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LGBTQ

Vincint performs for a Pride Day crowd gathered at Penn's Landing on Sunday, June 9, 2019. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

OutFest 2021 is canceled, but Philly Pride celebration is ON for Labor Day weekend

A “lite” version of an in-person festival is better than another virtual event, organizers say.

5 years ago

Kelly Burkhardt speaks at a podium
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philly launches a real-time tracker for crimes against LGBTQ people

The system isn’t perfect, but it’s more than most cities have.

5 years ago

State Rep. Martina White speaks at a rally
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Wolf says he’d veto Philly rep’s bill to keep trans girls out of school sports

The assertion that boys are always physically stronger has been disproven. Advocates call the proposed legislation “cruel.”

5 years ago

A mural on the side of The William Way Center is visible.
Health
Billy Penn

Queer or trans and live in Philly? You could get vaccinated at William Way

The community center is hosting a clinic for people in Phase 1A or 1B.

5 years ago

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, seen here at the Pentagon last week, announced the military's new policies on Wednesday, International Transgender Day of Visibility. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Pentagon releases new policies enabling transgender people to serve in the military

The Pentagon announced new policies on Wednesday that undo the Trump-era rules that effectively banned transgender people from serving in the military.

5 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia Parking Authority writes a ticket for an expired meter in Center City.
Courts & Law

Lawsuit: PPA leaders fired staffer who posted about being gay on social media

A federal lawsuit alleges the Philadelphia Parking Authority dismissed a staffer after top leadership discovered he had talked about being gay in social media posts.

5 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag is pictured in Center City.
Health

LGBTQ Pennsylvanians could have less COVID-19 vaccine access, more hesitancy

Health disparities and lack of competent care could make LGBTQ Pennsylvanians more hesitant about the vaccine. A survey is underway.

5 years ago

Deja Lynn Alvarez speaks at a podium
Courts & Law

Philly district attorney to launch LGBTQ advisory board

The DA’s Office said the new LGBTQ+ advisory board will be a source of information and resources for victims and survivors of crime.

5 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag flies in Pennsylvania.
Community

‘Sunshine is the best disinfectant’: Upper Darby scraps decades-old anti-LGBTQ law, and looks for Pa. to do the same

The Township Council unanimously repealed a homophobic 1987 ordinance after community members brought it to their attention.

5 years ago

In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, Rachel Levine, nominated to be an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

US Senate confirms Rachel Levine, first openly transgender federal official, to key post

Dr. Rachel Levine had been serving as Pennsylvania’s top health official since 2017, and emerged as the public face of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Danbury High School sophomore Alanna Smith at the Connecticut State Capitol on Feb, 12, 2020. Smith is among three girls who sued to block a state policy that allows transgender athletes to compete in girls sports. (Pat Eaton-Robb/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Political dispute over transgender rights focuses on youth sports

This year, state legislators have introduced 35 bills restricting transgender girls and women from playing on girls' and women's sports teams.

6 years ago

Deborah Dalton receives a COVID-19 vaccine
Health
Billy Penn

20,000 HIV+ Philadelphians are now eligible for the vaccine, causing a crush and confusion at Mazzoni Center

The LGBTQ health clinic says it doesn't have staffing or space to ramp up doses.

6 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, speaks about the Congress Equality Act, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, with from left, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Pelosi, Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics & Policy

House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people

The Equality Act amends existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identification as protected characteristics.

6 years ago

Mr. Potato Head Celebrates a Birthday in Lima, Peru. (Wikimedia Commons)
Community

A mister no more: Mr. Potato Head goes gender neutral

Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year.

6 years ago

A bartender pours a drink at the Toasted Walnut
Community
Billy Penn

Philly’s only lesbian bar is shutting down, adding to a somber nationwide trend

Bars catering to queer women, like the Gayborhood’s Toasted Walnut, are disappearing across the U.S.

6 years ago

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