LGBTQ
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The incident has prompted questions about the legality, or at least the wisdom, of an administrator stopping a student speech celebrating diversity in 2021.
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New U.S. LGBTQ-rights envoy sees reasons for hope and worry
Jessica Stern, soon to become the State Department's special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, sees a mix of promising news and worrisome developments almost everywhere.
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Murphy appoints first openly gay attorney general in New Jersey history
Andrew Bruck will take over after Gurbir Grewal departs for the federal government in July. Bruck will be the state’s first openly gay attorney general.
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Trans activist raises money for LGBTQIA causes with weekly bike rides
Salina Brett has spent every weekend this month on her bicycle to raise money for LGBTQIA charities.
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Listen 6:23Social psychologist Devon Price on the "laziness lie" which has made Americans anxious, overworked, exploited and alienated. Their new book is "Laziness Does Not Exist"
Air Date: June 29, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:16‘Everybody has a home here’: Upper Darby is having its first Pride festival
UDTJ — which stands for Understanding, Devotion, Take Action, and Justice — is the group behind the event on Sunday, June 27.
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Ad hoc LGBTQ group begins to re-imagine Pride in Philly
In the wake of the dissolution of Philly Pride Presents, an ad hoc group has begun to organize itself as the new keeper of Pride.
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Coming out in professional sports; the new rules of aging
NFL's Carl Nassib came out this week on Instagram, We'll talk about the barriers for LGBT professional athletes. Then, columnist Steven Petrow on the new rules of aging.
Air Date: June 24, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29LGBTQ activists start to plan a new Pride event after the parade is canceled
LGBTQ activists say Philly Pride Presents has been problematic for years, and will now try to plan something in the wake of its sudden cancellation.
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Malvern Prep’s Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay
The Raiders defensive end made the announcement from his home in West Chester.
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