
LGBTQ

LGBTQ students say high school support groups are life-changing. Why does Philly only have a dozen?
The district says there are more, but couldn't provide a number. School leaders wish for centralized guidance or a template.
3 years ago
Philadelphia school district is hosting its first-ever youth pride event this week
Publicity wasn't great, students say, but they appreciate the effort.
3 years ago
1st Black trans woman on presidential HIV/AIDS panel seeks to focus on equality
Tori Cooper recently became the first Black transgender woman to serve on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
4 years ago
Two new bars in the Gayborhood are owned by people of color, marking a major shift
Said one proprietor of telling people his place is brown-owned: “You wouldn’t believe the number of people who are shocked.”
4 years ago
LGBTQ adults are facing hunger at almost twice the rate as others, new data shows
LGBT adults living in the U.S. are nearly twice as likely to be experiencing food insecurity during the pandemic than non-LGBT adults, according to new survey data.
4 years ago
The organization's former executive director is currently running for mayor of a Delaware County town.
4 years ago
How a gay community helped the CDC spot a COVID outbreak — and learn more about delta
The CDC has a lot of ways to pick up on COVID-19 outbreaks, but those methods often take a while to bear fruit. Not so with the Provincetown, Mass., cluster.
4 years ago
Canadian soccer player Quinn becomes the first out trans and nonbinary gold medalist
Canadian soccer player Quinn has just made Olympic history.
4 years ago
The first music festival to drop DaBaby was a Philly concert at the Mann
Questlove also crossed off the rapper after his homophobic comments.
4 years ago
‘Love and Oblivion’: An art exhibit that leans into a life with no future
The exhibition at Slought features sculpture, video, installation, painting, and performance works from several artists speaking to one person’s vision.
4 years ago
Friends and family honor the life of Dominique Rem’mie Fells with a big West Philly block party
Instead of a vigil, this year’s event is a celebration.
4 years ago
Openly LGBTQ Olympians would rank 14th in medal wins if they were a country
If all of the publicly out LGBTQ athletes at the Olympics represented a country under a single rainbow flag they'd be coming in 14th in the world for their medal count.
4 years ago
Philadelphia man sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering transgender woman
Troy Bailey was convicted of third-degree murder and other offenses in May for fatally shooting Michelle “Tamika” Washington.
4 years ago
Reinventing Philly’s Pride Parade: What happens next?
A new group is working to create a celebration that’s affordable, representative, and inclusive — without police.
4 years ago
LGBTQ characters got more movie screen time in 2020, GLAAD study finds
A good portion of these were serious, substantial characters too — 80 percent of these movies had LGBTQ characters with over 10 minutes of screen time.
4 years ago