
LGBTQ
The 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: December 6, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:15‘My journey to coming out was a journey of grief’: Rep.-elect Sarah McBride
"I had to give up on the idea that I could live in a community I love, find work that I love, find love itself," the congresswoman said. Listen to the full interview.
Air Date: December 6, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 15:07The hearing is designed to review the impacts of a Republican administration and Congress on Philadelphia.
6 months ago
Listen 1:22What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
Vigils and other events are being held to draw attention to transgender people who have lost their lives due to violence in the past year.
6 months ago
Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines
During his presidential bid, Trump pledged to impose wide-ranging restrictions and roll back civil rights protections for transgender students.
6 months ago
The parents of Matthew Shepard came to Philly to remember their son at the Mann Center
Twenty-six years after the savage killing of Matthew Shepard, a theatrical oratorio makes its Pennsylvania premiere at the Mann Center.
7 months ago
Gen Z's changing habits: Less alcohol, tobacco, and sex
Gen Z seems to be leading a more modest lifestyle, with lower rates of drinking, vaping, and sexual activity. But is this shift a positive development?
Air Date: September 18, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:44McBride will face James Whalen IIII, a retired state police officer and construction company owner from Millsboro, who won the GOP primary race against Donyale Hall.
8 months ago
The intimate setting enabled attendees to have deeper conversations and network with those on the frontlines of the fight for equality.
11 months ago
Listen 1:03Philly City Councilmember Rue Landau pushing to register more LGBTQ voters
Landau said the city's LGBTQ+ community is growing rapidly.
11 months ago
John Wind’s kitschy send-up of Revolutionary War heroes pokes holes in the masculine image at the Museum of the American Revolution.
11 months ago
State Sen. Sarah McBride would also be the youngest elected official from Delaware since President Joe Biden.
11 months ago
‘Blood Baby’ explores queer parenting with dance, theater and installation
Meg Foley’s multisite, multidisciplinary festival puts queer parenting on par with shifting tectonic plates.
11 months ago
Listen 1:27Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women’s races
Rules bar the former Penn swimmer from competing in the Paris Olympics.
11 months ago
Boy Scouts’ troubled history, Siri goes AI, Philly’s sewage problem
The century-old organization faces big problems and big changes - from financial struggles caused by a child-abuse scandal to more inclusive membership policies.
Air Date: June 12, 2024 12:00 pm
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