LGBTQ
Wardrobe update: Clothing exchange caters to transgender youth
A simple Facebook post brought Tristan Vaught and Nancy Dawson together. The post asked if gender reveal parties should be reserved for transgender kids when they come out.
4 years ago
Philly marks 20th Transgender Day of Remembrance with flag raising at City Hall
This is the 20th Transgener Day of Remembrance in the U.S. and the fifth year Philadelphia raised the trans flag at City Hall.
4 years ago
For trans activists, recent setbacks temper long-term hopes
Amid their annual vigils for transgender homicide victims, activists in the U.S. are trying to maintain long-term optimism even as many hard-won protections are under threat.
4 years ago
When the rules for treating transgender inmates aren’t followed
The federal government has guidelines for how imprisoned transgender inmates should be treated. But a recent Philadelphia case shows those rules aren’t always followed.
Air Date: November 14, 2019
Listen 14:55Matthew Shepard’s mother guides police on handling hate crimes at Philly summit
Speaking in Philadelphia, Judy Shepard acknowledged progress and worried about complacency as violent hate crimes hit a 16 year high.
4 years ago
For trans women, silicone ‘pumping’ can be a blessing and a curse
While cisgender people also get silicone injections, pumping in trans communities is largely done to help address gender dysphoria.
5 years ago
N.J. to move transgender woman out of men’s prison after lawsuit
New Jersey prison officials will move a transgender woman to the state's only female prison after winning a lawsuit against them.
5 years ago
Search for ‘gay genes’ comes up short in large new study
The research is the latest effort in a decades-long quest to understand the inherited component of sexuality.
5 years ago
The secret way some got a gender-neutral Pa. driver’s license
Trans and nonbinary Pennsylvanians got gender-neutral markers (“X” or “U” instead of “M” or F”) long before PennDOT said they could.
Air Date: August 29, 2019
Listen 13:32Secret Philly: Inside one of the nation’s largest collections of LGBTQ history
Thanks to a $300k grant, the archives housed at William Way are finally getting proper treatment.
5 years ago
Coming out as transgender when there was no language to describe it
In the '60s, Elizabeth Coffey-Williams' family kicked her out after she told them that she was transgender — before many knew what that meant.
5 years ago
Looking at gender’s many sides, and keeping kids’ safety and inclusion in mind
Navigating the world as a young transgender person can be challenging. That’s true even in places some might think it’s safe, like the health-care system.
5 years ago
Listen 4:53The mystery of the gay wedding photos
The search is on to identify two men in a series of photos from a gay wedding that were printed in a North Philly drugstore in 1957 — but never returned to their owners.
Air Date: August 5, 2019
Listen 13:01Philly’s LGBTQ liaison heading to the national stage with the ACLU
After two years in the Kenney administration, Amber Hikes is departing for New York, to become chief diversity officer for the American Civil Liberties Union.
5 years ago
Listen 5:00Philly ‘Host Home’ program aims to slash LGBTQ youth homelessness, shelter costs
The Homeward Initiative, in partnership with local LGBTQ nonprofit Attic Youth Center, will serve queer young people ages 18-24 and will serve roughly a dozen young people.
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