LGBTQ

Some parents in a suburban Maryland county want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters.

The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for Penn over the swimmer.

“This is immediate proactive action to review discretionary funding streams” to the University of Pennsylvania, a senior White House official told WHYY News.

No transgender girls are on girls’ school teams, but the complaint seeks to have the state follow President Trump’s executive order, or pay the price.

On Thursday, the John C. Anderson Apartments provided the space to recognize multiple people who continue to impact their community.

Jennifer Finney Boylan reflects on her life as a transgender women and the ongoing fight for acceptance and rights.

From platonic marriages, polyamory, to post-menopausal hookups, relationships are radically changing. Gen X women Glynnis MacNicol and Sheri Cole inspire our Valentine's Day.

The investigation at Penn focuses on Lia Thomas, who swam on the school’s women’s team and was the first openly transgender athlete to win a Division I title in 2022.

Arielle Julia Brown wrote a ritualistic memoriam about her aunt, Donna Nicole Booker, who thrived in the San Francisco underground.

Nearly a dozen people testified at a City Council hearing about how changes in the White House will be felt in Philadelphia.

The state’s ACLU chapter hopes to prepare residents for potential policies under the incoming Trump administration.

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

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.

"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.

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