A resolution to name the 200 block of South 12th Street “Gloria Casarez Way” was introduced in Philadelphia City Council Nov. 19. Councilman Mark Squilla, who represents the First District including the Gayborhood, sponsored it.
That section of 12th Street was chosen because it runs past the mural on 12th St. Gym that was painted in honor of Casarez, the inaugural director of the city Office of LGBT Affairs who died last year of breast cancer.
Council will hold a final vote on the resolution during its Dec. 3 meeting, said Rue Landau, executive director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations.
Landau said she expects a naming ceremony to take place before the end of the year.
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