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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia (Sage Ross / Flickr Creative Commons)
Community
Billy Penn

Penn likely to settle trans discrimination lawsuit after landmark Supreme Court ruling enshrines LGBTQ protections

The historic SCOTUS decision provides civil rights that were lacking in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag is pictured in Center City.
Courts & Law

Supreme Court rules LGBTQ workers protected from job discrimination

The court decided that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that bars job discrimination because of sex encompasses bias against LGBTQ workers.

6 years ago

Roger Severino, who directs the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services, has long argued that
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Health

Transgender health protections reversed by Trump administration

The Trump administration Friday finalized a rule that would remove nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people when it comes to health care and health insurance.

6 years ago

Dominique Rem’mie Fells
Community
Billy Penn

Fundraiser for Black trans woman murdered in Philadelphia sees surging support

Dominique Rem’mie Fells was 27 years old when she was killed.

6 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Queer Eye’s Philly season is live on Netflix — here’s a guide in the form of a drinking game

There’s an overwhelming amount of colonial garb.

6 years ago

College students return home to isolate with family
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Health

Home but not safe, some LGBTQ young people face rejection from families in lockdown

Returning to the family home can be traumatizing for LGBTQ college students, psychologists say, especially if parents or siblings reject them or are even hostile.

6 years ago

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Education
Billy Penn

Philly students can now officially change their school district names, thrilling LGBTQ advocates

The move is an unexpected side effect of the switch to remote learning.

6 years ago

Reed Gusciora
Politics & Policy

LGBTQ group calls on Trenton councilwoman to resign over attacks on mayor

COVID-19 conference call devolves into a war of words in Trenton between the mayor and city council.

6 years ago

A screenshot of the Board of Education action meeting on April 30.
Education
The Notebook

Philly school board starts closure process for two Universal charters, calls for more stimulus funding

The Philadelphia School Board renewed three charters, authorized classroom upgrades and moved to protect transgender students online.

6 years ago

A gay pride rainbow flag flies along with the U.S. flag. (Charlie Riedel/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

US appeals court: Attack on gay man enough for asylum claim

An asylum seeker from Ghana who said he was attacked by a mob led by his father because of his sexuality has shown a valid fear of persecution, a U.S. appeals case said.

6 years ago

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Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

After 3-year ethics investigation, Rep. Brian Sims vindicated — despite violations

The prominent LGBTQ advocate and lawmaker called the inquiry a “political attack.”

6 years ago

Supporters of LGBTQ rights took to the street in a demonstration in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last October. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
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Politics & Policy

‘Whiplash’ of LGBTQ protections and rights, from Obama to Trump

In the last several years, two White House administrations have used this power in diametrically opposite ways.

6 years ago

Naomi Wildflower, a resident of Philadelphia’s opioid plagued Kensington neighborhood, joined a rally of safe injection site supporters. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Community

Regional Roundup – 03/02/20

This week: supervised injection sites get a setback, food and housing insecurity among college students, and Philadelphia's new executive director of LGBT affairs.

Air Date: March 2, 2020 10:00 am

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Roberto Valdes has placed his queerness in one box and his Blackness in the other. But since learning the term intersectionality and moving to Philadelphia, the young attorney is embracing every part of who he is. (Courtesy of Roberto Valdes)
Lifestyle

I’m a queer man of color. Here’s how intersectionality impacts me.

Roberto Valdes, a queer man of color, writes about coming to know the term intersectionality and how it taught him to fully love and express himself.

6 years ago

In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen at sunset in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Supreme Court to hear Philly dispute over same-sex foster parents

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled the city did not target the agency because of its religious beliefs

6 years ago

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