gender identity, re-
moving all references to “sex discrimina-
tion,” as well.
Advocates for the ObamaCare provi-
sion assert that if those protections for
sex discrimination and gender identity are
removed, health care providers, hospitals
and insurers will be permitted to discrim-
inate against trans patients and deny them
healthcare services.
Mazzoni Center’s Legal and Public Poli-
cy Director Thomas Ude said, “Yesterday’s
ruling discounted the compelling interest
in prohibiting sex discrimination, including
discrimination because of gender identity
or termination of pregnancy.”
He said the ruling comes as no surprise
given O’Connor’s “nearly identical prior
ruling” but offered hope: “Other well-rea-
soned court decisions recognize that the
ACA, independently of its regulations,
prohibits gender identity discrimination
and discrimination based on termination of
pregnancy. Vacating portions of the ACA
regulation is sweepingly overbroad, and
threatens people who are not parties to the
case. The ruling is likely to be appealed, and
its effect outside of the Northern District of
Texas is questionable. Anyone discriminat-
ed against in health care because of their
gender identity or because of a terminated
pregnancy should consult an informed at-
torney to discuss their legal options.” n
Cuomo quipped, “Mine too.” He later apolo-
gized on Twitter.
There were no questions about LGBTQ
aging, nor was there discussion of LGBTQ
substance abuse or mental health issues.
Lesbians and bisexuals were relatively un-
derrepresented. But, the night was a power-
ful discussion of LGBTQ civil rights and the
first of its kind and scale. n
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tablishes a municipality’s government structure
and the extent of its power.
“No matter what happens, your rights in Phil-
adelphia as it pertains to anti-discrimination in
your employment are solid,” Thornburg said,
adding, “No matter what, you can not experi-
ence discrimination for being LGBTQ at work
in Philadelphia.”
She also noted that Mayor Jim Kenney is
a co-chair of the national Mayors Against
LGBTQ Discrimination Coalition, which has
more than 350 members across all 50 states.
Kenney is expected to approve three
LGBTQ-inclusive bills that City Council
passed this month. The first strengthens poli-
cies shielding trans and gender-nonconforming
youth from discrimination, while the second re-
quires a gender-inclusive bathroom be installed
on every floor of City Hall. The final piece of
legislation modernizes the definitions of “gen-
der identity” and “sexual orientation” in The
Philadelphia Code.
Councilmember Helen Gym, who intro-
duced the “inclusivity package” of legislation,
said National Coming Out Day, which takes
place Oct. 11, is for young people question-
ing whether they feel safe coming out under
a “treasonous traitor” president who “abus[es]
immigrants, LGBTQ, trans people, women and
others all across the country.”
“Coming out is about taking a stand and be-
ing proud of who you are in a world where so
many may want you to hide,” Gym added. It is
the most basic form of activism and self-advo-
cacy, the refusal to stay silent, to live in your
truth and to be your truest and most authentic
self.”
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FAMILY FORWARD BY JEN COLLETTA
Why I’m embracing the #MomFail
Before I became a parent, I had
heard the cheeky hashtag #MomFail
thrown around on social media, inter-
preting it as a sort of self-deprecating
coping mechanism for parents under
pressure. Now, I appreciate not only
how needed that brand of humor is but
also how empowering it can be.
The power of acknowledging and
accepting my myriad failures as a
parent hit me recently on a particularly
challenging Saturday. It was especially tough because, as
the first day of nursing clinicals for my wife, who’s just
embarking on nursing school, I knew that this was going to
set the tone for many weekend days to come when I would
be caring for Jackson solo. I had a whole plan set: He and I
would drop the dog at the groomer, do food shopping, grab
the pup, head home for a nap and then go to my mom’s for
a visit. Piece of cake!
I’d spent plenty of time on my own with Jackson in the
past year, much of it challenging, but this day — with its
heightened expectations for how I’d do solo parenting
when Ashlee is in school — was quite different. Jackson
screamed the whole way to the pet store, pausing only mo-
mentarily as I carried his 25-pound self (forgot his stroller)
and the dog into the shop. He screamed from the second his
butt was back in his car seat until we got out at the grocery
store, where I realized I forgot his shopping cart cover.
Back-up plan: I went to grab some disinfecting wipes at the
door — and they were all out! Oh well, he won’t get too
gross, I thought — as I watched him rub his rice cake snack
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along the handle and smile as he shoved it into his mouth.
Getting the dog, baby and armfuls of groceries in the
house was a feat unto itself. And then came naptime — a
dizzying dance of Jackson screaming and me trying hap-
hazardly to soothe him, running up and down the steps with
forgotten stuffed animals and eventually slipping halfway
down the stairs as I ran to shush the dog, who had chosen
to sing the song of her people just as Jackson had finally
started to settle. Jackson was wailing, the dog was howling
and all I could do was lay on the steps and bang my head
against the wall.
Later that day, I was speeding from my house to my
mom’s, as Jackson’s unpleasantness had yet to wear off,
when I realized I left his swim clothes at home, so the plan
to go for a dip in my mom’s pool was out of the question.
As his octaves grew higher and higher, I tried to match his
volume by singing along feverishly to “Five Little Ducks”
— guzzling my can of sparkling water and wishing it was Photos by Jen Coletta
spiked.
I felt like I had failed on all fronts: I forgot to pack learn that a play space exists at another mall, not this one.
things, I couldn’t find a way to calm him down, I was But, ultimately, he had a ball: running into stores, playing
getting frustrated with him and myself. These types of at the fountain, taking in the sights and sounds of the
situations happen frequently, both to me and Ashlee. Today, crowded shopping center. Likewise, on my ultra-stressful
she planned an afternoon of bonding time with Jackson. day with him a few weeks ago, I was headed home and
Things got off on the wrong foot when he had a diaper glanced in the rearview mirror to see him clapping along to
blowout and she didn’t have any diapers. They went to the the music and bobbing his head.
nearby mall with plans for him to ride the carousel, an idea Sure, we #MomFail often — and miserably. But, we also
that went awry when she learned the operator only accepted #MomWin just as much. Yesterday, I was trying to get the
cash and she had to pull Jackson away from the gate he had baby and dog ready for a walk. With dog treats in my right
been excitedly banging on while waiting his turn. She went hand, Jackson’s cookies in my left and him
to Plan B, which was to take him to the kids’ area, only to sitting on my lap, I successfully put on and page 17
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FAMILY FORWARD from page 16 helping Jackson manage his emotions, I
tied two sneakers and attached the dog’s ultimately find something new that seems
leash. I was pretty damn proud of myself. to work. Each time I get frustrated or angry
Every morning, Ashlee remembers to with him, I eventually force myself to
amass a pile of Jackson’s toys in the front pause and practice getting a better grip on
seat before she takes him
out to the car, and she passes
them back one at a time as
she drives him to daycare. As
soon as he tosses a toy out of
reach, she’s ready with the
next one. #MomWin.
The times we fail make
the times we win all the
more exciting. I’m learning
to embrace those failings, as
they show me that perfec-
tion isn’t necessary. Yes,
he screamed all day a few
weeks ago, but a few hours
later, he was dancing. Yes,
Ashlee’s trip to the mall
didn’t go exactly as planned,
but she and Jackson had
quality time doing some-
thing new and unexpected. my own emotions.
The expectation to be perfect is some- Embracing the #MomFail can be em-
thing that every parent faces, to some powering, as it lifts just a tiny bit of the
degree. We want to do the best and be the pressure that we as parents (and society,
best for our kids, but the best doesn’t mean too) put on ourselves. Ashlee and I make
constant victory; failing is a natural part of mistakes constantly, every single day, but
life, and it’s definitely a natural part of par- at the end of the day, he’s fine, we’re fine

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enthood. Each time I forget to pack some- and we’ve all survived. We’ll keep failing
thing for Jackson, it makes me remember and winning, and that carousel will just
to be better prepared the next time. Each keep going around and around (and next

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yourself first before you come out to anyone else,” Gil-
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you don’t have to do a YouTube video or an Instagram
Live about your identity. It’s just something that you
need to feel in your heart first and then find the closest
person next to you or text someone or even write a
letter to no one about your identities and start there.”
Jorian Rivera, a gay man from North Philadelphia,
attended the flag-raising because he said it’s important
for queer folks to show up to represent their commu-
nities and find out about support the city can provide.
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$350,000 in advances the singer
had accrued needed to be paid
off, then a number of legal is-
sues had to be ironed out.
Scarce video recordings of
Sylvester performing his music
are part of the archival group’s
holdings, which also includes
his personal memorabilia, pho-
tographs, and posters. The vari-
ety of objects preserved in the
society’s Sylvester collection
provides curators an opportuni-
ty to create a compelling instal-
lation about the performer.
“It could be a multi-medium
type of display, which is very
compelling to visitors,” Evans
noted. “We have a lot of textiles
we preserve because they tell a
story in a way that paper arti-
facts wouldn’t tell.”
Fabrics of our lives
Costumes and garments not
only add tactile, visual elements
to historical exhibitions, the
clothing is also a draw for mu-
seum attendees. One of the so-
ciety’s most revered articles of
clothing in its collection is the
suit the late gay Supervisor Har-
vey Milk was wearing the day
he was assassinated in 1978.
Then there are the garments
that evoke more joyous occa-
sions, like the wedding dresses
donated to the historical society
by Emily Drennen and Linda-
susan Ulrich, bisexual activists
who have been together nearly
22 years and exchanged wed-
ding vows three times over the
span of five years.
Their first marriage was a
private affair in 2003, followed
by a public ceremony in 2004
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that November by the passage
of the ballot measure Propo-
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by the federal courts, leading
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215.704.4264 Drennen and Ulrich, who
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in 2015, wore their wedding
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documented in photos that ran in the press.
They were also decked out in the white
garments for an “unVEILing injustice”
action protesting LGBT leaders’ usage of
language that erased bisexual people out
of the marriage equality movement.
The couple had bought the gowns em-
broidered with floral patterns and lined
in toile off eBay, with Drennen’s costing
$250 and Ulrich’s $79. Because the dress-
es had morphed from being bridal wear
into activist garb, the women never had
them dry cleaned, preferring instead to
preserve the stained fabric and dirty hems
for posterity.
It was how the pair of dresses was dis-
played during the special exhibit “Biconic
Flashpoints: Four Decades of Bay Area
Bisexual Politics” that opened in May
2014 at the historical society’s Castro mu-
seum space. The women co-curated the
yearlong show with fellow bisexual lead-
ers Lani Ka’ahumanu and Martin Rawl-
ings-Fein.
“There was something about them; they
took on more meaning than just one cou-
ple’s wedding dresses. And I think, es-
pecially because of the fact we ended up
being so visible as two women who are
bisexual, it brought a lot of visibility to a
population that tends to be very invisible,”
said Ulrich.
Drennen, who was arrested in her dress
for blocking a city street near San Francis-
co City Hall during one marriage protest,
said over time the meaning imbued in their
dresses changed.
“They became activism wear,” she said.
Because the garments weren’t worn
solely for a few hours on their wedding day
and then cleaned and boxed up, the women
came to think of them as “working dress-
es,” said Ulrich. “They did duty beyond
just a party and a ritual.”
The gowns struck a chord with attendees
at the opening of the special exhibit, who
either took photos of Drennen and Ulrich
standing beside their dresses or asked to
have their photo taken with the women and
their garments.
“A lot of people were delighted to see
them,” recalled Ulrich.
The couple looks forward to the day
where they can return to San Francisco,
which they called home for two decades,
and see their wedding dresses as part of a
marriage equality exhibit in the historical
society’s future museum.
“It would be pretty awesome to see my
wedding dress is in the museum,” said
Drennen. “We didn’t need the dresses, so
this is a way to contribute to history by do-
nating them.”
Their dresses, added Ulrich, are a visual
reminder that bisexual people stood along-
side their gay, bisexual, and transgender
brethren fighting for marriage rights from
the very beginning.
“We were there throughout the whole
thing, even though we were so often left
out,” she said. “Our dresses are our way of
saying don’t erase us. We were there and
we got the dirt on our hems to prove it.” n
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his name.
It’s been two months since Yanna Awtrey left
for North Carolina after having been essentially
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Craft beer, drag queens used to
boost Ohio LGBTQ turnout
Cincinnati’s WCPO.com reported a nonpartisan
coalition seeking to boost turnout among Ohio’s
LGBTQ voters in 2020 has launched a campaign
that pairs voter registration with drag queens and
craft beer.
Craft the Vote kicked off Oct. 10 at Land-Grant
Brewing Company. Similar events will follow at
craft breweries around the state.
Organizer Brad Henry said the effort seeks to
educate the many young gay voters disengaged
from the democratic process and to generate en-
thusiasm through fun activities. The coalition esti-
mates Ohio has 400,000 LGBTQ citizens and over
1.8 million who support equal rights.
A Vote Responsibly website the campaign’s de-
veloping will help people vet news and informa-
tion sources. The coalition won’t advocate issues
or endorse candidates.
Participants include the Human Rights Cam-
paign, the League of Women Voters, Stonewall
Columbus and Ohio State University.
AG seeks to halt adoption rul-
ing, denies anti-Catholic bias
WNDU-TV reported Michigan Attorney Gener-
al Dana Nessel is asking a federal judge to halt an
injunction that lets religious-based adoption and
foster care agencies refuse to serve LGBT cou-
ples.
The Democrat announced Oct. 11 that she filed
an emergency motion for a stay Oct. 10.
She contends U.S. District Judge Robert Jonk-
er in Grand Rapids, who ruled last month, mis-
interpreted a 2015 law. She said state law allows
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child-placing agencies to turn away families in
private cases based on their sincerely held reli-
gious beliefs, but not when they place state-super-
vised children.
Nessel says the injunction upended a nondis-
crimination policy that’s been in place several
years.
She also says the judge misconstrued and took
out of context her past criticism of the Republi-
can-enacted law. Her office says Jonker wrongly
accused Nessel of being anti-Catholic.
California OKs pharmacists to
dispense HIV prevention meds
Pharmacists in California will be able to dis-
pense HIV prevention pills to patients without a
doctor’s prescription after Gov. Gavin Newsom
signed legislation Oct. 7 that supporters say will
greatly reduce the spread of infection.
Advocates of Senate Bill 159 said that Cali-
fornia is the first state to authorize pre-exposure
prophylaxis, also called PrEP, and post-exposure
prophylaxis, known as PEP, without prescriptions.
California is already considered a leader in HIV/
AIDS prevention, they said.
PrEP is a once-daily pill for HIV-negative peo-
ple while PEP is a medication that people take to
prevent the virus from taking hold. Supporters say
PEP significantly reduces the risk of infection, but
only if started within 72 hours of exposure to the
virus.
Not everyone can get to a doctor in that time
frame, says Rick Zbur, executive director of
Equality California.
“The ability to go into a pharmacy to avail them-
selves of the medication is a huge improvement to
removing a barrier,’’ he said.
He said that the law will greatly improve access
and help reduce the stigma around the drugs, espe-
cially in rural areas and among minorities.
The California Medical Association was initial-
ly opposed to the legislation but became neutral
on it after it was amended to limit the number of
PrEP pills patients can get without a physician’s
note to 60 days, said Anthony York, spokesman
for the association.
The association was concerned about “long-
term use without physician oversight,” he said.
The law also prohibits insurance companies
from requiring patients to get prior authorization
before using insurance to get the drugs, eliminat-
ing another obstacle.
The bill was co-authored by state Sen. Scott
Wiener, D-San Francisco, who has publicly dis-
closed that he takes PrEP as an HIV prevention
strategy.
Pharmacists in California are already autho-
rized to dispense emergency contraceptives and
birth control without a prescription. n
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Q PUZZLE : PA G E 2 7 THEATER :
F A M I LY P O R T R A I T Marcello Brening Barrera: And his alter ego
Queer stories, artists take top prizes at Barrymore Awards
CAMERON KELSALL
PGN Contributor
A musical adaptation of “The Color Pur-
ple,” Alice Walker’s timeless exploration of
Black queer love, took top honors at the 2019
Barrymore Awards, which recognizes excel-
lence in Philadelphia theater. The ceremony
took place on Oct. 14 at the Bok Building in
South Philadelphia.
Produced by Norristown’s Theatre Hori-
zon, “The Color Purple” won the prize for
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musi-
cal. Amina Robinson took home the statue
for Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and
Amanda Morton was crowned for Outstand-
ing Musical Direction.
Jessica M. Johnson and Ebony Pullum,
who portrayed the central couple, Celie
Johnson and Shug Avery, were awarded Out-
standing Leading Performance in a Musical
and Outstanding Supporting Performance in
a Musical, respectively. The entire company,
which included several out performers, won
in the category of Outstanding Ensemble of a
Musical.
“The Color Purple” also received the
Brown Martin Philadelphia Award, which
is given to “a production that best leads
audiences to a better understanding of the
unique experiences of particular segments of
our global community.” The award carries a
$25,000 honorarium.
The evening’s other big winner was the
Arden Theatre Company’s production of
August Wilson’s “Gem of the Ocean,” which
was directed by multitalented out artist James
Ijames. Ijames received the award for Out-
standing Direction of a Play, his second win
in that category.
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“Gem of the Ocean” won a total of nine
awards, including Outstanding Ensemble of a
Play. Ijames was thrilled to share the moment
with his cast and collaborators.
“I felt really proud because everyone
worked incredibly hard,” Ijames told PGN.
“I’ve never seen people work so hard on a
production. It really meant something to each
of us to be as true to the play as we possibly
could, while also putting ourselves into it, so
that we could extend the imagination of the
play.”
“TO BE THE FIRST
ASIAN AMERICAN
MALE TO WIN THIS
AWARD IS HUGE,
AND I HOPE THERE’S
ANOTHER YOUNG
PERSON OF COLOR
WHO CAN SEE ME UP
THERE AND THINK, ‘I
COULD BE UP THERE
SOMEDAY.”
In 2018, the Barrymores joined the grow-
ing ranks of theatrical awards that have done
away with binary gendered performance
categories. In an effort to recognize the
gender diversity on display within the local
artistic community, there are now Outstand-
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ing Leading Performance and Outstanding
Supporting Performance categories for plays
and musicals. Each category has a maximum
of two winners.
This year, the Charlotte Cushman
Award for Outstanding Leading Perfor-
mance in a Play went to two out local
actors: Brandi Burgess won for her
performance in “Cry It Out,” which was
produced by Simpatico Theatre Project;
and Justin Jain won for his performance
in InterAct Theatre Company’s produc-
tion of “The Great Leap.”
“It was very shocking, because my
fellow nominees are awe-inspiring,” said
Burgess. “It’s just great to be on the list,
but it’s such a shock when they’re calling
your name. I felt so honored.”
“Cry It Out” considers the expectations
JAMES IJAMES
Photo by Michael DiFebbo
placed on new mothers. Burgess highlight-
ed the diversity and accessibility embed-
ded in Simpatico’s production — includ-
ing a partnership with the Parent Artist
Advocacy League that provided childcare
and flexibility for the working parents in
the company — and hoped it could serve
as a model for equity in the future.
“We had a femme-powered production
team, and a lot of thick and plus-sized bodies
in the room,” Burgess said. “There was a lot
of schedule flexibility, especially for the par-
ents in the room, and for people like me who
are balancing complicated work schedules.
The accessibility of the production was such
a treasure, and it felt so good to be able to
celebrate that.”
The Charlotte Cushman Award is named
for the legendary 19th-century stage actress
Charlotte Cushman, who was openly lesbian.
Cushman frequently appeared on stage in JUSTIN JAIN
Photo by Michael DiFebbo
Philadelphia, often playing male and female
roles in equal measure.
Jain is the first Asian American man to
win a Barrymore for a leading performance, there’s another young person of color who
and he sees special significance in receiv- can see me up there and think, ‘I could be up
ing the award for a play that centers on a there someday.’”
distinctly Asian story. “The Great Leap” The Steve and June Wolfson Award for an
chronicles a “friendship” game played Evolving Theatre Company was presented to
between American and Chinese basketball Lightning Rod Special, a company that often
teams in the 1980s, with Jain taking the part focuses on LGBTQ perspectives. The award
of a Beijing university basketball coach. comes with an honorarium of $10,000.
“Growing up, I never saw bodies like This year’s ceremony also saw the
mine onstage,” Jain told PGN. “Going to introduction of an award for Outstanding
college, I never thought I would have the Outdoor Theatre Production. The Bearded
opportunities that I have. Back then, the Ladies Cabaret, a local queer performance
most mainstream things were ‘Miss Saigon’ collective, received the inaugural award for
and ‘Flower Drum Song’ and ‘M. Butter- their production “Contradict This! A Birth-
fly,’ and I had a very myopic view of what day Funeral for Heroes.”
was available to me. Over the course of my
career, theater has changed and America For a complete listing of this year’s winners,
has changed. To be the first Asian American please visit theatrephiladelphia.org/barry-
male to win this award is huge, and I hope more-awards.
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Out director comes home
CAMERON KELSALL
PGN Contributor
As a kid growing up in South Jersey,
Dane Eissler wasn’t much interested in the-
ater. Shy and quiet, he found himself drawn
to visual arts, which allowed him to express
his creativity without performing in front of
large crowds.
His perspective changed after a visit to
Broadway.
“I kind of hated the idea of theater,
thought it was a waste of time,” said Eissler,
who is now associate producer of the
Philadelphia-based EgoPo Classic
Theater. “Then I saw ‘Spamalot’
with Tim Curry. I was a big ‘Rocky Horror’
kid, so seeing Tim Curry 60 feet away from
me was ridiculous. And I was a big ‘Monty
Python’ fan, so the experience did a total
180 to my thinking.”
Eissler scrapped plans to study animation
at the California Institute of the Arts and
applied to the theater program at Rowan
University in Glassboro, New Jersey, a short
drive from his hometown of Franklinville.
As a student, he dabbled in all aspects
of the stage, in front of the footlights and
behind the curtain. His studies included
mask work, clowning and puppetry, which
allowed him to fuse his early passions for
drawing and design with his newfound
embrace of the performing arts.
“I had no idea what I was getting myself
into when I went to Rowan,” Eissler said.
“But it worked out immensely. If I went
to a more conventional program, I feel I
would have dropped the theater aspect. But
Rowan’s program was very movement- and
concept-driven, and I learned about people
like Pina Bausch and Robert Wilson who are
very avant-garde. My education was trans-
formative because it helped me bring out my
weird side even more.”
Rowan is also where Eissler met Lane
Savadove, the founder and artistic director
of EgoPo. After moving the company from
its original home base of New Orleans to
Philadelphia in 2005, Savadove joined
Rowan’s faculty.
The relationship would prove fruitful. But
before Eissler put down roots with EgoPo,
he lived the life of a journeyman theater
artist. After launching his career in Philly
post-graduation, where he performed with
companies like Azuka Theatre, BRAT Pro-
ductions and Broadway Theatre of Pitman,
Eissler took a leap of faith and moved to
Chicago in 2015.
“My best friend Tyler [Garamella] and
I were sort of establishing our names in
the Philly world,” Eissler said. “One night
we were a couple beers in at Fergie’s, and
— well, he says I invited myself to move
to Chicago with him, and I very distinctly
remember him asking me. I said yes. The
next morning, I woke up and said to myself,
I think I’m moving to Chicago.”
And move he did. During his time in the
Windy City, Eissler founded A Dead Whale
Productions with Garamella, and got a taste
of the local artistic scene. The company
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Photo by EgoPo Classic Theater © 2019
continues to exist as a theater collective,
and Eissler hopes to mount some of their
productions in Philadelphia at some point in
the future. It was also where Eissler came
out as bisexual, a journey toward acceptance
that he said began in the second grade.
Eissler spent a total of four years in the
Midwest, although he maintained a connec-
tion to Philly. In 2017, he returned to act in
EgoPo’s staging of The Seagull, which won
a Barrymore Award for Outstanding Overall
Production. A year later, he served as assis-
tant director for the company’s mounting of
John Guare’s “Lydie Breeze” Trilogy, and
took a small acting part in the show as well.
When Savadove offered him a full-time
position with EgoPo, Eissler knew it was
time to return home for good.
In his day-to-day role as associate produc-
er, Eissler handles production management
and runs the creative side of operations.
He also manages the company’s touring
productions.
He is also keeping his hand in the
company’s artistic endeavors. During this
year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Eissler
designed the company’s production of
Tennessee Williams’ rarely performed queer
melodrama “And Tell Sad Stories of the
Death of Queens,” which then traveled to
the out playwright’s namesake festival in
Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Next up, Eissler directs the first mainstage
production of EgoPo’s season devoted to
Sam Shepard: his Pulitzer Prize-winning
“Buried Child.” The tense family drama
runs Oct. 23-Nov. 10 at the Latvian Society
Theater.
Eissler is excited to bring his queer per-
spective to Shepard’s contradictory world.
“The first couple pages into ‘Buried
Child,’ I was like, I know these people,”
Eissler said. “Reading about the character
of Vince coming home really resonated with
me, because I was coming from Illinois,
where the play is set, back to South Jersey
after creating this huge life in Chicago. I
became kind of obsessed with the parallels.”
Eissler plans to continue developing his
work as a director and designer now that he
is back in Philadelphia for good. “I’ve come
to realize that I’m meant to be behind the
table,” he said. “I like having my eye on the
full world and being able to organize it.” n
For tickets and information on “Buried
Child,” please visit egopo.org.
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Affecting drama centers on

gay filmmaker
GARY M. KRAMER episodes from Salvador’s childhood through-
PGN Contributor out the film. These scenes focus on the young
boy’s unspoken attraction to Eduardo (César
“Pain and Glory” is out gay filmmaker Vicente), a handsome but illiterate builder
Pedro Almodóvar’s elegiac autofiction, a who lives in the area where Salvador’s family
tribute to both his filmmaking career and his has moved. (It is nicknamed “the cave,” as it
star, Antonio Banderas. This tender drama, is an underground dwelling).
opening Oct. 18 at the Landmark Ritz Five, As Salvador teaches Eduardo to write, an
is concerned with reconciliation and forgive- intimacy develops between them, howev-
ness. It is the eighth collaboration between er, the sexual tension never feels prurient,
the filmmaker and the actor, and easily their immoral, or improper, even when Salvador
best. sees Eduardo naked. Almodóvar shrewdly
The film opens with Salvador Mallo teases out this scene to create a highly poi-
(Banderas) underwater. The haunting image gnant moment later in the film — one that
— Salvador sports a scar on his back — pro- follows Salvador reconciling his relation-
vides a link to a memory from his childhood ship with his aging mother (Julieta Serrano)
of his mother (Penélope Cruz) by a river, in the third act of “Pain and Glory.”
washing sheets and singing. It is a lovely These mother-son exchanges are among
scene that shows the bond between mother the film’s most delicate and impactful
and child. Another scene — triggered by because of how their relationship has been
the sense memory of a piano — shows that portrayed over the course of the film. These
Salvador was a soloist in his church school scenes also provide Salvador with arguably
choir. his greatest emotional pain. But Almodóvar
The adult Salvador may be thinking about resists melodrama or sentiment, and this is
these happier times in his life because at why his film is so affecting.
present he is blocked. Unable to make films, The filmmaker seems to be in top form
he has self-imposed his retirement. One of here, not just in calibrating the story and
the factors has been his health. Salvador performances, but also in how he employs
suffers from agonizing back pain as well his trademark visual style. Yes, there are
as tinnitus, migraines, choking, along with deep reds in almost every scene, with
anxiety and depression. vibrant tomato cabinets, and gorgeous red
So, when Salvador is asked to do a
post-screening Q&A after one of his early,
backdrops — such as in Alberto’s stage
performance. But there are also vivid yel- Q Puzzle 37 Bird feeder
food
8 Not elite
9 Spend the night
structed
33 Network of
successful films, with Alberto (Asier Etxe- lows, greens and blues. Almodóvar creates 38 Rubberneck 10 Karen Walker, 48-Across
andia), the star he had a falling out with 32 a tone through his use of color like no other 39 Comes over perhaps 34 Chase
years ago, he reluctantly reconnects with his filmmaker, and he is working at the height THE LAST 41 Chow down 11 Threesome for 35 Pacifier
actor. Their encounter includes Alberto in- of his powers here. Likewise, he employs TV SHOW 44 Jim Kolbe, e.g. Da Vinci 36 Tognazzi of “La
troducing Salvador to heroin. The filmmaker flashbacks and dreams to comment on the 45 When repeated, 14 With 40-Down, Cage aux Folles”
soon starts using the drug to manage his back action and psychology of the characters, Across a dance Jill Soloway series 39 “Come Back,
pain and escape from his despair. but he thankfully never gets too lost in the 1 “The Primrose 46 Ang Lee and entering its final Little ___ “
___ “ (Ginger Rog- others season 40 See 14-Down
As the men start seeing each other story-within-the-story. Almodóvar is being
ers flick) 48 Jesse Tyler 18 WWII battle 41 Jack-tar
regularly, a truth-telling moment drives a serious and reflective here, exercising a Ferguson series site, for short 42 Word of qualifi-
5 Chem. pollutant
wedge between them again. However, as an restraint that keeps the film from veering off 8 Oral attention entering its final 20 Where it’s at cation
apology, Salvador gives Alberto a theatre into the fantastic or entering the realm of getter season 24 “Once Upon a 43 Love of Eros
project he desired — a one-man confessional camp. His elegant approach makes the film 12 Blade brand 51 Amy Grant’s Mattress” legume 45 Summer hrs. in
monologue that is a thinly-veiled account of more touching. 13 Give a good “Every ___” 25 Taxpayer’s ID Jim Nabors home
Salvador’s life. It is at a performance of the Salvador is a sympathetic character whose beating to 53 Trump por- 28 One of the pre- state
show that Alberto meets Federico (Leonardo coming to terms with his past resonates. 15 “Like ___ not” trayer Baldwin cious stones 47 PR concern
Sbaraglia), Salvador’s ex, and coordinates a “Pain and Glory” generates tremendous 16 “Jabberwocky” 54 Cincinnati team 29 Thespian rap- 49 Italian bear
reunion between the former lovers. emotion as it unfolds. This is an exceptional starter 55 A girl named per 50 Children’s care-
That scene, a fabulous exchange about life, film by a mature director who taps into his 17 Complex, like Frank 30 Like some bad taker
family and desire, is the centerpiece of “Pain own pain in ways that create great art. His a Samuel Barber 56 “Fancy that!” shots by Mauresmo 51 Chelsea’s mom,
and Glory,” and the affection between Salva- efforts are buoyed by Banderas’s fantastic piece 57 Antony’s part- 31 Black Sea city initially
dor and Federico is palpable. When the two performance which captures that magic. n 19 With 32-Across, ner, briefly 32 Soundly con- 52 Sushi selection
Viola Davis series 58 It gets laid in
men kiss, it is quite passionate. some streets
entering its final
But the emotional toll that see- season 59 Highland dia-
ing Federico has on Salvador 21 Tea or glory lect
is also quite tangible. Part of hole cry?
this is because of Banderas’s 22 Yoko of “Dou- D ow n
magnificent performance. ble Fantasy” 1 Sympathetic
He justly won the Best Actor 23 Army missions sorrow
prize at Cannes this year. His 26 Old protest org. 2 “The Hand-
expressions throughout the 27 Uses hands in- maid’s Tale” au-
film barely mask the heart- stead of mouth thor
break he feels. But watch his 29 Burl of “Cat on 3 Drags the bot-
eyes during a visit to a doctor a Hot Tin Roof” tom for fish
or how he winces getting in 30 Like three men 4 Can’t help but
that visited Mary 5 Like a nice-nelly
or out of a taxi. This pain is as
31 Swell place 6 Part of an old
psychological as it is physical. Madonna bra
32 See 19-Across
To flesh out Salvador’s A N TO N I O B A N D E R A S I N “ PA I N A N D G L O RY ” 35 Napped leather 7 Skater Dick
character, Almodóvar threads Cour tesy of Sony Pictures Classics
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T H E AT E R & A R T S
ALYSSA LIMPERIS
The writer and comedian (“Comedy
Bang Bang”) performs 10 p.m., Oct. 19
at Good Good Comedy Theatre, 215 N.
11th St.; 215-399-1279.
COME FROM AWAY
The award-winning musical based
on the remarkable true story of 7,000
stranded passengers and the small town
in Newfoundland that welcomed them,
Oct. 22-Nov. 3 at Kimmel’s Academy of
Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
DON QUIXOTE
Pennsylvania Ballet performs one of the
most popular ballets of all time, through
Oct. 20 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music,
240 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 Wal-
nut 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.
MATILDA: THE MUSICAL
Media Theatre Company presents the
Tony Award-winning musical based on
the beloved literary character created
by Roald Dahl, through Oct. 27, 104 E.
State St., Media; 610-891-0100.
DISNEY VILLAINS DRAG DIVA BRUNCH
Mimi Imfurst and special guests per-
form 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 19 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 pres-
ents an exhibit telling the hidden history
of LGBTQ politics and the radical left
in the three decades following Stone-
wall, through Dec. 27, 1315 Spruce St.;
215-732-2220.
#QUEERLIFEPHL
William Way LGBT Community Cen-
ter 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 iden-
tity, expression and, ultimately, an act
of resistance by refusing to be erased,
through Oct. 25, 1315 Spruce St; 215-
732-2220
RENT
The musical about struggling to make
it in New York returns, Oct. 18-20 at
Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-
790-5800.
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EVENTS
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.
SERENA J. BISHOP
The author of “Dreams” hosts a reading,
6 p.m. Oct. 12 at Giovanni’s Room, 345
S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960.
A SMALL FIRE
Tony and Emmy Award winner Bebe
Neuwirth stars in the play about a woman
who mysteriously starts losing her sens-
es, Oct. 18-Nov. 10 at Suzanne Roberts
Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420.
SUSAN RICE
The former National Security Advisor
talks her new book “Tough Love: My
Story of the Things Worth Fighting For,”
7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at Central Library,
1901 Vine St.; 215-686-5322.
ULLA-STINA WIKANDER
This Swedish artist’s exhibition coin-
cides with CraftNOW Philadelphia, Oct.
25 at Paradigm Gallery, 746 S. Fourth
St.; 267-266-0073.
YANNICK AND MAHLER
The Philadelphia Orchestra performs,
through Oct. 19 at Kimmel’s Verizon
Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: THE MUSICAL
Walnut Street Theatre presents the stage
adaptation of Mel Brook’s classic come-
dy, through Oct. 20, 825 Walnut St.; 215-
574-3550.
MUSIC
REZZ
The Canadian DJ and producer performs
8 p.m. Oct. 18 at The Met, 858 N. Broad
St.; info@TheMetPhilly.com.
!!! (CHK CHK CHK)
The dance/punk band performs, 9 p.m.
Oct. 18 at Underground Arts, 1200 Cal-
lowhill St.; 215-627-1332.
CHARLIE XCX
The dance-pop singer-songwriter per-
forms 8 p.m. Oct. 19 at Union Transfer,
1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100.
IN THIS MOMENT
The hard rock band performs 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 19 at Franklin Music Hall, 421 N.
Seventh St.; 215-627-1332.
TOTO
The classic pop/rock band performs 8
p.m. Oct. 20 at The Met, 858 N. Broad
St.; info@TheMetPhilly.com.
TWENTY ONE PILOTS
The alt-rock band performs 8 p.m. Oct.
20 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad
St.; 215-389-9543.
MIMOSAS AND
MIMICRY:
Kimpton Hotel Monaco is hosting
“Brunch Out with Trevor,” a drag
brunch benefit with all the proceeds
going to benefit The Trevor Project,
noon-3 p.m. Oct. 19, 433 Chestnut
St. Brunch bites and cocktails will be
on the menu as attendees delight in
performances by some of the best
queens around including Beyonce-im-
personator Miss Shalae. For more
information, visit facebook.com/
events/934053140294331/ or call
855-546-7866.
Author, journalist and musician, Barry Alfon-
so, hosts a reading and discussion of his
new book, “A Voice Of The Warm: The Life of
Rod McKuen,” the first and only biography
of Ron McKuen, a songwriter, poet and an
early LGBTQ activist during a time when his
outspokenness could have jeopardized his
career. The reading takes place 7 p.m. Oct.
23 at Main Point Books, 116 N. Wayne Ave.,
Wayne. For more information, visit mainpoint-
books.com or call 484-580-6978.
POETIC JUSTICE
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PHILLY POPS PRESENTS NIGHTMARE
BEFORE CHRISTMAS
The orchestra performs the score to the
stop-animated film, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 &
25 at The Met, 858 N. Broad St.; info@
TheMetPhilly.com.
PETER HOOK AND THE LIGHT
The New Order and Joy Division bassist
performs 8:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Union Trans-
fer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100.
INGRID MICHALESON
The folk singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m.
Oct. 25 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring
Garden St.; 215-232-2100.
HELMET
The alternative hard rock band celebrates
its 30th anniversary 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at World
Café Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
NIGHTLIFE
BLACK GIRL MAGIC
A drag show featuring local Black per-
formers, 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at Voyeur, 1221
Saint James St.; 215-735-5772.
STARGAZE MASQUERADE
Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus performs
its annual fundraiser featuring guest ap-
pearances by John Jarboe & The Beard-
ed Ladies Cabaret and Martha Graham
Cracker, 7-11 p.m. Oct. 19 at World Café
Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
MISS TABU 2020
Drag performers compete, 7 p.m. Oct. 20
at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
IT’S A HALLOWEEN THING! A BUR-
LESQUE TRIBUTE TO THE ADDAMS
FAMILY
A creepy, kooky burlesque show, 8 p.m.
Oct. 20 at Frank Bradley’s, 1320 Chan-
cellor St.; 215-735-0735.
MARTHA GRAHAM CRACKER CABARET
The world’s tallest and hairiest drag
queen returns with her band, 8 p.m. Oct.
24-25 at Fringe Arts, 140 N. Columbus
Blvd.; 215-413-1318.
O U T TA T O W N
SARAH COLONNA
The comedian seen on Chelsea Lately
performs 8 p.m. Oct. 18 at The Queen,
500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.;
202-730-3331.
ROY WOOD JR.
The comedian seen on “The Daily Show”
performs 9 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Borgata
Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Bor-
gata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-
1000.
FLOWER PARADE
Saul Lyons Gallery presents an exhibition
for works by Susan Ottaviano focused on
colorful flora, through Nov. 2, 39 Bridge
St., New Hope; www.saullyons.com. n
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PROFILE
31

FAMILY PORTRAIT WITH SUZI NASH

Marcello Brening Barrera: And his alter ego

Calling all friends of Dorothy and her lit- MBB: It’s about a third of the size, territo- level. I hosted Kinky Quizzo for Valanni 17 And I have been. I’ve been out and proud wher-
tle dog too! It’s almost time for the gayest ry-wise, but it has a huge amount of people years ago, and I also did some modeling in drag ever I’ve gone and no matter who I’m with. I
of holidays, Halloween. In Philadelphia, in a smaller space. It’s a very fast-paced city, for the corset maker Psydde Delicious back freely talk about my partner and my life, Mis-
that means a tradition that has lasted for with a rhythm kind of like New York’s. then. In fact, it was a colleague from Valanni tress M and the work I’ve done.
over 50 years, Henri David’s annual ball. that gave me my drag name, Mistress M. Be-
You know Henri, he’s the Mad Hatter who PGN: What did or do your parents do? fore that I just used my real name to introduce PGN: What do you do now?
keeps things running smoothly as the Mas- MBB: My father worked for an artist. He’s myself. Actually I still use that too — in or out MBB: I work for a company that does home
ter of Ceremonies on Pride Day, or maybe an engineer by trade, but he worked for one of drag I’m still Marcello. I’m just a little more furnishing design. We make very, very high-
you’ve seen him in his best bunny outfit of our top artists, Jesús Soto, and other Vene- glamorous as Mistress M. I feel like a million end furniture. We have showrooms in New
leading Philly’s Easter festivities, or per- zuelan artists making their large-scale sculp- bucks when I’m her. I’ve based her on a few York and Milan, but the furniture is made right
haps you know him from his magical jew- tures. He created sculptures for Soto for over women, including Evita and my grandmother, here in Philly.
elry store, “Halloween” on Pine Street. As 20 years. He also worked with Carlos Cruz- who was a stunning woman. She was the cul-
for the annual Halloween gala, it’s a once- Diez, who just died recently, and other top tural ambassador for Venezuela and was always PGN: How did you end up in Philly?
in-a-lifetime event that happens every year. artists. Their work was displayed in muse- perfectly dressed and put together. I try to em- MBB: I woke up one morning and decided to
Simply called “Halloween the Ball,” the ums all over, from the MoMa in New York ulate that. move to the states. I packed a bag and flew to
gathering and celebration for the LGBTQ- to the Tate in London. He did the World’s Miami. I’d visited Philly before and hated it,
plus community and allies has become an Fair in Seville and he got to travel the world PGN: What was the scene like when you came but I had relatives here so I came up for another
institution. One person who found commu- installing the sculptures for various artists. out? visit and fell in love. The city had grown and
nity at the ball is this week’s portrait, Mar- MBB: It was good. I was out to everyone. My cleaned itself up and become incredible. It’s
cello Brening Barrera. Barrera coordinates PGN: So cool, my mother is an artist and I co-workers knew I was gay, I had a boyfriend, the most beautiful city ever, and it’s home for
the Facebook group for the event and has think some of her work is inspired by Soto. I and there were several gay bars, but there was me. I bleed Philadelphia. I’m proud of my city,
been attending the ball since he was a mere remember as a very small kid going to an ex- also a “don’t ask, don’t tell” atmosphere in Ven- and I love to represent whenever I can. I was in
teen. In addition to his day job, Barrera can hibit in New York, that looked like a Soto in- ezuela in general. There wasn’t a pride parade the first drag brigade in the Mummer’s parade.
also be found hosting events as his alter stallation, maybe it was one of your father’s! or any kind of pride events. There was no gay- I was Miss Gay Pride 2018. [I do] anything I
ego, Mistress M. What about your mother? borhood. Everything was a little hushed. The can do to be a part of and show off this city,
especially with the LGBTQ community, I’m
PGN: Give me the tea on Marcello Brening there, no questions asked. I did drag for a City
Barrera. of Hope fundraiser and won first place. I par-
MBB: I was born in Caracas, Venezuela, “I’VE BEEN OUT AND PROUD WHEREVER I’VE ticipated in trying to break the Guinness World
and lived there for 22 years until I moved
to the states. I had a pretty privileged child-
GONE AND NO MATTER WHO I’M WITH. I FREELY Record for most drag queens on a stage, and a
lot of other charity events.
hood. Good parents who loved me and gave TALK ABOUT MY PARTNER AND MY LIFE,
me everything that I needed. Maybe not ev- MISTRESS M AND THE WORK I’VE DONE. ” PGN: How did you meet Henri?
erything I wanted, but everything I needed. MBB: I lived right next to him. He told me
I went to a bilingual school so I learned about his parties and I started going every year.
English at the age of 7. I’m first generation And each year it is a challenge to try to top my-
Venezuelan, my mom is Colombian and my MBB: That is cool! My mom was a vice first pride parade was in my last year there and self. Halloween is also my mom’s birthday so
father is American. I was an only child for president at the Bayer company. She was in it was really nerve wracking because we didn’t I make a special effort to really get done up.
14 years, so that was great until my brother charge of advertisement in the Antilles, the know how the city was going to react and the Even though my mother has never seen me as
arrived. [Laughing] It was great after he ar- Caribbean and South America. person who planned the parade for some un- Mistress M, I do it as an homage to her.
rived too, but it was a big adjustment. I went known reason routed us through the WORST
to the same school for elementary, middle PGN: What were you like as a kid? part of the city. But the good thing is that Vene- PGN: When you perform, do you sing, or are
and high school. It was very small, my grad- MBB: Shy and quiet. I was very observant. As zuelans are always down for a party. So people you lip synching?
uating class had 8 students and we all grew a little, little kid I would lock myself in my own would come out, give us a look and say, “What MBB: Oh lip synching. You don’t
up together. It was a good way to grow up, room and play with my toys. I had no problem the hell is this!” and then they’d see we were want to hear me sing! Lately
no complaints. not being attended to. I was a very good kid — having a good time and soon they’d join in. So I’ve been doing a lot
I never answered back, didn’t say bad words … it turned out to be a great day! I don’t know of songs with
PGN: Give me a feeling for growing up in what the situation is there now, but then I never Spanish
Caracas. PGN: No diva moments? got any real pushback or negative reactions. In
MBB: It’s a very metropolitan city, a lot MBB: No, I didn’t find my hidden diva until fact I remember my dad saying, “You’re going
of hustle and bustle. As opposed to Philly I moved to the states. In Venezuela I did the to face challenges, and that’s why I’m
with its row homes, there are a lot of condos things I was supposed to do, graduated high proud that I raised you to swim
and high rises in Caracas. It’s a very ver- school, went to university to study architec- against the current and to
tical city. It’s in a valley, so it’s very con- ture, got a great job, everything I was supposed be a strong person.
centrated and surrounded by huge majestic to do — but I was just going through the mo- You’ll be
mountains. During the day you get par- tions. My mom noticed and suggested I move fine.”
rots, macaws, flying into the city and then to the states. I’d always wanted to come here,
heading back to the mountains at night. It’s and once I did, I just exploded. I didn’t know
beautiful. There’s a big cultural scene there anyone so I had to let myself open up to get to
— theater, music, dance, fine arts — and know people.
the restaurant scene is incredible because
there’s such a mix of different ethnic influ-
PGN: Is that when you came out?
ences. It’s a really happening city. At least it
MBB: No, I came out when I was 19, first to
was when I was growing up. Unfortunately some friends, then to my mom and dad. It was
the situation right now is a little different.
perfectly fine with everyone, no problems at
But from what I hear, they’re still trying to
all. I started doing drag in Venezuela when I
keep everything going. was 19 too, so I’ve been doing it for 21 years.
When I came to the states I met people like
PGN: Bigger or smaller than Philadelphia? Henri who encouraged me to take it to the next page 33
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Philadelphia Gay News . epgn.com

Two literary legends meet in play Philly stage mainstay talks new
CAMERON KELSALL
PGN Contributor
project, daring role
Philadelphia fell in love with “Oscar Visits
Walt” earlier this year. Writer Tom Wilson
Weinberg’s fictionalized account of a meeting
between legendary queer artists Oscar Wilde
and Walt Whitman sold out three performanc-
es at Giovanni’s Room in June, prompting
interest in a return engagement. As luck
would have it, the University of Pennsylvania
is currently sponsoring “Whitman at 200: Art
and Democracy,” a celebration of the poet’s
bicentennial. Weinberg’s play fit right it, and
it will be mounted at Penn’s Lesbian Gay
Bisexual Transgender Center Oct. 25-27.
The Dublin-born Wilde visited Whitman
at his Camden, New Jersey, home during his
heralded lecture tour of the United States
in 1882, but little is known of what their
meetings actually entailed. Weinberg uses
excerpts from Wilde and Whitman’s own
writing, along with his songwriting acumen,
to construct a narrative of these liaisons.
Weinberg spoke with PGN about the
continued interest in Wilde and Whitman, as
well as the need to recognize queer history.
A fixture in Philadelphia’s gay arts scene for
over five decades, he also discussed the future
of local queer cultural life.
PGN: After the initial performances in June,
did you know right away that you wanted to
bring “Oscar Visits Walt” back to Philly?
TWW: Yes. One just gets a sense if a piece
is working or not, and my cast of two and I
all felt very good about the way it worked. We
learned a lot also, and I made some changes
along the way. It will be a luxury to do three
more performances now, while the whole thing
is so fresh in our minds. In general, we were
very satisfied with the piece, and the audience
seemed to like it a lot. It felt like something
that should get a longer life.
PGN: As a creator, what drew you to the story
of Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde?
TWW: I thought about this quite a while ago,
because I like both of these writers very much.
I started seeing on the internet that these vis-
its happened, and that was something I didn’t
know about. So I started researching it with
the idea that it might make an interesting the-
ater piece. The visits were private, so we don’t
really know what actually went on when Oscar
went to Walt’s house in Camden. The first visit
happened in January 1882, and then Oscar
went off on a lecture tour across the country
and in Canada. When he was passing back
through Philadelphia in May of 1882, he vis-
ited Walt again. I figured I could write about
what happened inside the door of that little
house in Camden.
PGN: How did your project become affiliated
with “Whitman at 200”?
TWW: I did a little cabaret show in October
of last year, and afterward a woman that I
know came up to me and asked if I had heard
about the events. They hadn’t started yet, and I
hadn’t heard about it, but she asked if I would
be interested in putting on a musical theater
piece that had to do with Walt. I said yes. That
woman is the artistic director of the whole fes-
tival. I described the piece to her and she liked
the idea, so I went right to work. I felt so lucky,
because the idea was on the back burner, and
it’s always good for me to be working up
against a deadline.
PGN: Did you always know that you were go- such as Azuka, Theatre Exile and the now
ing to use Wilde and Whitman’s own words to (sadly) defunct Flashpoint Theater Company.
tell this story?
TWW: No, actually. I thought it would be Wilma Theater and Blanka Zizka's HotHouse
good, but I must admit I felt shy about setting ensemble has given him a spiritual home.
Whitman’s poetry and Oscar’s prose to music. He’ll tackle his latest role in the Wilma’s pro-
Some friends of mine encouraged me to do it, duction of “Dance Nation” by Clare Barron,
and to make it my own. I stayed as close as I opening Oct. 22.
could to the poetry of Whitman, because I re-
spect it so much, but I did make a few changes
here and there to make it work better as a song
lyric. But for the most part, it’s just right out of
his mouth and onto the page. Same with Oscar.
PGN: There have been many adaptations cen-
tered on Oscar Wilde’s life. Did you worry
about covering ground that’s already been ex-
plored elsewhere?
TWW: Most of the stories of Oscar’s life have
been about his trial. I didn’t want to write about
the trial, because it’s been treated so often.
PGN: You have been a part of Philadelphia’s
queer arts scene since the 1970s. How do you
feel about the future of gay cultural life in the
city?
TWW: The future looks pretty good! There
is a lot going on. When I started writing gay-
themed material, there wasn’t too much going
on. It was hard to get a record published or find
places to perform. That’s gotten better and bet-
ter. There are several local theater companies
that really emphasize LGBTQ theater, and
there are comedians who are being open about
it in their material. The whole drag queen
scene has also become so creative, with the
queens of today creating their own personas.
I enjoy it a lot. I think we’re seeing both the
assimilation of queer life into the mainstream
and a new branch of out-there performance,
so I’m optimistic about our culture remaining
vivid and alive. n
“Oscar Visits Walt” runs Oct. 25-27 at the
University of Pennsylvania’s Lesbian Gay
Bisexual Transgender Center, 3907 Spruce St.
Tickets are $25 and are free for current Penn
students (advanced reservations required).
For tickets and information, visit
oscarvisitswalt.brownpapertickets.com/.
FRANK SCHIERLOH (LEFT)
CALEB J. TRACY (RIGHT)
Photo by Kevin Broad
A.D. AMOROSI
PGN Contributor
A mainstay on Philadelphia stages, Keith
Conallen is known for playing edgy, daring
roles with independent theater companies
But Conallen's zealous collaboration with the
Photo by Mark Gar vin
PGN: Do you think you have a signature — a
tic, a move, a physical vibe — that directors
and producers want?
KC: Directors need to construct the best com-
bination of talent when producing a play, be
that the designers, actors, crew, etc. When I've
been cast, I believe it has been to serve that
purpose. That being said, I too believe that as
an actor I bring a sense of deep truth to a role
and an ease in finding the breath required to
give birth to a character. All that takes a great
amount of training and experience, and with
my continuing work in the Wilma HotHouse
acting company, my natural ability and talent
keeps getting stronger.
PGN: What roles do you like best?
KC: I was having a conversation with a cast-
mate about the phases one has throughout
their career. If you start off young, fresh out of
college, you find yourself cast in ingenue/sen-
sitive young man roles. At a certain point you
transition into a more mature sort and then
further into husbands and dads. Of course this
is how you are seen. You cannot deny age. I
currently find myself in this latter phase. I'm
not saying that these are the only roles out
there, certainly not. I have been very fortunate
to encounter some really interesting personas,
especially through my work at the Wilma.
This season, as with many in the past, has me
playing comedy and absurdity, over-the-top
drama, camp, powerful and quiet contempla-
tion — the possibilities are endless and they
all deserve a chance to be heard. This is what
interests me. Shout out to Exile and Azuka for
giving me some drippingly delicious charac-
ters to work on.
PGN: How do you feel about HotHouse?
KC: I've always been a fan of what the Wilma
has produced. I was one of the many first par-
ticipants as we began to build our pedagogy.
Blanka had seen me in a few shows around
town and saw something in me. I'm so glad
she did, as the experiences I've had with her
and the company have pushed me leaps and
bounds to be better, stronger. My favorite el-
ement of the HotHouse is that no one is held
to a type or vibe. We all have the chance to
explore roles and personalities. These are the
possibilities that deserve to be heard. Our
work is truly expansive.
PGN: Clare Barron's physical comedy
“Dance Nation” is woman-centered. How do
you work within that as a man?
KC: Justin Jain, the other male-identifying
cast member, and I have a few advantages
here. We hold a great deal of respect for these
women. They are collaborators, yes, but also
friends and family. Sisters. As gay men, I
think that there is a strong sense of support
and care that we feel for them. For many of us,
when coming out, a girl was the one person
who didn't treat us like garbage while figuring
out who we were, our fragile pubescent brains
processing all of those confusing emotions.
Thank god for our best friends taking care of
us. Now we do the same for them.
PGN: How would you say that “Dance Na-
tion” is a different play for the Wilma? It feels
broader. And what does the author mean by
calling it a "ghost play"?
KC: It's an interesting idea to think of the
Wilma, and any theater really, disregarding
whatever a mission statement says, as having
a particular brand. Our work runs the gamut
of story and feeling. If I had to, I'd say “Dance
Nation” fits perfectly into the Wilma brand.
As we as a company progress into the fu-
ture, our skill set continues to grow, and so
the work we can tackle begins to expand. Our
"brand" is “living, adventurous art.” “Dance
Nation” is living. It is adventurous. It is art.
You ask about it being a "ghost play." There
are moments that we catch a brief glimpse
into the girls' future selves. I believe these
glimpses give us that feeling of being among
ghosts.
PGN: Who are you in “Dance Nation”? How
do you make this role singularly yours?
KC: I play Dance Teacher Pat, owner and
choreographer of the studio the children com-
pete for. Pat is a strict taskmaster, demanding
the best, but ultimately he does care a great
deal for these kids. He's a dancer himself and
knows what it takes to be the best. I person-
ally have no formal dance training, so I have
no model to work from. I basically do for this
role what I always do, really, and bring the
most amount of honesty and humanism I can.
Also, I asked for a cane like the great Debbie
Allen uses in “Fame.” I'll be keeping that. n
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lyrics. There’s a Celia Cruz version of “I Will
Survive” and a version of “Don’t Cry for me
Argentina” from Madonna that’s partially in
Spanish. For Pride last year I did a whole set
entirely in Spanish. People really seem to en-
joy it, especially folks in the Latin community.
It’s nice to have something different from the
typical pop song or ballad.
PGN: Do they celebrate Halloween in Venezu-
ela like they do here?
MBB: Yes, if Venezuelans have an opportunity
to party, they will take it. Even if it means ab-
solutely nothing to them, they will go for it.
I’ve been hearing that some people have even
started celebrating Thanksgiving! We have
Carnival, of course, and then after that Hal-
loween, as occasions to dress up and party. I
have pictures of me in costume since I was an
infant.
PGN: Best costume?
MBB: As a kid my mom made all my cos-
tumes and she was very creative. I never had
input into what I was going to be. I would just
stand like a mannequin and she would dress
me in something amazing. But the best was
when I finally, after many years of trying, won
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“Most Beautiful Female Impersonator” at the day trip and not only was it beautiful, I loved there’s a little of everything and everyone.
Henri David Ball. I went all out that year, I the physicality of it — rowing, making camp PGN: I’ve read that this event has been called,
even shaved my head so that nothing would and then getting on the water again the next “The best time you can have with your clothes
show under the wig. I was committed. day. [My partner] used to take the trip with his on,” but I understand there’s a semi-official
father each year. His dad passed away earlier motto.
PGN: What are some of the categories people this year, so I went with him and we did it in MBB: I’ve heard, “Don’t come as you are, but
compete in? his honor. as you want to be.”
MBB: There are quite a few, Most Sensual
Fantasy, Best Celebrity Look Alike, Most PGN: Nice. How did you meet? PGN: What the most memorable costume
Hysterical, Most Horrifying to name a few. MBB: Online! We met the first time on a Fri- you’ve seen?
day the 13th, we got engaged on a Friday the MBB: One year someone came as Cruella de
PGN: It’s Halloween time. Ever have any 13th and we’re going to get married in Italy Vil. They had about 8-10 people with them,
paranormal experiences? next March on a Friday the 13th on the exact dressed as Dalmatians. The person dressed
MBB: Not paranormal, but I think I saw a same day that we met. We’ve seen each other as Cruella was up on stilts so she was tow-
UFO once. I was camping with some friends every day since that first date. ering over them and proportion-wise it made
in the Andes mountains and we were sitting the whole thing larger than life. Another one
around the fire at night when all of a sudden PGN: That’s beautiful. Back to the ball, if you that stands out is a guy who was dressed as
it became full daytime. It wasn’t a bright light were describing it for someone who’s never a transformer, and the whole costume, well,
shining down from somewhere, no, it just be- been, what would you say? transformed and became a car or plane, I for-
came full daytime, then nighttime, then day- MBB: It’s a display of what Philadelphia is get which, but it was really cool. People really
time, it happened three times. It was freaky, at its best. All the most beautiful freaks come go all out. They work on the costumes all year.
but interesting. out, and everyone interacts with everyone else.
A lot of friendships grow out of the ball and PGN: What’s a nice tradition from the event?
PGN: Something that you did for fun recently? even out of the Facebook group as people talk MBB: It’s always October 31st, so you always
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Philadelphia Gay News . epgn.com

Philly photographer fights cancer inside and out

LARRY NICHOLS
larry@epgn.com

Photographer and PGN contributor Tara

Lessard has spent much of her career docu-
menting Philly’s LGBTQ-plus community,
but these days she’s turning the lens on her
personal struggles with cancer, which she
has been battling since 2015.
Lessard wants to shine a light on the
importance of a cancer treatment team that
is dedicated to treating the whole person —
not just the disease. She lauds the efforts of
trichologist Danielle Johnson and oncology
massage therapist Orlando Moreno at the
Cancer Treatment Centers of America salon
and spa in Philadelphia. They have helped
her understand the importance of skin and
hair health for a cancer patient’s physical
and mental well-being.
“At this point in my treatment, I’m re-di-
agnosed with pelvic cancer and lymph,”
Lessard said. “I was on active chemo just
until about 2 1/2 months ago, which thinned
out my hair. I had lost my hair completely
before. Now it’s a challenge for sure.”
Lessard explained how wigs have helped
her while undergoing treatment. “It’s a very
stark difference. Walking into a room with
a bald head and people knowing you are in
treatment is a lot different than being able
to blend in. It’s something I’m able to enjoy
when I feel well enough.”
Danielle Johnson said that dermatological
issues aren’t just a matter of aesthetics.
“When individuals lose their hair, the
scalp is just as important as the hair,” she
said. “You want to keep that skin healthy. A
lot of times, depending on treatment, people
might get inflammations in their scalp or
they may have an allergic reaction to certain
products. ... We can tell you what to use and
what not to use. We know what types of
products and fabrics and fibers are coming
in for the head wraps and wigs as well.”
Chemo also affects a patient’s nails,
Lessard noted. “My toenails have fallen out
and my fingernails too. I’m not allowed to
get any kind of local nail care. So when I’m
able to go to the salon and get a pedicure,
they help me with things that are related to
nail beds.”
Another aspect of her treatment regimen
that Lessard finds helpful is weekly mas-
sage therapy provided by Orlando Moreno.
“Massage is definitely becoming more
common,” Moreno said. “One of the main
ways we help here is to ... reduce stress
hormones.”
“A combination of pressure techniques”
helps patients “find a pause in the cycle of
pain, stress and anxiety,” Moreno explained.
“Just that pause helps the body’s autonomic
nervous system reset so they have a little bit
more energy and they have a more ground-
ed feeling so that they can move forward
through the processes of treatment and all
the other things that are attached to it.” n

For more information about Tara

Lessard, visit www.cancercenter.com/
patient-stories/taral.
OCTOBER 18-24, 2019
SHERIFF’S SALE
Properties to be sold by
JEWELL WILLIAMS
Sheriff on Tuesday, November 5,
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  January Term, 2019 No. 01848
 NOTICE OF SCHED-
ULE OF DISTRIBUTION  1911-304
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.  M. Squire & Associates, LLC
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.  Area Sq. Ft.) OPA#888470184
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.  E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.;
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.  Quintana, Hiram Quintana and
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,
November 5, 2019
1911-301
3514 Sussex Ln 19114 66th wd.
2,681 Sq. Ft. OPA#661203800
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Margaret Piatkowski C.P.
January Term, 2019 No. 01848
KML Law Group, P.C.
1911-302
3600 Conshohocken Ave
Apartment 1410 19131 52nd wd.
940 Sq. Ft. OPA#888520563
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Cheryl D. Wesson C.P. April
Term, 2019 No. 00081 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1911-303
3514 Sussex Ln 19114 66th wd.
2,681 Sq. Ft. OPA#661203800
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Margaret Piatkowski C.P.
KML Law Group, P.C.
2027 Widener Pl 19138
17th wd. Land: 1,007 Sq.
Ft.; Improvement: 978
Sq. Ft.; Total: 1,007 Sq.
Ft. OPA#134N24-459;
B R T # 1 7 1 1 9 7 5 0 0
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Samara Gathers C.P. March
Term, 2018 No. 03046 Richard
1911-305
926 N 15th St, #A 19130-
1623 47th wd. 0 (Land Area
Sq. Ft..); 1,586 (Improvement
IMPROVEMENTS: RES
CONDO 4 STY MAS+OTH
Alpha United LP C.P.
September Term, 2018 No.
02247 Jay M. Levin, Esq.
1911-306
12 E Palmer St a/k/a 12 W
PGN
SHERIFF’S SALE
Palmer St 19125 18th wd.
1,113 Sq. Ft. BRT#183022400
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Linda M. Hepworth C.P. June
Term, 2017 No. 00381 Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha
Lorraine Gazzara Doyle, Esq
1911-307
4320 Main St 19127 21st wd.
2,468 Sq. Ft.; Land Area:
1,275 Sq. Ft. BRT#88-2-
7800-00 IMPROVEMENTS:
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Linda A. Westfall a/k/a Linda
A. Westphal and Linda A.
Westphal C.P. October Term,
2018 No. 04330 Mark Pfeiffer,
Esquire; Buchanan, Ingersoll &
Rooney, PC
1911-308
3423 Keim St 19134 33rd wd.
623 Sq. Ft. BRT#331280500
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Juan Delgado-Quintana, Maria
David Ortiz, in their capacity
as Heir of Maria E. Quintana,
Deceased and Unknown heirs,
successors, assigns, and all
persons, firms, or associations
claiming right, title or
interest, from or under Maria
E. Quintana, Deceased C.P.
October Term, 2018 No. 00582
Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.;
Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.;
Lorraine Gazzara Doyle, Esq
1911-309
1927 Plymouth St 19138
10th wd. Land: 1,050 Sq.
Ft.; Improvement: 1,200
Sq. Ft.; Total: 1,200 Sq.
Ft. OPA#101319600
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Carlton Williams, solely as
Heir of the Estate of Linda
Marie Williams and Rozlyn
Marie Williams, solely as
Administratrix of the Estate
of Linda Marie Williams and
Yoland L. Ebo C.P. March
Term, 2018 No. 01575 Richard
M. Squire & Associates, LLC
1911-310
6127 Cottage St 19135 55th wd.
SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY;
1,350 Sq. Ft. BRT#552402900
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Phylicia Samuels Executrix of
the Estate of Lloyd Samuels
C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
03215 McCabe, Weisberg, &
Conway, LLC
1911-311
6453 Woodcrest Ave
19151 34th wd. 2,464
Sq. Ft. BRT#344120100
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL Meredith
Fitzpatrick a/k/a Meredith R.
Fitzpatrick a/k/a Meredith
Fitpatrick and Thomas
Fitzpatrick C.P. March Term,
2019 No. 00073 Stern &
Eisenberg PC
1911-312
701 E Haines St 19144 59th wd.
1,564 Sq. Ft. BRT#592011000
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL REAL
ESTATE Seymour Nesmith C.P.
August Term, 2018 No. 01087
Stern & Eisenberg PC
1911-313
6047 Summerdale Ave
19149 53rd wd. 1,140
Sq. Ft. OPA#531242400
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
The Unknown Heirs of Susan
Conway C.P. November Term,
2018 No. 02565 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1911-314
214 E Upsal St 19119 22nd wd.
1,477 Sq. Ft. OPA#221077300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Lisa Dawson C.P. November
Term, 2018 No. 00981 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1911-315
6648 Vandike St 19135 41st wd.
1,481 Sq. Ft. OPA#411339300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
SHERIFF’S SALE
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Kaitlyn Young C.P. April Term,
2019 No. 03150 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1911-316
9020 Pine Rd 19115 63rd wd.
17,550 Sq. Ft. OPA#632194000
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Susan Yeager and Vern J.
Yeager C.P. April Term, 2019
No. 02282 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1911-317
2033 W Nedro Ave
19138 17th wd. 1,018
Sq. Ft. OPA#171175900
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Daniel Heller and Maria Heller
C.P. March Term, 2019 No.
02090 KML Law Group, P.C.
1911-318
209 E Upsal St 19119-
2346 22nd wd. 960 Sq.
Ft. OPA#221092300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Kevin Diggs, in His Capacity
as Heir of George P. Diggs,
Deceased; Unknown heirs,
successors, assigns, and all
persons, firms, or associations
claiming right, title, or interest
from or under George P. Diggs,
Deceased C.P. December
Term, 2016 No. 00317 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-319
4437 Richmond St 19137-
2033 45th wd. 1,392 Sq. Ft.
OPA#453319300 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Christopher Newton C.P. July
Term, 2018 No. 03623 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-320
5845 Penn St a/k/a 5845 N
Penn St 19149-3417 62nd wd.
1,340 Sq. Ft. OPA#621493200
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Errin Murphy-Davis; Anthony
Davis C.P. December Term,
2017 No. 00561 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-321
6543 Buist Ave 19142 40th wd.
1,228 Sq. Ft. BRT#406252300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL REAL
ESTATE Robert M. Heyward
C.P. February Term, 2019 No.
00918 Stern & Eisenberg PC
1911-322
1168 Anchor St 19124 62nd wd.
1,210 Sq. Ft. BRT#621065000
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL REAL
ESTATE John M. Stevens C.P.
October Term, 2018 No. 03543
Stern & Eisenberg PC
1911-323
5866 Malvern Ave 19131-
3028 52nd wd. 1,296
Sq. Ft. BRT#522115100
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL REAL
ESTATE Gregory A. Hyman
C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
01592 Stern & Eisenberg PC
1911-324
430 W Chew Ave 19120-2356
61st wd. (formerly 87th wd.)
1,944 Sq. Ft. OPA#871582450
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Dennis L. Anderson C.P. June
Term, 2019 No. 05143 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-325
4936 N Franklin St 19120 49th
wd. 976 Sq. Ft. BRT#491241300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL REAL
ESTATE Aaliyah Russell,
solely in her capacity as
Executrix of the Estate of
Brenda A. Ellerbee, deceased
C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
02780 Stern & Eisenberg PC
1911-326
7528 Fayette St 19150 50th wd.
1,214 Sq. Ft. OPA#501016900
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
SHERIFF’S SALE
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Karen L. Lett a/k/a Karen Lett
C.P. December Term, 2017 No.
00310 KML Law Group, P.C.
1911-327
4226 J St 19124 33rd wd. ROW
B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY;
1,080 Sq. Ft. BRT#332235400
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Felix Then a/k/a Felix Then
Cotorreal and Vielka P.
Almonte Ramirez a/k/a Vielka
Paola Almonte Ramirez C.P.
October Term, 2018 No. 01736
McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway,
LLC
1911-328
8079 Fayette St 19150 50th wd.
1,612 Sq. Ft. OPA#501039700
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
The Unknown Heirs of
Josephine Fisher Gay Deceased
C.P. January Term, 2019 No.
00859 KML Law Group, P.C.
1911-329
6070 W Girard Ave
19151 34th wd. 1,642
Sq. Ft. OPA#341058200
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Brian Butcher C.P. March
Term, 2019 No. 01752 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1911-330
5845 Norfolk St 19143 3rd wd.
1,032 Sq. Ft. OPA#033043300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Etta Newman, a/k/a Etta D.
Newman C.P. June Term,
2017 No. 01942 Cristina L.
Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas
Kochalski, LLC
1911-331
2146 Homer St 19138 10th wd.
1,320 Sq. Ft. OPA#102145700
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Ashley Jackson and Kian
Jackson C.P. June Term, 2018
No. 03513 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1911-332
1613 Benner St 19149 62nd wd.
1,710 Sq. Ft. OPA#621149500
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Charles Edward Johnson Jr.
C.P. April Term, 2019 No.
02293 KML Law Group, P.C.
1911-333
1838 S 4th St 19148 1st wd.
1,062 Sq. Ft. OPA#011435900
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Michael J Bailey a/k/a Michael
J. Bailey C.P. February Term,
2018 No. 01150 Cristina L.
Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas
Kochalski, LLC
1911-334
4806 N Broad St 19141-
2108 13th wd. 3,207 Sq. Ft.
OPA#871519410 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Deidra L. Rockemore, in Her
Capacity as Heir of Elaine
Watson a/k/a Elaine Watson-
Straker, Deceased; Unknown
heirs, successors, assigns,
and all persons, firms, or
associations claiming right,
title, or interest from or under
Elaine Watson a/k/a Elaine
Watson-Straker, Deceased C.P.
March Term, 2019 No. 02254
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1911-335
2029 S Hollywood St
19145-2414 48th wd. 1,120
Sq. Ft. OPA#482391500
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Joseph Diorio C.P. March
Term, 2019 No. 02653 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-336
3115 Levick St 19149 55th wd.
1,539 Sq. Ft. BRT#551021400
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
MELISSA R. STEDING C.P.
June Term, 2015 No. 00234
Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., and/or
Kathryn L. Mason, Esquire
SHERIFF’S SALE
1911-337
5512 Ridgewood St 19143 51st
wd. 1,067 Sq. Ft. OPA#51-3-
250500 IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Sheila D. Lockwood C.P. July
Term, 2018 No. 00589 Shapiro
& DeNardo, LLC
1911-338
1300 W Rockland St
19141-2610 49th wd. 2,070
Sq. Ft. OPA#491118300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Earlene Dupree C.P. February
Term, 2019 No. 02248 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-339
7856 Nixon St 19128 21st wd.
3,020 Sq. Ft. OPA#212412940
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Steven F. Massa C.P. May
Term, 2018 No. 00296 Shapiro
& DeNardo, LLC
1911-340
1010 E Rittenhouse St
19138-1803 59th wd. 1,520
Sq. Ft. OPA#591115500
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Michael K. Simmons C.P.
October Term, 2016 No. 00496
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1911-341
3900 Ford Rd 20S 19131 52nd
wd. 0 Sq. Ft. OPA#888520310
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Eleanor Parris, Executrix of
the Estate of Charlotte Parris,
deceased C.P. March Term,
2019 No. 02403 Shapiro &
DeNardo, LLC
1911-342
2320 S Ithan St 19143-
6110 40th wd. 648 Sq.
Ft. OPA#402007600
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Crystal B. Hough; 2320 Ithan
Property Trust C.P. February
Term, 2019 No. 03037 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-343
4448 Leiper St 19124 23rd wd.
5,000 Sq. Ft. OPA#234259000
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Terracita Seybold, Co-
Administratrix of the Estate
of Walter J. Lewis, deceased
and Nancy Lewis, Co-
Administratrix of the Estate of
Walter J. Lewis, deceased C.P.
February Term, 2019 No. 02818
Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC
1911-344
31 Hamilton Cir F/K/A, 506
N. 19th St, Unit B 19130-
3821 8th wd. 1,694 Sq. Ft.
OPA#084050785 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Mitchell Prensky a/k/a Mitchell
H. Prensky; Jennifer Prensky
a/k/a Jennifer L. Prensky C.P.
March Term, 2019 No. 01476
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1911-345
5037 Wade St 19144-2954
12th wd. 1,374 Sq. Ft.
OPA#123142500 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Norma Oaks C.P. March
Term, 2019 No. 00822 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-346
3301 Ashfield Ln 19114
66th wd. 1,440 Sq.
Ft. OPA#661165000
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Lorenzo Davis C.P. April
Term, 2018 No. 00824 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-347
2538 S Hicks St 19145-
4604 26th wd. 1,040
Sq. Ft. OPA#261202300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Susan Cornaglia; Michael
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SHERIFF’S SALE
Cornaglia C.P. April Term, 2015
No. 00081 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1911-348
1907 S 29th St 19145 48th wd.
1,450 Sq. Ft. OPA#482379300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Vincent Digregorio C.P. March
Term, 2019 No. 00627 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1911-349
7143 Louise St 19138-
2028 10th wd. 1,504
Sq. Ft. OPA#102454900
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Minnie Glover, Individually and
in Her Capacity as Heir of Janie
Glover, Deceased; Unknown
Heirs, Successors, Assigns,
and All Persons, Firms, or
Associations Claiming Right,
Title or Interest From or
Under Janie Glover, Deceased
C.P. September Term, 2018
No. 02883 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1911-350
5911 Summerdale Ave
19149 53rd wd. 1,443
Sq. Ft. OPA#531239000
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Oscar E. Oquendo C.P. January
Term, 2019 No. 01851 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1911-351
2940 Elbridge St 19149 55th wd.
1,271 Sq. Ft. OPA#551025500
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Mohamed Sesay and Sebatu
Sheriff C.P. November Term,
2014 No. 02557 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1911-352
5029 Saul St 19124 62nd wd.
2,062 Sq. Ft. OPA#621460100
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Inefable Jean Baptiste a/k/a
Inefable Baptiste C.P. July
Term, 2017 No. 01452 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1911-353
361 W. Duval St 19144
59th wd. 5,741 Sq. Ft.
OPA#593120600 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Rhoda M. Toperzer C.P. March
Term, 2017 No. 00253 Joseph
R. Loverdi, Esquire
1911-354
1604 W Tioga St 19140
8th wd. Land: 2,000 Sq.
Ft.; Improvement: 2,054
Sq. Ft.; Total: 2,054 Sq.
Ft. OPA#112084300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Levis W. Kenney, Sr., solely
as Administrator of the Estate
of Annie Clemons, deceased
C.P. April Term, 2018 No.
02438 Richard M. Squire &
Associates, LLC
1911-355
1748 N 59th St 19151 34th wd.
1,425 Sq. Ft. BRT#342157300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Andrea Nadine Ford-Tilghman,
Personal Representative of the
Estate of Mary Anna White-
Littlejohn, Deceased C.P. April
Term, 2019 No. 01164 Law
Office of Gregory Javardian,
LLC
1911-356
7371 Rugby St 19138 10th wd.
1,323 Sq. Ft. OPA#102466500
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Lisa Hunter and Nadene Hunter
C.P. November Term, 2018 No.
00954 KML Law Group, P.C.
1911-357
6614 Woodland Ave
19142 40th wd. 1,941
Sq. Ft. BRT#403150000
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Any Loui C.P. January Term,
2019 No. 00916 Law Office of
Gregory Javardian, LLC
1911-358
7737 Overbrook Ave
19151 34th wd. 1,781 Sq.
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SHERIFF’S SALE
Ft.; Improvements: 1,120
Sq. Ft. OPA#343262400
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW
W/DE GAR 2 STY MAS
Shelia Jones, in Her Capacity
as Heir of Marian J. Norfleet
a/k/a Marian Norfleet; Derrick
Maxwell, in His Capacity as
Heir of Marian J. Norfleet
a/k/a Marian Norfleet; Oliver
Maxwell, in His Capacity as
Heir of Marian J. Norfleet a/k/a
Marian Norfleet C.P. December
Term, 2018 No. 02450 Robert
Crawley, Esq.
1911-359
528 E Penn St 19144 12th wd.
1,166 Sq. Ft. BRT#121141600
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Tahirah A. Barnes C.P. January
Term, 2018 No. 02283 Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.;
Lorraine Gazzara Doyle, Esq
1911-360
133 W Washington Ln
19144 59th wd. 3,750
Sq. Ft. BRT#593089100
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Flora Maclin, Administratrix of
the Estate of Maude B. Shelton,
Deceased C.P. August Term,
2015 No. 04449 Law Office of
Gregory Javardian, LLC
1911-361
139 S 61st St 19139-
3043 3rd wd. 1,200 Sq.
Ft. OPA#031171400
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Lanette Whitted, Individually
and in Her Capacity as Co-
Administratrix of the Estate
of Lillian Whitted; Zsavette
Whitted, Individually and in Her
Capacity as Co-Administratrix
of the Estate of Lillian Whitted;
Unknown heirs, successors,
assigns, and all persons, firms,
or associations claiming right,
title, or interest from or under
Lillian Whitted, Deceased C.P.
March Term, 2019 No. 03815
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1911-362
316 Delphine St 19120 42nd wd.
670 Sq. Ft. BRT#422264400
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Robert L. Heifet C.P. January
Term, 2019 No. 01489 Law
Office of Gregory Javardian,
LLC
1911-363
2114 Carver St 19124 41st wd.
915 Sq. Ft. OPA#411046500
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Richard Kubacki C.P. June
Term, 2017 No. 01741 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1911-364
7920 Michener Ave
19150 50th wd. 1,447
Sq. Ft. OPA#501121300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Unknown heirs, successors,
assigns, and all persons, firms,
or associations claiming right,
title, or interest from or under
Patrick Gary Dean, Deceased;
Patricia Dean, in Her Capacity
as Heir of, Patrick Gary Dean,
Deceased; Patrick Dean Jr, in
His Capacity as Heir of Patrick
Gary Dean, Deceased; Derek
Dean in His Capacity as Heir
of Patrick Gary Dean, Deceased
C.P. April Term, 2018 No.
04876 Robert Flacco, Esq.
1911-365
3328 Edgemont St 19134-
5306 45th wd. 1,500
Sq. Ft. OPA#451218200
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Jennifer Bytof C.P. May
Term, 2019 No. 01456 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-366
1740 Church Ln 19141 49th wd.
1,360 Sq. Ft. OPA#171232400
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Michael J. Brooks C.P. May
Term, 2015 No. 00715 Phelan
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Hallinan Diamond & Jones, I M P ROV E M E N T S : 2019 No. 01391 Shapiro & 1911-398 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 1911-427
LLP RESIDENTIAL Shante Brown DeNardo, LLC 1853 S Sartain St 19148 Phyllis McCowan C.P. February Unknown heirs, successors, 2318 Rhawn St 19152-
1911-367 and Kiri Gaffney C.P. May 1911-389 39th wd. Land Area: 696 Term, 2019 No. 01741 Shapiro assigns, and all persons, firms, 3316 53rd wd. 2,947
433 Saint Luke St 19140- Term, 2018 No. 01054 Stern & 2652 E Toronto St. 19134 25th Sq. Ft. BRT#394584300 & DeNardo, LLC or associations claiming right, Sq. Ft. OPA#561593400
2410 7th wd. 1,120 Sq. Eisenberg PC wd. 763 Sq. Ft. BRT#251084400 I M P ROV E M E N T S : 1911-408 title, or interest from or under I M P ROV E M E N T S :
Ft. OPA#072245800 1911-378 I M P ROV E M E N T S : RESIDENTIAL DWELLING 830 Levick St 19111 35th wd. Joseph Karwoski, Deceased, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
I M P ROV E M E N T S : 1620 W Erie Ave 19140 13th wd. RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carlo Altieri and Susan Altieri 2,825 Sq. Ft. BRT#353039770 Patricia Karwoski n/k/a Patricia Robert Coll; Cherrie Coll C.P.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 2,595 Sq. Ft. BRT#131043400 Jeffrey M. Beebe C.P. January C.P. August Term, 2017 No. I M P ROV E M E N T S : Macholl, Known Heir of Joseph February Term, 2010 No. 02435
Hector L. Almodovar C.P. April I M P ROV E M E N T S : Term, 2014 No. 02614 Martha 01413 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, RESIDENTIAL Rudy E. Korwoski, Deceased, Kevin Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Term, 2019 No. 02852 Phelan RESIDENTIAL REAL E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Drayton and Tracey L. Drayton Karwoski, Known Heir of Jones, LLP
Hallinan Diamond & Jones, ESTATE Rasool Nasir, solely E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.; Esq.; Lorraine Gazzara Doyle, C.P. December Term, 2018 No. Joseph Karwoski, Deceased, 1911-428
LLP as Administrator of the Estate Lorraine Gazzara Doyle, Esq Esq 03204 Stern & Eisenberg PC Steven Karwoski, Known Heir 400 Fanshawe St 19111-
1911-368 of Merrill Johnson a/k/a 1911-390 1911-399 1911-409 of Joseph Karwoski, Deceased, 4608 35th wd. 2,100
11823 Colman Terr Merrill Albert Johnson a/k/a 636 E Courtland St 19120- 5416 N Water St 19120 42nd 1845 Nolan St 19138 10th wd. David J. Karwoski, Known Heir Sq. Ft. OPA#353111200
19154 66th wd. 3,515 Merrill Nasir C.P. December 4643 42nd wd. 800 Sq. wd. Land Area: 3,345 Sq. Ft.; 1,426 Sq. Ft. OPA#102228100 of Joseph Karwoski, Deceased I M P ROV E M E N T S :
Sq. Ft. BRT#662011700 Term, 2015 No. 00283 Stern & Ft. OPA#421024600 Improvement Area: 1,358 I M P ROV E M E N T S : and Jennifer Kreszswick, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
I M P ROV E M E N T S : Eisenberg PC I M P ROV E M E N T S : Sq. Ft. OPA#421284800 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Known Heir of Joseph Julia Roldan; Ellen Howell C.P.
RESIDENTIAL REAL 1911-379 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS: SEM/DET Wardell Gadson, Administrator Karwoski, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01595
ESTATE Elizabeth A. Gerney 1319 W Eleanor St Carmen M. Guzman C.P. April 3 STY FRAME Phia Hang C.P. of Estate of Renee McLaughlin, October Term, 2018 No. 04334 Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 00590 19141 49th wd. 1,605 Term, 2019 No. 03142 Phelan October Term, 2018 No. 01737 Deceased C.P. April Term, 2019 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC Jones, LLP
Stern & Eisenberg PC Sq. Ft. OPA#491107000 Hallinan Diamond & Jones, Robert Flacco, Esq No. 01484 Shapiro & DeNardo, 1911-419 1911-429
1911-369 I M P ROV E M E N T S : LLP 1911-400 LLC 6144 Webster St 19143 10776 Drumore Pl 19154-
644 S Yewdall St 19143- RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 1911-391 5703 N 17th St 19141 17th wd. 1911-410 3rd wd. 3,316 Sq. Ft. 4105 66th wd. 1,520
2522 46th wd. 1,230 Sq. Ft. George D. Craddock C.P. 2617 Venango St 19134 45th wd. 1,632 Sq. Ft. BRT#172186700 6126 Hazel Ave 19143 3rd wd. OPA#033037400 Subject to Sq. Ft. OPA#662106000
OPA#463175000 Subject to March Term, 2016 No. 03072 1,995 Sq. Ft. OPA#871570270 I M P ROV E M E N T S : 2,250 Sq. Ft. OPA#032120700 Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: I M P ROV E M E N T S :
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC I M P ROV E M E N T S : RESIDENTIAL Any and All I M P ROV E M E N T S : RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 1911-380 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Known and Unknown Heirs, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joree Pettey C.P. May Term, Michael Levin, in His Capacity
Brian J. Williams C.P. January 3744 Bandon Dr 19154 66th wd. RIBACZONOK, INC. C.P. Executors, Adminstrators Ayanna Smith C.P. September 2016 No. 02317 Meredith H. as Devisee of Last Will and
Term, 2018 No. 00104 Phelan 1,800 Sq. Ft. BRT#663399000 January Term, 2019 No. 01028 and Devisees of the Estate of Term, 2016 No. 02586 KML Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Testament of Herman Levin
Hallinan Diamond & Jones, I M P ROV E M E N T S : Law Office Joseph Kelly Ramona Gordy, deceased C.P. Law Group, P.C. Kochalski, LLC a/k/a Herman N. Levin; Jeffrey
LLP RESIDENTIAL REAL 1911-392 March Term, 2019 No. 03830 1911-411 1911-420 A. Levin, in His Capacity
1911-370 ESTATE Jennine R. Avila C.P. 233 Pierce St 19148 1st wd. Stern & Eisenberg PC 2926 Elbridge St 19149 55th wd. 1230 Arch St Unit 6C a/k/a as Devisee of Last Will and
8836 Roosevelt Blvd April Term, 2018 No. 00556 700 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 1911-401 1,268 Sq. Ft. OPA#551024800 1228-1232 Arch St, Unit 6C Testament of Herman Levin
19115 56th wd. 4,177 Stern & Eisenberg PC 980 Sq. Ft. OPA#011130200 1702 E Mayland St I M P ROV E M E N T S : 19107 5th wd. 856 Sq. Ft. a/k/a Herman N. Levin;
Sq. Ft. BRT#562464000 1911-381 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 19138 10th wd. 1,360 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OPA#888038100 Subject to Unknown heirs, successors,
I M P ROV E M E N T S : 12532 Knights Terr 2 STY MASONRY Thomas Sq. Ft. OPA#102256500 Victoria E. Thornton Solely in Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: assigns, and all persons, firms,
RESIDENTIAL Deborah 19154 66th wd. 2,389 Boland; Erin K. Hennessy C.P. I M P ROV E M E N T S : Her Capacity as Heir of Owner RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY or associations claiming right,
Campbell a/k/a Deborah Sq. Ft. BRT#663360300 April Term, 2019 No. 00003 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ceffron C. Thornton Deceased John Bennett C.P. December title, or interest from or under
Stevenson a/k/a Deborah I M P ROV E M E N T S : Robert Flacco Devon Kamper, in His Capacity and Ceffron C. Thornton, Jr. Term, 2018 No. 00078 Cristina Herman Levin a/k/a Herman
Stephenson and Linda Marie RESIDENTIAL REAL 1911-393 as Heir of Constance A. Kamper; Solely in His Capacity as Heir L. Connor, Esquire; Manley N. Levin, Deceased C.P. March
Wilhelm C.P. September Term, ESTATE Mohammed A. 5924 N 13th St 19141 49th wd. Ciara Kamper, in Her Capacity of Owner Ceffron C. Thornton Deas Kochalski, LLC Term, 2018 No. 02303 Phelan
2018 No. 03504 Stern & Chughtai C.P. April Term, 2016 2,368 Sq. Ft. BRT#493217300 as Heir of Constance A. Kamper; Deceased C.P. November Term, 1911-421 Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
Eisenberg PC No. 01603 Stern & Eisenberg I M P ROV E M E N T S : Unknown heirs, successors, 2018 No. 03225 KML Law 2521 S 73rd St 19142 LLP
1911-371 PC RESIDENTIAL REAL assigns, and all persons, firms, Group, P.C. 40th wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft. 1911-430
847 E. Westmoreland St 19134 1911-382 ESTATE Melvin T. Sharpe, or associations claiming right, 1911-412 OPA#404070600 Subject to 3405 W Penn St 19129 38th wd.
33rd wd. Improvement Area: 5347 Large St 19124 62nd wd. Jr., Known Heir to the Estate title, or interest from or under 111 E Mayland St a/k/a 111 Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#383021900
1,350 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,376 Sq. Ft. (land area); 1,368 of Melvin T. Sharp, Karen Constance A. Kamper C.P. Mayland St 19144 59th wd. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY I M P ROV E M E N T S :
923 Sq. Ft. OPA#331107900 Sq. Ft. (improvement area) Sharpe, Known Heir to the January Term, 2019 No. 01474 1,900 Sq. Ft. OPA#592129500 Robin Tucker C.P. December RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
I M P ROV E M E N T S : BRT#621338200 Subject to Estate of Melvin T. Sharp, Ras Citron, LLC I M P ROV E M E N T S : Term, 2013 No. 01130 Justin F. Dorothy M. Selgrath C.P. April
ROW 2 STY MASONRY; Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: Jonathan Bennett, Known 1911-402 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Term, 2015 No. 03700 Shapiro
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ROW B/GAR 2 STY Heir to the Estate of Melvin T. 1007 Sanibel St 19116 58th wd. Travis Hamilton Sr. and Kochalski LLC & DeNardo, LLC
JDM Land Development, LLC MASONRY Donna M. Rizzo Sharp and The Unknown Heirs, 6,000 Sq. Ft. OPA#582214800 Marquita J. Hamilton C.P. May 1911-422 1911-431
C.P. February Term, 2015 No. (Deceased) C.P. January Term, Executors, and Devisees to the I M P ROV E M E N T S : Term, 2018 No. 03399 KML 5925 Charles St 19135 62nd wd. 1391 Anchor St 19124-
01164 Ryan A. Gower and 2019 No. 02428 Benjamin N. Estate of Melvin T. Sharp C.P. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Law Group, P.C. 2,701 Sq. Ft. OPA#622301800 1203 62nd wd. 1,192
Joseph J. Lee Hoen, Esquire August Term, 2016 No. 02357 Barbara Figard, Known Heir of 1911-413 I M P ROV E M E N T S : Sq. Ft. OPA#621071500
1911-372 1911-383 Stern & Eisenberg PC May L. Turner, Deceased, John 3411 Prima Ct 19145 26th wd. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY I M P ROV E M E N T S :
856 E Woodlawn St 2540 W Cheltenham Ave 1911-394 H. Turner, Known Heir of May 3,026 Sq. Ft. BRT#26-2367500 Carmon R. Dixon-Rollins RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
19138 12th wd. 3,098 19150 46th wd. 3,584 5447 Cedar Ave 19143- L. Turner, Deceased, Lawrence IMPROVEMENTS: ROW W/ a/k/a Carmon R. Dixon C.P. Miguel Fuentes; Maria Victoria
Sq. Ft. BRT#122088000 Sq. Ft. BRT#882970545 1953 46th wd. 1,280 Sq. Turner, Jr., Known Heir of CAR 2.5 MASONRY Francis September Term, 2017 No. Fuentes a/k/a Maria V. Fuentes
I M P ROV E M E N T S : I M P ROV E M E N T S : Ft. PRCL#463038700 May L. Turner, Deceased and D. Punzo and Frieda L. Punzo 01333 Cristina L. Connor, C.P. January Term, 2019
RESIDENTIAL Bertha RESIDENTIAL REAL I M P ROV E M E N T S : Unknown heirs, successors, C.P. April Term, 2017 No. Esquire; Manley Deas No. 00076 Phelan Hallinan
Coleman and Antoinette ESTATE Brenton Walker RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY assigns, and all persons, firms, or 02968 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Kochalski, LLC Diamond & Jones, LLP
Jackson C.P. August Term, and Marjorie Y. Walker C.P. Attoh Moutchia C.P. June associations claiming right, title, Esquire 1911-423 1911-432
2018 No. 02255 Stern & February Term, 2015 No. 02995 Term, 2013 No. 01568 Phelan or interest from or under May L. 1911-414 646 E Wensley St 19134- 8313 Woolston Ave 19150-
Eisenberg PC Stern & Eisenberg PC Hallinan Diamond & Jones, Turner, Deceased C.P. November 5009 N 4th St 19120 42nd wd. 1828 33rd wd. 756 Sq. 2917 50th wd. 1,140
1911-373 1911-384 LLP Term, 2018 No. 02582 Shapiro & 784 Sq. Ft. OPA#422449700 Ft. OPA#331129900 Sq. Ft. OPA#502075910
957 E. Schiller St 19134 332 Magee Ave 19111 1911-395 DeNardo, LLC I M P ROV E M E N T S : I M P ROV E M E N T S : I M P ROV E M E N T S :
33rd wd. Improvement Area: 35th wd. Land: 2,495 Sq. 5736 Chestnut St 19139 1911-403 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
1,176 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: Ft.; Improvement: 1,320 60th wd. 1,216 Sq. 2616 S 72nd St 19153 Curtis M. Brown, II, a/k/a Michelle M. Tavani a/k/a Priscilla James C.P. May
976 Sq. Ft. OPA#331196300 Sq. Ft. BRT#353095800 Ft. OPA#604023900 40th wd. 1,093 Sq. Ft. Curtis Maurice Brown, II, Michelle Marie Torres Tavani, Term, 2017 No. 01457 Phelan
I M P ROV E M E N T S : I M P ROV E M E N T S : I M P ROV E M E N T S : OPA#404008500 Subject to Individaully and as Executor in Her Capacity as Executrix Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
ROW 2 STY MASONRY; RESIDENTIAL REAL RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: of the Estate of Curtis Brown, and Devisee of The Estate of LLP
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ESTATE Steven J. Campbell Donald T. Hightower a/k/a RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY deceased C.P. September Term, Aracelis Torres; Angel Torres, 1911-433
JDM Land Development, LLC C.P. October Term, 2016 No. Donald T. Weatherly, in His James R. Jackson, a/k/a James 2018 No. 01356 Shapiro & in His Capacity as Devisee 6214 Wheeler St 19142-
C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 04036 Stern & Eisenberg PC Capacity as Heir of Helen H. Jackson C.P. December Term, DeNardo, LLC of The Estate of Aracelis 2914 40th wd. 1,116 Sq. Ft.
01163 Ryan A. Gower and 1911-385 Weatherly; Michael Hightower, 2018 No. 00084 Meredith H. 1911-415 Torres C.P. June Term, 2019 OPA#402185600 Subject to
Joseph J. Lee 438 W Somerville Ave in His Capacity as Heir of Helen Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas 7317 Palmetto St 19111 56th No. 05348 Phelan Hallinan Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
1911-374 19120 42nd wd. 1,980 H. Weatherly; Unknown heirs, Kochalski, LLC wd. 2,908 Sq. Ft. OPA#56-1- Diamond & Jones, LLP RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
6626 Horrocks St 19140 Sq. Ft. BRT#422276800 successors, assigns, and all 1911-404 0111-00 IMPROVEMENTS: 1911-424 Helen Beyer C.P. February
54th wd. 1,279 Sq. I M P ROV E M E N T S : persons, firms, or associations 527 W Rockland St RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 335 E Cliveden St 19119 Term, 2019 No. 00732 Phelan
Ft. BRT#541231700 RESIDENTIAL Robert Lee claiming right, title, or interest 19120 49th wd. 1,275 Edgar Laboy, Jr. C.P. March 22nd wd. 2,699 Sq. Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
I M P ROV E M E N T S : Jones C.P. May Term, 2017 No. from or under Helen H. Sq. Ft. OPA#491120900 Term, 2019 No. 02559 Shapiro Ft. OPA#221049200 LLP
RESIDENTIAL Elizabeth 03569 Stern & Eisenberg PC Weatherly C.P. January Term, I M P ROV E M E N T S : & DeNardo, LLC I M P ROV E M E N T S : 1911-434
Cristobal C.P. May Term, 2016 1911-386 2019 No. 00844 RAS Citron, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 1911-416 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 833 Corinthian Ave 19130-
No. 04053 Stern & Eisenberg 3520 Churchill Ln LLC; Robert Flacco, Esq Bethzaida Ruiz and Wilfredo 937 N 50th St 19131 44th wd. Vance Wright, a/k/a Vance L. 1415 15th wd. 1,276
PC 19114 66th wd. 1,989 1911-396 Vargas C.P. March Term, 2019 1,870 Sq. Ft. OPA#442225100 Wright C.P. December Term, Sq. Ft. OPA#151101400
1911-375 Sq. Ft. OPA#661170300 417 W George St 19123 No. 02567 Shapiro & DeNardo, I M P ROV E M E N T S : 2018 No. 00079 Cristina L. I M P ROV E M E N T S :
821 E. Westmoreland St 19134 I M P ROV E M E N T S : 5th wd. 1,054 Sq. Ft. LLC RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
33rd wd. Improvement Area: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OPA#057200400 Subject to 1911-405 Gary H. Jenkins C.P. October Kochalski, LLC Andrea Aldridge a/k/a Andrea
1,350 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: Kevin Fallon and Erin Fallon Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: 1203 S Edgewood St 19143 3rd Term, 2018 No. 02337 Shapiro 1911-425 Edmonds, in Her Capacity
900 Sq. Ft. OPA#331106600 C.P. February Term, 2019 No. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY wd. 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#033216500 & DeNardo, LLC 8141 Lister St 19152 64th wd. as Executrix and Devisee
I M P ROV E M E N T S : 00494 Shapiro & DeNardo, Edwardo Roman; Carmen I M P ROV E M E N T S : 1911-417 2,979 Sq. Ft. OPA#641094900 of the Estate of Glennie M.
ROW 2 STY MASONRY; LLC Roman, as Administrator to the RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 3086 1/2 Ruth St 19134 25th wd. I M P ROV E M E N T S : Aldridge; Royzell Aldridge,
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 1911-387 Estate of Luciano Roman, Sr.; Malesa Ramseur C.P. March 784 Sq. Ft. OPA#252567100 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY in His Capacity as Devisee
JDM Land Development, LLC 721 Arnold St 19111 63rd wd. Luciano Roman, Jr., Known Term, 2019 No. 03810 Shapiro I M P ROV E M E N T S : Kaitlyn Kern, as Administratrix of the Estate of Glennie M.
C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 2,845 Sq. Ft. OPA#632014400 Heir of Luciano Roman, Sr.; & DeNardo, LLC RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY to the Estate of George Aldridge C.P. April Term, 2019
00997 Ryan A. Gower and I M P ROV E M E N T S : Richard Roman, Known Heir 1911-406 Norma Rentas and Unknown Kern C.P. November Term, No. 00338 Phelan Hallinan
Joseph J. Lee RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY of Luciano Roman, Sr. C.P. 827 Almond St 19125 18th wd. heirs, successors, assigns, 2018 No. 01081 Cristina L. Diamond & Jones, LLP
1911-376 Paula Agard a/k/a Paula Fein- June Term, 2015 No. 03805 756 Sq. Ft. BRT#181414900 and all persons, firms, or Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas 1911-435
5939 N 3rd st 19120 61st wd. Agard, Executrix of the Estate Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 associations claiming right, Kochalski, LLC 1958 Goodnaw St 19115
1,233 Sq. Ft. OPA#612389500 of Arline Rasper, deceased Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC STY MASONRY Margarete title, or under Providencia 1911-426 56th wd. 3,214 Sq.
I M P ROV E M E N T S : C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 1911-397 Almashaqbeh, Eugene J. Delbrey, Deceased C.P. 1543 E Hunting Park Ave Ft. BRT#562293300
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 02584 Shapiro & DeNardo, 4521 N Broad St 19140 39th wd. Robinson, Deceased, and November Term, 2018 No. 19124 33rd wd. 1,378 I M P ROV E M E N T S :
Christina R. Guiden C.P. LLC 1,037 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: Patricia Robinson, Deceased C.P. 02537 Shapiro & DeNardo, Sq. Ft. OPA#332084800 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
December Term, 2018 No. 1911-388 1,431 Sq. Ft. OPA#491540200 October Term, 2014 No. 03002 LLC I M P ROV E M E N T S : Dominick DeSimone in His
01502 Shapiro & DeNardo, 1018 Rosalie St 19149 35th wd. IMPROVEMENTS: ROW Milstead & Associates, LLC 1911-418 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Capacity as Heir of Theresa
LLC 1,184 Sq. Ft. OPA#352030800 CONV/APT3 STY MASONRY 1911-407 4314 Shelmire Ave Rebecca I. Cintron C.P. July A. Martin, Deceased, Helen
1911-377 I M P ROV E M E N T S : Debbie McElveen C.P. August 7200 Dicks Ave 19153 40th wd. 19136 41st wd. 1,088 Term, 2017 No. 01456 Cristina DeSimone in Her Capacity
727 S Cecil St 19143 46th wd. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Term, 2011 No. 01514 Robert 1,168 Sq. Ft. OPA#404335900 Sq. Ft. OPA#412219700 L. Connor, Esquire; Manley as Heir of Theresa A. Martin,
960 Sq. Ft. BRT#463267800 Troy Small C.P. January Term, Crawley I M P ROV E M E N T S : I M P ROV E M E N T S : Deas Kochalski, LLC Deceased, Mary Marciante in
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SHERIFF’S SALE
Her Capacity as Heir of Theresa
A. Martin, Deceased, Theresa
Del Gaiso in Her Capacity as
Heir of Theresa A. Martin,
Deceased Mortgagor and Real
Owner and Unknown heirs,
successors, assigns, and all
persons, firms, or associations
claiming right, title, or interest
from or under Theresa A.
Martin, Deceased Mortgagor
and Real Owner C.P. August
Term, 2018 No. 02997 Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.;
Lorraine Gazzara Doyle, Esq
1911-436
233 Stearly St 19111 35th wd.
1,215 Sq. Ft. OPA#352172400
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Nasonya T. Nock C.P. August
Term, 2018 No. 02213 Shapiro
& DeNardo, LLC
1911-437
3021 Hellerman St
19149 55th wd. 1,777
Sq. Ft. OPA#551049100
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
David J. McBride a/k/a David
McBride C.P. December Term,
2018 No. 01110 Shapiro &
DeNardo, LLC
1911-438
578 Rector St 19128 21st wd.
2,939 Sq. Ft. OPA#213138800
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Hedy Altschuler C.P. October
Term, 2018 No. 04283 Shapiro
& DeNardo, LLC
1911-439
1529 E Duval St 19138 10th wd.
2,250 Sq. Ft. OPA#102292000
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Cherise L. Mercer C.P.
November Term, 2018 No.
01084 Shapiro & DeNardo,
LLC
1911-440
5730 Greys Ave 19143 40th wd.
1,260 Sq. Ft. OPA#402155726
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Bobby E. Lowe, Individually
and as Trustee for Mother’s
Life Estate and Lillian Lowe
Davis a/k/a Lillian Davis C.P.
December Term, 2016 No.
02747 Shapiro & DeNardo,
LLC
1911-441
1912 S 5th St 19148 39th wd.
1,108 Sq. Ft. BRT#392284600
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL REAL
ESTATE Vance Cooper C.P.
June Term, 2018 No. 01172
Stern & Eisenberg PC
1911-442
9330 Tulip St 19114 41st wd.
(formerly 23rd wd.) 7,500
Sq. Ft. of land with 1,582
Sq. Ft. of improvements
OPA#652392100 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE
A and S Property Preservation
Specialist, LLC C.P. February
Term, 2019 No. 02779 Oleg
Sokolov, Esq.; Sokolov Law,
P.C.
1911-443
3218-20 W. Cheltenham Ave
19150 50th wd. Land: 1,890
Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,413
Sq. Ft. BRT#775107505
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL REAL
ESTATE Reginald Covington
C.P. November Term, 2017 No.
001730 Stern & Eisenberg PC
1911-444
1420 Locust St, Unit No.
36G 19102 8th wd. 789
Sq. Ft. OPA#888080857
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Bruce S. Marks, Administrator
of the Estate of Irvin Schwartz,
deceased C.P. February Term,
2019 No. 02193 Shapiro &
DeNardo, LLC
1911-445
35 W Rockland St
19144 12th wd. 1,431
Sq. Ft. BRT#123037500
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
SHERIFF’S SALE
RESIDENTIAL Cora Lee
Blackson and Paul Blackson
C.P. January Term, 2018 No.
02709 Stern & Eisenberg PC
1911-446
7504 Beverly Rd 19138 50th wd.
1,360 Sq. Ft. OPA#501364700
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Andrea C. Strothers C.P. June
Term, 2017 No. 02656 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1911-447
1924 E Atlantic
19134 45th wd. 1,080
Sq. Ft. OPA#452130100
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Catalina M. Monteiro C.P. July
Term, 2016 No. 03271 Shapiro
& DeNardo, LLC
1911-448
630 Marlyn Rd 19151-
3841 34th wd. 1,110
Sq. Ft. OPA#344277100
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Charlene A. Hodges, in Her
Capacity as Heir of Charles A.
Hodges, Deceased; Unknown
heirs, successors, assigns,
and all persons, firms, or
associations claiming right,
title, or interest from or under
Charles A. Hodges, Deceased
C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 03127
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1911-449
747 E Thayer St 19134 33rd wd.
825 Sq. Ft. BRT#331150100
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL Elba
Dones a/k/a Elba Inez Rivera
individually and as trustee for
Rosa Alida-Nunez and Orisa-
Carida Lara and Tomas Lara
C.P. December Term, 2018 No.
03103 Stern & Eisenberg PC
1911-450
5718 Woodbine Ave 19131-
2221 52nd wd. 1,805
Sq. Ft. OPA#522172300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Herman Davis, Jr.
November Term, 2017 No.
00614 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1911-451
2304 Amber St 19125 31st wd.
1,674 Sq. Ft. OPA#311124900
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
James Wilson a/k/a James J.
Wilson C.P. April Term, 2019
No. 00341 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1911-452
440 Glen Echo
19119 22nd wd. 2,884
Sq. Ft. BRT#223167200
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL Tanika Davis
C.P. December Term, 2017 No.
03051 Stern & Eisenberg PC
1911-453
668 Wendover St 19128 21st wd.
1,473 Sq. Ft. OPA#213121100
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Frank Shindel a/k/a Frank H.
Shindel C.P. January Term,
2019 No. 01214 KML Law
Group, P.C.
1911-454
526 E Gorgas Ln 19119
22nd wd. 5,793
Ft. OPA#222110100
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Willie J. Allen and Donna P.
Allen C.P. June Term, 2017 No.
02226 KML Law Group, P.C.
1911-455
7815 Woolston
19150 50th wd. 1,152
Sq. Ft. OPA#502066700
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Carolyn C. Carson C.P.
February Term, 2019 No. 00188
KML Law Group, P.C.
1911-456
349 Van Kirk St 19120 35th wd.
1,185 Sq. Ft. OPA#352108900
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
April L. Anderson C.P. April
Term, 2019 No. 00340 KML
SHERIFF’S SALE
Law Group, P.C.
1911-457
963 Allengrove St 19124
23rd wd. 1,408 Sq.
Ft. OPA#233044800
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Ana L. Vargas and Marcos O.
Vargas C.P. August Term, 2017
No. 03162 KML Law Group,
P.C.
1911-458
4606 Mckinley St 19135
St 41st wd. 2,025 Sq.
Ft. OPA#411157300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Maxine H. Reed C.P. April
Term, 2019 No. 03998 KML
Law Group, P.C.
1911-459
5307 N 12th St 19141 49th wd.
2,105 Sq. Ft. BRT#493115500
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Floyd Williams C.P. August
Term, 2018 No. 01122 Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.;
Lorraine Gazzara Doyle, Esq
1911-460
6725 Marsden St 19135 41st wd.
2,075 Sq. Ft. BRT#412383800
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Ingrid Rodriguez C.P. May
Term, 2018 No. 03552 Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha
E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.;
Lorraine Gazzara Doyle, Esq
1911-461
1446 N Vodges St 19131 4th wd.
I. 757 Sq. Ft. OPA#041324300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Damar Alston Solely in His
Capacity as Heir of Doris
Alston Deceased, Lefere Alston
Solely in Her Capacity as Heir
of Doris Alston Deceased,
Tyrone Alston Solely in His
Capacity as Heir of Doris
Alston Deceased, Darnice B.
Alston Solely in Her Capacity
as Heir of Doris Alston
C.P. Deceased, Samuel E. Alston
Solely in His Capacity as Heir
of Doris Alston Deceased,
Lucreatia G. Alston Solely
in Her Capacity as Heir of
Doris Alston Deceased and
Valerie Kim Alston Solely
in Her Capacity as Heir of
Doris Alston Deceased C.P.
December Term, 2018 No.
03771 KML Law Group, P.C.
1911-462
1826 E Lippincott St
19134 25th wd. 833 Sq.
Rd Ft. BRT#252269600
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Nilda Gonzalez C.P. June Term,
2018 No. 02063 Law Office of
Gregory Javardian, LLC
1911-463
1247 Orthodox St 19124-
3132 23rd wd. 1,266
Sq. Ft. OPA#234063100
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Elease Gindraw C.P. April
Term, 2018 No. 05047 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-464
1739 Page St a/k/a 1739 W
Sq. Page St 19121 32nd wd. 1,268
Sq. Ft. BRT#321162022
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Beverly J. Brooks a/k/a Beverly
J. Tyler-Brooks C.P. June Term,
2018 No. 01306 Law Office of
Gregory Javardian, LLC
Ave 1911-465
5752 N 6th St 19120-
2202 61st wd. 1,268 Sq.
Ft. OPA#612274000
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
David Emmanuel Tresilus
C.P. November Term, 2018
No. 01101 Phelan Hallinan
Diamond & Jones, LLP
1911-466
1200 Medary Ave a/k/a 6242
N 12th St 19141 49th wd.
Land Area: 4,116 Sq. Ft.;
Improvement Area: 3,440
SHERIFF’S SALE
Sq. Ft. OPA#493054100
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Cynthia N. Devore a/k/a
Cynthia Devore a/k/a Cytnthia
N. Devore a/k/a Cynthian N.
Devore; John D. Devore III,
a/k/a John D. Devore, 3rd C.P.
February Term, 2019 No. 02617
RAS Citron, LLC; Robert
Flacco, Esq.
1911-467
3850 Woodhaven Rd #504
19154 66th wd. 1,133 Sq. Ft.
OPA#888660298 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RES CONDO 2 STY MAS
OTH Timothy Langan C.P. May
Term, 2018 No. 03308 Gregory
B. Nalencz
1911-468
6301 Alma St 19149
53rd wd. 1,320 Sq. Ft.
BRT#531340200 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
James A. Washington, IV C.P.
October Term, 2018 No. 00967
Thomas A Capehart, Esquire
1911-469
7929 Buist Ave a/k/a 7929
Buist Ave 19153 40th wd.
1,791 Sq. Ft. BRT#405755915
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Joyce S. Barbour a/k/a Joyce
Barbour C.P. April Term, 2019
No. 03501 Powers Kirn, LLC
1911-470
526 Wartman St 19128-
3237 21st wd. 1,110 Sq. Ft.
OPA#214028400 Subject to
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Joseph R. Levin C.P. April
Term, 2019 No. 00551 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-471
115 E Roumfort Rd, Unit
13 19119 9th wd. 1,546
Sq. Ft. OPA#88-8-2001-
66 IMPROVEMENTS:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Karen Brown C.P. November
Term, 2018 No. 01432 Shapiro
& DeNardo, LLC
1911-472
2542 E Somerset St 19134-
4743 25th wd. 1,150
Sq. Ft. OPA#251005500
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Kenneth Mcmillan; Barbara
Mcmillan C.P. March Term,
2019 No. 01227 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-473
884 N 66th St 19151-
3023 34th wd. 1,260
Sq. Ft. OPA#344373800
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Michael C. Nze C.P. June
Term, 2019 No. 06294 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-474
2002 Hart Ln 19134-
4018 25th wd. 1,060
Sq. Ft. OPA#252047800
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Aisha Nguyen; Hong K.
Tran, in Her Capacity as Heir
of Hung P. Tran, Deceased;
Unknown heirs, successors,
assigns, and all persons, firms,
or associations claiming right,
title, or interest from or under
Hung P. Tran, Deceased C.P.
April Term, 2018 No. 00233
Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, LLP
1911-475
805 Lawler St 19116-
3435 58th wd. 1,224
Sq. Ft. OPA#582100300
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Kevin Walsh a/k/a Kevin M.
Walsh; Marci Walsh a/k/a
Marci A. Walsh C.P. November
Term, 2018 No. 00029 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
LLP
1911-476
400 Daly St 19148-
5703 39th wd. 1,568
SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S SALE
Sq. Ft. OPA#392148800 No. 01626 Hladik, Onorato &
I M P ROV E M E N T S : Federman, LLP
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 1911-487
Hung C. Vuong a/k/a Hung 4407 Driftwood Dr #94
Vuong C.P. April Term, 2019 19129-1783 88th wd. 1,827
No. 03497 Phelan Hallinan Sq. Ft. OPA#888380117
Diamond & Jones, LLP I M P ROV E M E N T S :
1911-477 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
1046 E Howell St 19149 35th Olanrewaju Sanni C.P.
wd. 928 Sq. Ft. OPA#352129200 December Term, 2018 No.
I M P ROV E M E N T S : 03437 Phelan Hallinan
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Diamond & Jones, LLP
Franklin A. Bennett III 1911-488
and Jaime L. Waisner C.P. 825 S 13th St 19147-2635
September Term, 2013 No. 2nd wd. 1,540 Sq. Ft.
00198 KML Law Group, P.C. OPA#022330400 Subject to
1911-478 Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:
1019 S. Chadwick St 19146 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
30th wd. Improvement Area: Pasquale Digiulio, Jr. C.P. July
896 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 800 Term, 2016 No. 02920 Phelan
Sq. Ft. OPA#301316500 Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
I M P ROV E M E N T S : LLP
ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1911-489
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 5413 Gainor Rd 19131-
Michelle Brown, in Her 1329 52nd wd. 2,296
Capacity as Known Heir of Sq. Ft. OPA#522105800
the Estate of Robert Brown I M P ROV E M E N T S :
a/k/a Akram Arif, deceased; RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Claudia Brown in her capacity Jacqueline Bentley C.P.
as known heir of the Estate of October Term, 2017 No. 00597
Robert Brown a/k/a Akram Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Arif, deceased; The Estate of Jones, LLP
Robert Brown a/k/a Akram 1911-490
Arif, deceased C.P. September 6717 Cinnamon Dr 19128-
Term, 2018 No. 02228 Ryan A. 4550 21st wd. 1,920 Sq.
Gower & Joseph J. Lee Ft. OPA#212473731
1911-479 I M P ROV E M E N T S :
1630-1690 Welsh Rd, Unit RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
32D 19115 56th wd. 0 Andrew C. Stopani a/k/a
Sq. Ft. OPA#888561562 Andrew Stopani C.P. December
IMPROVEMENTS: RES Term, 2016 No. 01918 Phelan
CONDO 2.5 STY MASONRY Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
Michael Chilin and Juliett LLP
Barzilayev C.P. August Term, 1911-491
2016 No. 03263 Patrick J. 8001 Mars Pl 19153-
Wesner, Esquire 1111 40th wd. 1,290
1911-480 Sq. Ft. OPA#405882627
815 Piermont St 19116 I M P ROV E M E N T S :
58th wd. 8,211 Sq. Ft. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
BRT#582217900 Subject to Robin P. Holcombe C.P. July
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: Term, 2018 No. 00028 Phelan
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
Kelly A. Longacre-Sowa and LLP
Dwayne Sowa C.P. July Term, 1911-492
2018 No. 02216 Loren L. 7063 Forrest Ave 19138-
Speziale, Esquire 2005 10th wd. 1,394
1911-481 Sq. Ft. OPA#102533700
926 Marcella St 19124 35th wd. I M P ROV E M E N T S :
1,078 Sq. Ft. OPA#351123600 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
I M P ROV E M E N T S : Valestine M. Wilson C.P. July
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Term, 2018 No. 03516 Phelan
Alan K. Lux C.P. February Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
Term, 2017 No. 07629 KML LLP
Law Group, P.C. 1911-493
1911-482 6175 Lebanon Ave 19151-
316 W Fisher Ave a/k/a 316 W 3231 34th wd. 1,342
Fishers Ave 19120 42nd wd. Sq. Ft. OPA#342131300
1,290 Sq. Ft. OPA#422248000 I M P ROV E M E N T S :
I M P ROV E M E N T S : RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keenya Chandler C.P. April
David Roman C.P. April Term, Term, 2019 No. 04360 Phelan
2017 No. 02243 KML Law Hallinan Diamond & Jones,
Group, P.C. LLP
1911-483 1911-494
5172-74 Whitaker Ave 2671 Elbridge St 19149
19124 23rd wd. 3,186 62nd wd. 2,026 Sq.
Sq. Ft. OPA#233077800 Ft. OPA#621302900
I M P ROV E M E N T S : I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
James F. Wilkins III a/k/a James Francis Lee C.P. October Term,
F. Witkins III C.P. January 2015 No. 00817 Meredith H.
Term, 2018 No. 01896 KML Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas
Law Group, P.C. Kochalski, LLC
1911-484 1911-495
10864 Modena Dr 19154- 585 Allengrove St 19120
3916 66th wd. 1,974 35th wd. 1,716 Sq.
Sq. Ft. OPA#662055600 Ft. OPA#351086468
I M P ROV E M E N T S : I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
John A. Kettell; United States Anita Jackson a/k/a Anita
of America C.P. July Term, M. Jackson C.P. April Term,
2018 No. 00030 RAS Citron, 2019 No. 02333 Meredith H.
LLC; Robert Flacco, Esq Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas
1911-485 Kochalski, LLC
1501 S Stanley St 19146-3523 1911-496
36th wd. 96 Sq. Ft. OPA#87- 8277 Thouron Ave
1-5504-60 IMPROVEMENTS: 19150 50th wd. 2,160
ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY Sq. Ft. OPA#502176100
RESIDENTIAL Lewis Real I M P ROV E M E N T S :
Estate Development, LLC C.P. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
October Term, 2018 No. 02919 Wanda Trout, Executrix of
Hladik, Onorato & Federman, the Estate of George Pop, Jr.,
LLP Deceased C.P. January Term,
1911-486 2018 No. 01386 Meredith H.
6831 Lindbergh Blvd 19142 Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas
40th wd. 1,731 Sq. Ft. OPA#40- Kochalski, LLC
6-5558-00 IMPROVEMENTS: 1911-497
ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL 1152 S 10th St 19147 2nd wd.
DWELLING Anwar Pasha 1,856 Sq. Ft. OPA#021548700
C.P. November Term, 2018 I M P ROV E M E N T S :
SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S SALE
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY assigns, and all persons, firms,
Harold Evans, a/k/a Harold or associations claiming right,
A. Evans C.P. August Term, title, or interest from or under
2018 No. 03198 Meredith H. Mable R. Cox a/k/a Mabel R.
Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Cox C.P. December Term, 2018
Kochalski, LLC No. 03161 Robert Flacco, Esq.
1911-498 1911-509
4226 Ormond St 19124 33rd wd. 1432 N 60th St 19151 34th wd.
810 Sq. Ft. OPA#332535100 1,162 Sq. Ft. OPA#342208400
I M P ROV E M E N T S : I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Lapina Jamison a/k/a Lapena Kim Lindsay C.P. May Term,
Jamison C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02492 KML Law
2017 No. 03612 KML Law Group, P.C.
Group, P.C. 1911-510
1911-499 2217 W Berks St 19121 48th
507 N 65th St 19151 34th wd. wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY;
1,140 Sq. Ft. OPA#343115900 1,690 Sq. Ft. BRT#322231600
I M P ROV E M E N T S : I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Ayayi A. Ajavon a/k/a Ayayi Ariel Christina Pennick C.P.
Ajavon C.P. December Term, January Term, 2015 No. 01965
2015 No. 01885 KML Law McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway,
Group, P.C. LLC
1911-500 1911-511
3005 S 74th St 19153 40th wd. 4327 Manayunk Ave
1,797 Sq. Ft. OPA#406637800 19128 21st wd. 2,020
I M P ROV E M E N T S : Sq. Ft. BRT#212136700
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY I M P ROV E M E N T S :
Caryn Dempsey a/k/a Caryn RESIDENTIAL Henry J.
Whittington C.P. February McGuigan and Kendra S.
Term, 2018 No. 03149 KML McGuigan C.P. October Term,
Law Group, P.C. 2018 No. 03154 Stern &
1911-501 Eisenberg PC
2824 Walnut Hill St 1911-512
19152 57th wd. 5,324 7921 Ditman St 19136 65th wd.
Sq. Ft. OPA#571073307 1,172 Sq. Ft. BRT#651250000
I M P ROV E M E N T S : I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL Nancy
Debbie L. Edwards C.P. Hughes a/k/a Nancy J.
February Term, 2018 No. 02915 Hughes, individually and as
KML Law Group, P.C. Administratrix of the Estate
1911-502 of John H. Dillon, Jr. a/k/a
1718 N 59th St 19151 34th wd. John H. Dillon and All Known
1,520 Sq. Ft. OPA#342155800 and Unknown Heirs, Personal
I M P ROV E M E N T S : Representatives, and Devisees
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY of the Estate of John H. Dillon,
Cheryl Burton C.P. April Term, Jr. a/k/a John H. Dillon C.P.
2018 No. 03798 KML Law March Term, 2019 No. 02249
Group, P.C. Stern & Eisenberg PC
1911-503 1911-513
7215 Ogontz Ave 19138- 4243 Elsinore St 19124 33rd wd.
1303 50th wd. 1,888 1,247 Sq. Ft. BRT#332221000
Sq. Ft. OPA#501305200 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/
IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE GAR 2 STY MASONRY Carl
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL Lee and Linda Lee C.P. March
DWELLING Barbara E. Adams Term, 2016 No. 00983 Milstead
a/k/a Barbara E. Brown C.P. & Associates, LLC
October Term, 2017 No. 02956 1911-514
Hladik, Onorato & Federman, 500 W Duncannon Ave
LLP 19120 49th wd. 2,072
1911-504 Sq. Ft. BRT#492018900
5205 Church Rd 19131 52nd wd. I M P ROV E M E N T S :
708 Sq. Ft. BRT#521212900 RESIDENTIAL Sonja N.
I M P ROV E M E N T S : Drummond C.P. April Term,
RESIDENTIAL REAL 2019 No. 02388 Stern &
ESTATE Marie Wilkins Eisenberg PC
Walker and Yvonne Martin 1911-515
C.P. November Term, 2011 No. 2108 N Wanamaker St
00096 Stern & Eisenberg PC 19131 52nd wd. 1,293
1911-505 Sq. Ft. BRT#522234300
356 Fairway Ter 19128- IMPROVEMENTS: ROW
4615 21st wd. 906 Sq. B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY
Ft. OPA#212282400 Michael Coates a/k/a Michael
I M P ROV E M E N T S : F. Coates and Deneen Page C.P.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY March Term, 2019 No. 00632
James M. Donnelly C.P. March Milstead & Associates, LLC
Term, 2019 No. 03447 Phelan 1911-516
Hallinan Diamond & Jones, 1618 W Ruscomb St 19141 17th
LLP wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY;
1911-506 1,710 Sq. Ft. BRT#171044500
3572 Miller St 19134- I M P ROV E M E N T S :
5407 45th wd. 715 Sq. RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Ft. OPA#451359100 Princess Holland, Known
I M P ROV E M E N T S : Surviving Heir of Walter L.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Holland, Ronald Holland,
Charlene E. Rosenberg C.P. Known Surviving Heir of
March Term, 2017 No. 02342 Walter L. Holland, and
Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Unknown Surviving Heirs
Jones, LLP of Walter L. Holland C.P.
1911-507 February Term, 2018 No. 00459
551 E Cambria St 19134 7th McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway,
wd. Land Area: 1,269 Sq. Ft.; LLC
Improvement Area: 3,400 Sq. 1911-517
Ft. OPA#871600305 Subject to 6551 N Lambert St
Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: 19138 10th wd. 1,134
DWELLING Drew M. Hofman Sq. Ft. BRT#102083700
et. Al C.P. September Term, I M P ROV E M E N T S :
2013 No. 02154 Richard L. RESIDENTIAL REAL
Vanderslice, Esquire ESTATE Bobbie E. Williams
1911-508 C.P. August Term, 2018 No.
5532 Market St 19139 60th 02977 Stern & Eisenberg PC
wd. Land Area: 1,875 Sq. Ft.; 1911-518
Improvement Area: 1,396 1904 Stanwood St 19152
Sq. Ft. OPA#604001300 56th wd. SEMI/DET 2
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,512
STY MASONRY William Cox, Sq. Ft. BRT#562044500
in His Capacity as Heir of Mable I M P ROV E M E N T S :
R. Cox a/k/a Mabel R. Cox; RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
Unknown heirs, successors, Jose W. Cruz and Lisa M. Cruz
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SHERIFF’S SALE
C.P. March Term, 2019 No.
02252 McCabe, Weisberg, &
Conway, LLC
1911-519
3923 Brown St 19104 24th wd.
1,600 Sq. Ft. BRT#243122500
IMPROVEMENTS: ROW
3 STY MASONRY Richard
Wilson C.P. April Term,
2018 No. 01435 Milstead &
Associates, LLC
1911-520
5963 Woodcrest Ave 19131 50th
wd. Residential Row 2 Story
Masonry OPA#522165000
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
ERECTED THEREON William
K. Bradwell and Carla Hooks
Bradwell C.P. December Term,
2018 No. 03300 Christina J.
Pross, Esquire
1911-521
2285 Bryn Mawr Ave
19131 52nd wd. (formerly
part of 34th wd.) 37,500
Sq. Ft. BRT#521266700
I M P ROV E M E N T S :
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S SALE
Tarani A. Johnson C.P. April III, Esquire, Personal RESIDENTIAL DWELLING 1911-529 Progressus, LLC C.P. April 45th wd. 3,232 Sq. 1911-535B
Term, 2010 No. 01188 Powers Representative of the Estate of Corey J. Brown C.P. February 315 S Camac St 19107 Term, 2019 No. 00077 Warren Ft. OPA#453351500 8019 Castor Ave, Unit B
Kirn, LLC Willie L. Irby a/k/a Willie Lee Term, 2019 No. 03047 McCabe, 7th wd. 1,720 Sq. Ft. S. Wolf, Esquire; Goldberg & I M P ROV E M E N T S : 19152 56th wd. Improvement
1911-522 Irby, Deceased C.P. April Term, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC OPA#053140200 Subject to Wolf, LLC RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Area: 900 Sq. Ft.; Land Area:
1619 Spruce St, Unit #1 of 1619 2018 No. 00653 Law Office of 1911-527 Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: 1911-532 Angel Jesus Morillo C.P. March 2,613 Sq. Ft. OPA#882926895
Spruce Street Condominium Gregory Javardian, LLC 215 Buckingham Pl RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 2619 W Lehigh Ave 19132 Term, 2019 No. 00079 Justin F. IMPROVEMENTS: STORE
19103 8th wd. RES CONDO 1911-524 19104 27th wd. 1,493 Howard E. Mitchell, Jr., in 28th wd. Condition: Sealed/ Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas 1 STY MASONRY Glenn B.
4 STY MASONRY; 1,000 5916 Ellsworth St 19143 3rd wd. Sq. Ft. BRT#272136800 his capacity as an Heir to the Structurally Compromised; Kochalski LLC Truskin C.P. April Term, 2019
Sq. Ft. BRT#888103291 1,736 Sq. Ft. BRT#033145000 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D Estate of Nadine H. Mitchell, Beginning Point: 144’W 26th 1911-534B No. 01161 Kassia Fialkoff &
I M P ROV E M E N T S : I M P ROV E M E N T S : CONV APT 3 STY MASON deceased, and All Known and St.; Land Area: 1,120 Sq. Ft.; 2233 Orthodox St 19137 Brett L. Messinger
C O N D O M I N I U M RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph S. Diaz a/k/a Joseph Unknown Heirs C.P. August Improvement Area: 2,134 45th wd. 3,232 Sq. 1911-536
DWELLING Andrew Mark McCleary and Linda Sean Diaz, Evangelyn E. Diaz, Term, 2018 No. 01728 Kevin J. Sq. Ft. PRCL# 87-1537600 Ft. OPA#453351600 1518 W Grange Ave
Boschetto, Known Surviving Syeh C.P. November Term, Edgardo B. Ebora and Evelyn Cummings, Esquire IMPROVEMENTS: Y50-STR/ I M P ROV E M E N T S : 19141-2512 17th wd. 1560
Heir of Todd R. Boschetto, 2018 No. 02082 Law Office of B. Ebora C.P. May Term, 1911-530 OFF + 3 STY MASONRY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sq. Ft. OPA#171118500
Gaye Lynne Boschetto, Known Gregory Javardian, LLC 2015 No. 03341 Milstead & 4408 Benner St 19135- PHD Capital Holdings, LLC Angel Jesus Morillo C.P. March I M P ROV E M E N T S :
Surviving Heir of Todd R. 1911-525 Associates, LLC 3602 55th wd. 1,036 C.P. June Term, 2019 No. Term, 2019 No. 00079 Justin F. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Boschetto, and Unknown 6449 N 15th St 19126 17th wd. 1911-528 Sq. Ft. OPA#552013100 06672 Vincent DiMaiolo, Jr., Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Unknown heirs, successors,
Surviving Heirs of Todd R. 1,832 Sq. Ft. OPA#172054700 7345 Chelwynde Ave I M P ROV E M E N T S : Esq./Ashleigh Levy Marin, Esq. Kochalski LLC assigns and all persons, firms
Boschetto C.P. April Term, I M P ROV E M E N T S : 19153 40th wd. 1,120 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 1911-533 1911-535A or associations claiming right,
2019 No. 04313 McCabe, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sq. Ft. BRT#404310400 Scott B. Terry; Tracey K. 8400 Fayette St 19150 50th wd. 8019 Castor Ave, Unit A title or interest from or under
Weisberg, & Conway, LLC Karen Coston C.P. December I M P ROV E M E N T S : Terry C.P. October Term, 2018 2,408 Sq. Ft. OPA#502297700 19152 56th wd. Improvement Ellen Willard, Deceased C.P.
1911-523 Term, 2017 No. 02092 Shapiro RESIDENTIAL DWELLING No. 02389 Phelan Hallinan I M P ROV E M E N T S : Area: 916 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: May Term, 2019 No. 01548
5610 Larchwood Ave & DeNardo, LLC Charles A.J. Halpin, III, Esquire, Diamond & Jones, LLP RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 2,299 Sq. Ft. OPA#882926890 Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
19143 46th wd. 1,232 1911-526 Personal Representative of the 1911-531 Brian Reed C.P. March Term, IMPROVEMENTS: STORE Jones, LLP
Sq. Ft. BRT#463005400 1220 S 50th St 19143 27th Estate of Richard S. Tustin, 660 N. Union St 19104 24th wd. 2018 No. 00827 KML Law 1 STY MASONRY Glenn B.
I M P ROV E M E N T S : wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; Deceased C.P. March Term, 2,058 Sq. Ft. OPA#242238000 Group, P.C. Truskin C.P. April Term, 2019
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING 918 Sq. Ft. BRT#273082700 2019 No. 01524 Law Office of I M P ROV E M E N T S : 1911-534A No. 01161 Kassia Fialkoff &
Charles A.J. Halpin, I M P ROV E M E N T S : Gregory Javardian, LLC COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 2231 Orthodox St 19137 Brett L. Messinger

Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff Jewell Williams

Overview of the Sheriff Sale Process

There are two types of Sheriff Sales. the balance is rare but may be granted by number called the writ number, which is
The Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure the Sheriff upon written request. listed in the newspaper and on our online What should you do before you bid?
Sales and the Tax Sales. The Tax Sales listing before the property address. This Take a close look. It is strongly rec-
include Tax Lien, Tax Collection, and The second bidder number is used together with the prop- ommended that persons planning to bid
Tax Delinquent Sales. If you have been out-bid on a property, erty address when the property is offered at the sales make a site visit to the prop-
you can have your name recorded as the for sale. The sale is conducted by an erty prior to the sale. Many persons have
Tax Sales second bidder. If the highest bidder does auctioneer who calls out each party by bidded on vacant lots thinking that they
When the owner of a property located not pay the balance in 30 days, the sec- writ number and address. were bidding on a property containing
in the City of Philadelphia fails to make a ond bidder shall be granted the same 30 residential structures. The City is not
payment arrangement on municipal debt limit to make settlement with the Sheriff IMPORTANT: Notice of owner’s authorized to permit or arrange for entry
levied on his/her property, that property on his/her second bid. The second bid- Right of Redemption after a Tax into properties listed for Sheriff Sales.
may be sold at the Tax Sheriff Sale to der must be registered on any property Delinquent Sale In order to buy a property from any tax
allow the City to collect on that unpaid immediately after it is sold. The second Even if you win a bid on a Tax Sale sale, you must be tax compliant. Proof of
debt. These debts can include outstand- bidder must present the same amount of property, within nine months of the compliance must be provided at the time
ing water and sewer bills, School District deposit that the highest bidder delivers acknowledgement of the deed, the owner of final settlement. You can print a certif-
of Philadelphia taxes, and city property to the Sheriff at the stage. An extension of record can go to court and get permis- icate of compliance by visiting the web-
taxes. The sales also provide individu- of time under no circumstances will be sion to recover the property by paying site of the City Revenue Department.
als the opportunity bid on and become granted or honored by the Sheriff when- all back taxes and the money paid by Once at the site, you will have to accept
the owner of tax delinquent properties, ever a second bid is registered at the sale. the winning bidder. This is called the the terms of the website, then choose
thereby acquiring lots, houses, or com- Right of Redemption. Therefore, if pur- “Sheriff Sale” as the compliance type.
mercial and industrial buildings. How do I learn which properties are chase a property through Delinquent Tax You will then need to enter the name
to be sold? Sheriff Sale and invest funds to improve and tax id number of the person or entity
Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sale All properties that are court ordered to the property in the first year, beware purchasing the property. If the person
The Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure be sold at Sheriff Sales are advertised in that those funds can be lost. The right or entity is tax compliant, you will have
Sherriff Sale is the process by which the Legal Intelligencer and on a rotating of Redemption is only applicable if the an opportunity to print out a compliance
mortgage companies and other finan- basis in a paper of general circulation. property scheduled for Tax Sale is deter- certificate. Print this certificate out and
cial institutions seek to collect debts You can also view a list of properties to mined to be owner occupied 90 days bring it with you when you pay final bal-
owed to them, particularly in instances be sold at Sheriff Sale online by clicking prior to the sale. If the property is unoc- ance of sale.
where a homeowner defaults on his/her here. cupied or abandoned, there is no Right of Make sure you have a form of govern-
mortgage payments. As with Tax Sales, Redemption. ment issued identification. You will need
Foreclosure Sales allow individuals the When and where do the The Right of Redemption does to present this ID at the sale in order to
opportunity to bid on properties and Philadelphia Sheriff’s Sales take not apply to any property sold at the bid.
become homeowners. place? Mortgage Foreclosure Sheriff Sale. One Consider the rehab costs. While there
The Judicial Foreclosure Sale is held way to protect yourself is to contact are some bargains to be had at Sheriff
How much will a property cost? on the first Tuesday of each month. the City’s Department of Licenses and Sales, potential bidders, especially those
The lowest bid that can be offered is There are also four different Tax Sales Inspections to determine what outstand- seeking residential properties, are cau-
$600 and each successive bid must be conducted each month and one on a ing code violations, if any, exist in the tioned that the condition of properties
made in $100 increments. The highest quarterly basis. Click here for a list of property. may vary widely.
bidder will win the property and must be all Sheriff Sales currently scheduled. All Any work done to correct these vio- City loans and grants for income eli-
prepared to make a $600 or 10% deposit sales will take place at 9:00 AM at the lations must be reimbursed to you if the gible owner occupants are available for
(whichever is highest) with a certified First District AME Plaza located at 3801 original owner reclaims the property Sheriff Sale properties only after the
check or money order made out to the Market Street on the 3rd Floor. during the Right of Redemption period. Right of Redemption period has expired.
“Sheriff of Philadelphia.” The remain- How are the properties identified Therefore, make sure you get and keep The City has set this policy to ensure that
ing balance must be paid within 30 days before and during the sale? detailed and accurate receipts for code its limited resources do not benefit orig-
of the sale. An extension of time to pay Each property has an identification related renovations. inal 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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