LGBTQ

WHYY youth intern Maizi Mennuti talks with LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness and the professionals who support them.

“Dominique was always one to give, no matter what she had,” said Fells’ mother.

Rep. Russ Diamond has been one of the loudest opponents of Dr. Rachel Levine's order requiring most people, barring a health issue, to wear a mask while in public.

Pennsylvania’s top health official on Tuesday denounced a recent series of transphobic attacks against her, saying she felt compelled to personally address the discrimination.

That's according to the second annual survey on LGBTQ youth mental health by The Trevor Project.

In his new book, poet Mark Doty traces the life and work of Walt Whitman and, in the process, examines his own experience as a writer.

The system was closed for several months, dealing a blow to the LGBTQ community.

Demonstrations for LGBTQ equality overlapped with protests against violence and systemic racism against Black people.

"Gender dysphoria is sorely misunderstood by society," Wissmath says, underscoring the role the experience plays for many, though not all, trans people.

LGBTQ Pride is turning 50 this year a little short on its signature fanfare, after the pandemic drove it to the internet and calls for racial equality.

The Supreme Court announced landmark rulings on LGBTQ worker rights and DACA. We discuss those opinions and pending decisions on abortion, the electoral college, and more.

"Everyone deserves easy access to health care, and health care that is respectful of who we are," Bamby Salcedo says.

In the ‘50s and ‘60s, men who hung out south of the park were known as the “Spruce Street boys.”

Marchers especially focused on the lives of Black trans women, who they said are often left out of Philly Pride and face disproportionate levels of violence.

The marches mark nearly four weeks of civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.