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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.

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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 weeks ago

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‘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 weeks ago

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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 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.

1 month 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
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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.

2 months ago

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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.

2 months ago

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Education

Does Delaware’s transgender athlete policy put $336 million in annual federal education funding at risk?

No transgender girls are on girls’ school teams, but the complaint seeks to have the state follow President Trump’s executive order, or pay the price.

3 months ago

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Local LGBTQ leaders recognized during 2nd annual Philadelphia Gay News Senior Summit

On Thursday, the John C. Anderson Apartments provided the space to recognize multiple people who continue to impact their community.

3 months ago

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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
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Jennifer Finney Boylan on her memoir ‘Cleavage’

Jennifer Finney Boylan reflects on her life as a transgender women and the ongoing fight for acceptance and rights.

Air Date: February 14, 2025 12:00 pm

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Sex, love and relationships after 40

From platonic marriages, polyamory, to post-menopausal hookups, relationships are radically changing. Gen X women Glynnis MacNicol and Sheri Cole inspire our Valentine's Day.

Air Date: February 13, 2025 12:00 pm

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Politics & Policy

Penn and San Jose State face inquiries in Trump crackdown on transgender athletes

The investigation at Penn focuses on Lia Thomas, who swam on the school’s women’s team and was the first openly transgender athlete to win a Division I title in 2022.

4 months ago

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Arts & Entertainment

At Philly’s FringeArts, ‘Fallawayinto’ cherishes a forgotten champion of the transgender community

Arielle Julia Brown wrote a ritualistic memoriam about her aunt, Donna Nicole Booker, who thrived in the San Francisco underground.

4 months ago

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Philadelphia City Councilmember Rue Landau, pictured here speaking at the 4th annual Philadelphia Palestine Day, warned residents of the impact President Donald Trump could have on the city at a hearing on Jan. 22, 2025. (Carmen Russell-Sluchansky/WHYY)
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City Council explores how Philadelphia is prepped to challenge changes implemented by the Trump administration

Nearly a dozen people testified at a City Council hearing about how changes in the White House will be felt in Philadelphia.

4 months ago

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Delaware ACLU trains activists to repel threats to immigrants, reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ protections under Trump

The state’s ACLU chapter hopes to prepare residents for potential policies under the incoming Trump administration.

4 months ago

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