Kord pulled up to the Passyunk Avenue home where Gary’s cousin lived. It was a new development in an older part of town. A wave of gay men and lesbians continued moving into this storied South Philly neighborhood, trying to reinvigorate that corner of town. Some had thought this would be the beginning of a gayer South Philly. But it wasn’t panning out the way people had hoped.
Kord pulled into a parking space and was congratulating himself until he saw a neighbor peering angrily from the window of a house. Kord figured there wasn’t much she could do, since the space wasn’t designated as anything but free parking.
Climbing the steps to Kevin’s door, he knew other neighbors were watching and wondering what was going on. The gossip mill would start grinding any moment now.
The door opened
