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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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Josh Shapiro speaks
Politics & Policy
WITF

Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro calls supporters of ban on transgender athletes ‘extremist legislators,’ declines to say if he’d veto

The governor said he loves and supports transgender children. Trans kids and their parents want that message to be louder and paired with policy action.

3 days ago

Books are pictured at the Bache Martin School Library in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ books

The justices reversed lower-court rulings in favor of the Montgomery County school system in suburban Washington.

4 weeks ago

The White House lit up in rainbow colors
NPR
Courts & Law

‘Equal dignity’: U.S. map shows the impact of Obergefell v. Hodges decision

"They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law," then-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the June 26, 2015, ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.

1 month ago

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington.
Courts & Law

Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights

The decision effectively protects from legal challenges many Trump administration and Republican-led state government efforts to roll back protections for transgender people.

1 month ago

The In Plain Sight sculpture at Cherry Street Pier
Arts & Entertainment

‘In Plain Sight’: Pride Month sculpture celebrates members of the LGBTQ+ community at Cherry Street Pier

The sculpture will be displayed at the pier through June. Visit Philadelphia is seeking public input on its permanent location.

2 months ago

Listen 1:01
musicians playing in the Philadelphia Orchestra's Pride Concert
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Philadelphia Orchestra’s Pride Concert carries on despite NEA funding cut

After a reduction in federal support from the Trump administration, Philly’s queer community showed up in full force for the orchestra’s fourth annual event.

2 months ago

June marks Pride Month, a commemoration of LGBTQ+ progress and the ongoing struggle for equality. How are current topics discussed across party lines?
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Pride and LGBTQ+ under Trump

To mark Pride Month we’re looking at the state of the LGBTQ+ community in 2025. President Trump is pushing to erode rights for trans people. Could other rights be next?

Air Date: June 4, 2025 12:00 pm

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Philly Pride 365
Community
6abc

Thousands of people celebrate love and unity at 2025 Philadelphia Pride March and Festival

The 2025 Philadelphia Pride March and Festival drew many people to the annual celebration for the first time.

2 months ago

Pride participants wave the largest Pride flag in Pa.
Community
Billy Penn

Pride Month is around the corner! Here are some ways you can celebrate

We put together a list of ways you can celebrate the LGBTQ+ communities around the city.

2 months ago

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.

3 months ago

Close up view of mural on the facade of Saint Malachy School
Community
Billy Penn

‘Great anticipation with a tinge of worry’ in Philly as papal conclave nears

As the Catholic Church begins the process to replace Pope Francis, the local LGBTQIA+ community reckons with hope and nerves.

3 months 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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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.

3 months ago

University of Pennsylvania transgender athlete Lia Thomas swims in a preliminary heat for the 500 meter freestyle at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta
Community

Former Penn swimmer Lia Thomas has been at the center of the transgender student athlete debate. Here’s what to know

The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for Penn over the swimmer.

4 months ago

A University of Pennsylvania sign
Education

Trump administration freezes $175M in funding to Penn over trans athlete policies

“This is immediate proactive action to review discretionary funding streams” to the University of Pennsylvania, a senior White House official told WHYY News.

4 months ago

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