LGBTQ
United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker
The U.S.' special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, Jessica Stern, called the moves historic and celebratory.
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Netflix employees are staging a walkout today as a fired organizer speaks out
The Netflix employee resource group supporting trans and non-binary people is demanding better representation, both onscreen and in management.
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The former Historical Commission member said the Kenney administration pressured him to vote against the protection of the former 12th Street Gym building on 12th Street.
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Philly’s new Pride Collective is fundraising for big things, but won’t pull off OutFest
Instead of hosting a fall festival, the group is focusing on the annual June parade, which could cost $1.5 million.
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The tribute will be unveiled at Philadelphia City Hall.
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Philadelphia’s first trans mural kicks of Mural Arts Month
Mural Arts Philadelphia’s dedication of the mural highlighting trans and gender non-conforming people kicks off Mural Arts Month.
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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.
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Philadelphia school district is hosting its first-ever youth pride event this week
Publicity wasn't great, students say, but they appreciate the effort.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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The organization's former executive director is currently running for mayor of a Delaware County town.
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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.
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Canadian soccer player Quinn becomes the first out trans and nonbinary gold medalist
Canadian soccer player Quinn has just made Olympic history.
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The first music festival to drop DaBaby was a Philly concert at the Mann
Questlove also crossed off the rapper after his homophobic comments.
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