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Philly pools open amid hopes of improvement
This weekend, over 70 outdoor public pools and splash pads in Philadelphia opened for the season. Philly is home to the oldest and one of ...
8 years ago
Ventnor welcomes beach replenishment, after a fashion
Project delays are usually a source of irritation or inconvenience. But at the start of beach season, one New Jersey shore town is happy ...
8 years ago
You are the most important person in your life
Oscar Wilde gave us all some sage advice when he said, "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken."
8 years ago
Coming out, and coming back in
Unlike the path of worship and scripture and virtues, my journey in sexuality has no separate and distinct start and finish. They are the same.
8 years ago
Overnight tractor trailer crash snarls traffic in Delaware
After almost nine hours of cleanup, all lanes of I-95 northbound in Delaware have finally been reopened. A tractor trailer carryin ...
8 years ago
Plenty of fish, but very few keepers
Some people even say that if you identify as bisexual, like me, you really shouldn't have any obstacles in finding a partner, because you just have so many options.
8 years ago
Philly Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr with outdoor celebrations [photos]
For many years, large public prayer gatherings have been held on Eid al-Fitr in Clara Muhammad Square, which is adjacent to a large mosqu ...
8 years ago
When a stranger stares, it isn’t always what it seems
The road to transition for the transgender person can be long and hard with many ups and downs. It’s too easy after one or two bruising encounters to tend to assume the worst.
8 years ago
Philly vigil marks death of Va. woman, calls for stopping profiling of Muslims
A few dozen people gathered at Philadelphia City Hall Tuesday evening to mourn the passing of Nabra Hassanen, the 17-year-old Muslim woma ...
8 years ago
The unexpected joys of learning from my younger gay brother
Traditionally, you are supposed to learn from your older siblings. However, sometimes, learning goes in the other direction.
8 years ago
Leading Philadelphia’s response to relational violence through Shared Safety
Before Women Against Abuse was founded over 40 years ago, victims of violent relationships across Philadelphia suffered in silence. Domes ...
8 years ago
Site for marker memorializing MOVE tragedy still not pinned down
At a Saturday afternoon ceremony in West Philadelphia, officials will unveil a state historical marker detailing the 1985 MOVE bombing, o ...
8 years ago
Listen 3:20Philly shows its colors in 2017 LGBT Pride Parade
Since 1972 Philadelphia has been celebrating gay pride and the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots with a parade, but for many young ...
8 years ago
Being queer, I never thought I’d find God; then he found me
I grew up thinking that I wasn't allowed to love or praise God precisely because I am gay. Yet, God kept appearing in my life.
8 years ago
I found joy and wholeness in ’90s queer rock of ‘Hedwig & the Angry Inch’
I'd graduated from high school in a small town two hours north of New York City, and had decided that musical theater was my passion. It wasn't.
8 years ago