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Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience
Community

Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film

The papal thumbs up came midway through the documentary “Francesco,” which had its premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday.

6 years ago

Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Courts & Law

Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies

The private Christian schools effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain that openly LGBTQ teachers weren’t welcome in the classroom.

6 years ago

American chef, author and food critic James Beard is shown in Oct. 1973.  (AP Photo)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

“The Man Who Ate Too Much”

A conversation with food writer John Birdsall about his new biography of culinary giant James Beard.

Air Date: October 20, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
Kendall Stephens, a 34-year-old Temple student who advocates for LGBTQ issues
The Why
Courts & Law

New push to boost LGBTQ protections in Pa.

Three Black trans women have been attacked in Philly over the last six months, two of them murdered. But the Pa. hate crimes law doesn't include protections for LGBTQ people.

Air Date: October 19, 2020

Listen 17:03
A person in a banana costume holding a sign that says
Arts & Entertainment

From Snacks to a FEAST: a 12-hour cabaret marathon is coming to your screen

FEAST brings dozens of performers from around the world into a 12-hour online event.

6 years ago

Kendall Stephens testifies in front of the Pa. Senate Majority Policy Committee in October 2020. (Pa. Senate Policy Committee)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Movement for hate crime law? LGBTQ and trans speakers give first ever testimony to PA Senate Republicans

Legislators who heard the speeches were moved, but action is far from certain.

6 years ago

Tatyana Woodard of the Mazzoni Center, a trans woman, encouraged the Pa. Legislature to pass laws that would protect transgender people at a press conference Thursday. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

No one’s charged with hate crime in Philly trans women murders because Harrisburg won’t pass LGBTQ protections

People in Pa. can even use the outdated “gay panic” defense to justify violence.

6 years ago

Kendall Stephens
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Arrest in attack on Kendall Stephens, Black trans woman beat up in her Point Breeze home

There’s no hate crime charge — because queer and trans people aren’t a protected class in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

People walk by the Pennsylvania Judicial Center Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Children bullied for race and gender now have broader leeway to sue in Pa.

In a case stemming from a brutal rape at a Philly school, the Pa. Supreme Court said minors deserve more time to bring discrimination lawsuits.

6 years ago

Donors give blood at a drive in Rutland, Vermont. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
The Why
Health

HIV-era policy still limits gay men from giving blood during COVID

The FDA still limits gay men who've recovered from COVID-19 from donating their plasma. It's a relic of the 1980s HIV epidemic advocates say should be a thing of the past.

Air Date: September 21, 2020

Listen 14:30
Kendall Stephens
Community
Billy Penn

After surviving a brutal attack, Kendall Stephens wants to help trans people citywide

The 34-year-old public health student hopes to go into local government.

6 years ago

Donor gives blood (Courtesy of BigStockPhoto.com)
Health

Blood, plasma donation policies reflect fears born in an earlier epidemic: HIV in the 1980s

Men can’t give blood, or plasma for COVID patients, if they’ve had sex with men in the past 3 months. Some hope to reverse what they see as anti-gay bias.

6 years ago

Listen 3:06
An LGBTQ pride flag is pictured in Center City.
Community

‘I was kicked out for being trans’: Addressing LGBTQ youth homelessness in Philadelphia

WHYY youth intern Maizy Mennuti talks with LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness and the professionals who support them.

6 years ago

Illustration of Dominique Rem'mie Fells by Shannon D. Taylor (Instagram / @MXABDUALITY)
Community
Billy Penn

Fundraiser vigil celebrates life and birthday of murdered trans woman Dominque Rem’mie Fells

“Dominique was always one to give, no matter what she had,” said Fells’ mother.

6 years ago

(Yong Kim/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmaker mimics health secretary’s call for trans acceptance to defend not wearing mask

Rep. Russ Diamond has been one of the loudest opponents of Dr. Rachel Levine's order requiring most people, barring a health issue, to wear a mask while in public.

6 years ago

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