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Marchers participate in the Queer Liberation March in New York, Sunday, June 30, 2019.  (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
LGBTQ

50 years of LGBTQ pride showcased in protests, parades

More than 2,000 people gathered Sunday morning outside the bar where patrons resisted a police raid in 1969.

6 years ago

Award recipients pose for pictures after a ceremony at the inaugural Unity Day at Vernon Park, in Germantown, on Saturday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community Events
Philadelphia

Get to know some of North Central Philly’s ‘unsung heroes’

In the city, there are people who go above and beyond to better the day-to-day life of their neighbors. But often, they get little recognition.

6 years ago

Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart, Faith Work Director for the National LGBTQ Task Force, ministers and advocates for all. (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Religion
The Philadelphia Tribune

Naomi Washington-Leapheart: Breaking LGBTQ faith barriers

A Chestnut Hill minister and LGBTQ rights activist is making waves here in the city and across the country.

6 years ago

2019 Billy Penn Award Gala (MARK HENNINGER / IMAGIC DIGITAL)
Community Events
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The 2019 Billies were a ‘love letter to Philadelphia’

Congratulations to all the nominees — you made the inaugural Billy Penn Awards Gala a successful show.

6 years ago

Protestors gathered at the oil refinery in South Philadelphia. (Rachael Warriner)
Energy
Environment

From Catastrophe to Closure: A vision beyond fossil fuels

As the fireball raged over South Philadelphia last week, over one million residents in our region faced potentially life-threatening circumstances.

6 years ago

(Wikimedia Commons/Elmas Photography)
Billy Penn

Are fireworks legal in Philadelphia? This could be the year

…but good luck finding a place to set them off.

6 years ago

(Sunrise Philly/Twitter)
Environment
Politics

Youth activists demand, but don’t get, debate devoted to climate change

Philadelphians with the Sunrise Movement protested in Washington for three days, seeking a Democratic debate focused on climate issues.

6 years ago

(NBC10)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
NBC10

Person shot at Delaware County courthouse

At least one person was shot at a Delaware County courthouse Friday morning, according to county officials.

6 years ago

Mark Segal, publisher of the Philadelphia Gay News. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
History
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Stonewall changed Mark Segal from invisible Philly gay kid to visible gay rights advocate

Jennifer Lynn speaks with Mark Segal, publisher of Philadelphia Gay News, about his participation in the Stonewall Riots of 1969.

6 years ago

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In this file photo, Philadelphia firefighters gather at the entrance to Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery, while a large flare burns off fuel to prevent it from feeding the massive fire at the refinery, Friday, June 21, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Energy
Philadelphia
Public Safety
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Investigation of the explosion and fire at PES delayed by unsafe conditions

Investigators from several agencies say the site of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery explosion and fire remains unsafe.

6 years ago

(Zoe Grossinger/Billy Penn)
Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Where to buy lucky bamboo, the Phillies’ new good luck charm

In Chinatown, the plant’s juju is well known.

6 years ago

Hahnemann employees, city officials, and unions rally against the closing of the hospital. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Business
Health Care
Philadelphia

Hahnemann’s fate is uncertain, but patients and staff are already feeling the pain

Citing concerns about loss of ER services, Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine says the hospital’s owners must give 90 days’ notice before shutting.

6 years ago

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The Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia is shown Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Business
Energy
Environment

Will Philly refinery shutdown create jobs at area competitors? Unlikely, analysts say

With other refineries in the region at or near capacity, the East Coast will likely look to the Gulf Coast and Europe for gasoline and other products.

6 years ago

E. Jean Carroll is photographed, Sunday, June 23, 2019, in New York. Carroll, a New York-based advice columnist, claims Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. Trump denies knowing Carroll. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Gender
Government Accountability

Friends: Trump accuser told us of attack in the ’90s

Two women have confirmed that the writer E. Jean Carroll told them in the 1990s that she'd been sexually assaulted by Trump in the dressing room of a NYC department store

6 years ago

In this Wednesday, March 27, 2019, photo, a participant checks in as she arrives for a meeting of the Reclaim Pride Coalition at the Church of the Village in New York. Activists who believe New York City’s annual LGBTQ Pride march has become too commercialized are staging an alternative march the same day. The two marches through Manhattan streets will take place Sunday, June 30, the last day of a month of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall uprising. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
LGBTQ

Pride or protest? Disillusioned plan their own LGBTQ march

Dissidents believe the annual parade has become too commercialized and decided to split off with their own march.

6 years ago

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