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Icebox Project Space sign at the Crane Arts studios
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Black Visioning Group celebrates 4th anniversary with art, performances

The collective, which supports Philly’s Black queer and trans communities, is holding an event this weekend.

12 months ago

The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

The history of sex and sexuality in America

Rebecca Davis explores the 400-year tension between sex, sexual identity and prudery in America and how it explains some of today’s political conflicts.

Air Date: December 6, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:15
Sarah McBride speaking at a podium
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

‘My journey to coming out was a journey of grief’: Rep.-elect Sarah McBride

"I had to give up on the idea that I could live in a community I love, find work that I love, find love itself," the congresswoman said. Listen to the full interview.

Air Date: December 6, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 15:07
Philadelphia City Councilmember Rue Landau seated at her desk at City Council chambers at City Hall.
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia City Council plans to review President-elect Trump’s potential impact on LGBTQ+, immigrant communities

The hearing is designed to review the impacts of a Republican administration and Congress on Philadelphia.

1 year ago

Listen 1:22
People attend a rally as part of Transgender Day of Visibility at the U.S. Capitol
Community

What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people

Vigils and other events are being held to draw attention to transgender people who have lost their lives due to violence in the past year.

1 year ago

Former President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines

During his presidential bid, Trump pledged to impose wide-ranging restrictions and roll back civil rights protections for transgender students.

1 year ago

''Considering Matthew Shepard''
Arts & Entertainment

The parents of Matthew Shepard came to Philly to remember their son at the Mann Center

Twenty-six years after the savage killing of Matthew Shepard, a theatrical oratorio makes its Pennsylvania premiere at the Mann Center.

1 year ago

Gen Z develops new habits - less booze, less vaping, less sex
Studio 2
Health

Gen Z's changing habits: Less alcohol, tobacco, and sex

Gen Z seems to be leading a more modest lifestyle, with lower rates of drinking, vaping, and sexual activity. But is this shift a positive development?

Air Date: September 18, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 51:44
Sarah McBride speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Delaware Democrats back Sarah McBride’s bid to become first openly transgender person in U.S. Congress

McBride will face James Whalen IIII, a retired state police officer and construction company owner from Millsboro, who won the GOP primary race against Donyale Hall.

1 year ago

Tamara Russell speaks to the audience at the Pride Brunch
Community

Philly activists, supporters and journalists discuss education, mental health issues and the problems impacting the LGBTQIA+ community at WHYY News’ Pride Brunch event

The intimate setting enabled attendees to have deeper conversations and network with those on the frontlines of the fight for equality.

1 year ago

Listen 1:03
Rue Landau
Politics & Policy

Philly City Councilmember Rue Landau pushing to register more LGBTQ voters

Landau said the city's LGBTQ+ community is growing rapidly.

1 year ago

A decanter on display at the exhibit.
Arts & Entertainment

Here’s mud in your eye: Whiskey decanters warp historic masculinity at Philly’s Museum of the American Revolution

John Wind’s kitschy send-up of Revolutionary War heroes pokes holes in the masculine image at the Museum of the American Revolution.

1 year ago

Sarah McBride speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Eugene Young drops out of Delaware’s U.S. House race, potentially paving the way for Sarah McBride to become the first trans member of Congress

State Sen. Sarah McBride would also be the youngest elected official from Delaware since President Joe Biden.

1 year ago

Dancers rehearse a movement called ''Rock Family''
Arts & Entertainment

‘Blood Baby’ explores queer parenting with dance, theater and installation

Meg Foley’s multisite, multidisciplinary festival puts queer parenting on par with shifting tectonic plates.

1 year ago

Listen 1:27
Penn's Lia Thomas waits to swim in a qualifying heat of the 200 yard freestyle at the Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. Thomas, who is transitioning to female, is swimming for the University of Pennsylvania's women's team
Community

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women’s races

Rules bar the former Penn swimmer from competing in the Paris Olympics.

1 year ago

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