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Community

Trump administration eliminating LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline worries Philadelphia community

According to a national survey by The Trevor Project in 2024, 39% of LGBTQ+ young people seriously considered attempting suicide over a year's time.

1 year ago

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Education

Penn to update swimming records set by Lia Thomas, settling with feds on transgender athletes case

Under the agreement, the university agreed to restore all individual Division I swimming records and titles to female athletes who lost to Thomas.

1 year ago

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Community
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At last! Philly to get WNBA franchise in 2030

The expansion team will be co-owned by Sixers owners, with Comcast holding a minority stake. It’s slated to play in same arena as the 76ers.

1 year ago

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Arts & Entertainment

‘TERRA’ weaves women’s bodies into the forest of Northwest Philly’s Schuylkill Center

Tucked into Philly’s largest tract of wild forest, “TERRA” explores ecofeminism and the disruptive forces of gravity.

1 year ago

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Community
Billy Penn

Philly nonprofit empowers young women through programming, grants

The Evoluer House’s programs include a personal and professional development program that will start in a few weeks.

1 year ago

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Community

Latina Business Summit brings visibility and voice to Latina entrepreneurs across Delaware

La Plaza Delaware’s first Latina-centered business summit focuses on empowerment and building confidence.

1 year ago

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Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

The rise of the spicy book club

Spicy romance novel sales have jumped in the last few years. What's behind the all the buzz? Author Betty Corrello and Philly's Cupid's Bookshop owner Tina Long join us.

Air Date: May 8, 2025 12:00 pm

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State Sen. Judy Ward appears with supports of Pa. legislation that would ban trans student athletes from participating on teams corresponding with their gender
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban transgender athletes in girls’ sports, but bill faces uphill battle

However, the Republican-penned bill that passed Tuesday is unlikely to get a vote in the state’s Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

1 year ago

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Community

Suburban Philadelphia skaters find community in roller derby: ‘The harder you hit them, the more you love them’

Somewhere behind the bruises and collisions, skaters in Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties find acceptance in the full-contact sport.

1 year ago

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President Donald Trump holding up executive order
Health

Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

The administration’s position sprang from Trump’s executive order calling for the federal government not to support gender transition for people under age 19.

2 years ago

An American flag flying with a Penn flag
Politics & Policy

Trump administration says Penn violated sex discrimination laws after transgender swimmer competed

The U.S. Education Department wants Penn to strip swimmer Lia Thomas of awards and apologize to female swimmers. The school has said it followed NCAA and Ivy League policies.

2 years ago

Cynthia
Politics & Policy

Delaware evalúa responder al memorando del Departamento de Educación de EE. UU. que amenaza la financiación de estudiantes de bajos ingresos mediante programas DEI

La Oficina de Derechos Civiles del Departamento de Educación de Estados Unidos dice que la financiación federal es un privilegio, no un derecho.

2 years ago

The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

A new history of sex and sexuality in America

Rebecca Davis explores the 400-year tension between sex, sexual identity and prudery in America and how it explains some of today’s political conflicts.

Air Date: April 25, 2025 12:00 pm

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President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order with education secretary Linda McMahon behind him
Courts & Law

Federal judge blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs

In February, the Education Department told schools and colleges they needed to end any practice that differentiates people based on their race or risk losing federal funding.

2 years ago

A selection of books featuring LGBTQ characters
Education

A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene

Some parents in a suburban Maryland county want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters.

2 years ago

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