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In this June 30, 2019, file photo, marchers carry signs with historical LGBTQ figures during the Queer Liberation March in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Community

LGBTQ Pride at 50: Focus shifts amid pandemic, racial unrest

LGBTQ Pride is turning 50 this year a little short on its signature fanfare, after the pandemic drove it to the internet and calls for racial equality.

6 years ago

Supporters of the LGBT wave their flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Supreme Court decisions on LGBTQ rights, DACA and more

The Supreme Court announced landmark rulings on LGBTQ worker rights and DACA. We discuss those opinions and pending decisions on abortion, the electoral college, and more.

Air Date: June 23, 2020 10:00 am

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Bamby Salcedo
NPR
Courts & Law

LGBTQ clinics sue Trump administration over discrimination in trans health care

"Everyone deserves easy access to health care, and health care that is respectful of who we are," Bamby Salcedo says.

6 years ago

Philly's gay pride parade in 1972
Community
Billy Penn

Secret Philly: When Rittenhouse Square was the city’s Gayborhood

In the ‘50s and ‘60s, men who hung out south of the park were known as the “Spruce Street boys.”

6 years ago

Rev. Andrea Lamour-Harrington at Queer March for Black Lives
Community

‘This is a protest’: Philly Pride march draws hundreds to rally for Black trans lives

Marchers especially focused on the lives of Black trans women, who they said are often left out of Philly Pride and face disproportionate levels of violence.

6 years ago

West Philly Say Her Name march
Community

‘Say her name’: Protesters seek justice for Black, trans women amid ongoing unrest

The marches mark nearly four weeks of civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

6 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag is pictured in Center City.
Community

What Supreme Court? Trump’s HHS pushes LGBT health rollback

The Trump administration rule would overturn Obama-era sex discrimination protections for transgender people in health care.

6 years ago

(Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Despite landmark ruling, Pa. GOP leaders in no hurry to extend LGBTQ protections under state law

Advocates say action is necessary to close gaps in equality, but a House Republican committee chair said he'll have "to see where this ranks” with other issues.

6 years ago

Dominique Rem’mie Fells
Community

Philly police: Man wanted in murder of Dominique Fells

Akhenaton “Akh” Jones, 36, is being charged with murder, abuse of corpse and related offenses.

6 years ago

Marianne Mondt
Courts & Law

Big win for LGBTQ rights, but fight’s not over in Pennsylvania

Pa. LGBTQ advocates say the ruling doesn't cover those who work for smaller employers, and it doesn't extend protection against discrimination to housing or public services.

6 years ago

NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Queer As Punk: A Guide To LGBTQIA+ Punk

The term "punk" has a long queer history predating its use in contemporary music. A "punk" has always meant a person up to something disreputable and socially deviant.

6 years ago

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
NPR
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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