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LGBTQ

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.

12 months 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.

12 months 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

This hour we'll talk about the Boy Scouts history, the battle over gay inclusion and some of controversies with journalist and author Mike De Socio. His new book is Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ+ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts―and America.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Boy Scouts’ troubled history, Siri goes AI, Philly’s sewage problem

The century-old organization faces big problems and big changes - from financial struggles caused by a child-abuse scandal to more inclusive membership policies.

Air Date: June 12, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:49
Kyle McIntyre, Dyamond Gibbs and Kayla Cocci are seen sitting on a couch under a Black Lives Matter banner
Community

Delco now has its first community center for BIPOC, LGBTQ youth

There will be an open house for the community center during Delco’s Pride Festival on Saturday in Upper Darby.

1 year ago

People marching for Philly Pride 365
Community

Photos: Philadelphia celebrates Pride Month with march and festival

Thousands marched through Center City to Philadelphia’s Gayborhood with a record-breaking 400-foot Pride flag and one simple message: “Be You.”

1 year ago

Listen 1:47
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Community

Drag queen story reading in Philly sets Guinness World Record for attendance, organizers say

Saturday's reading at the National Constitution Center brought 263 people to kick off Pride Month celebrations in the birthplace of America.

1 year ago

First Urban LGBT Affordable Housing for Seniors Breaks Ground in the Heart of the Philadelphia Gayborhood
(Photo: AP News)
Studio 2
Health

How Fetterman is alienating voters, why friendships can boost longevity

Having a tight and strong social network can boost longevity. But why are social connections so important as age?

Air Date: May 29, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:06
A large LGBTQ flag is carried through the streets by many people.
Community

Your guide to Philly Pride 2024

This year’s festival includes live performances, an area celebrating the ballroom community, a kid zone and an accessible space to recharge.

1 year ago

Beth Stroud sheds a tear
Community

A Methodist pastor was defrocked for telling her Philly congregation of her same-sex relationship. She’s now been reinstated

Beth Stroud was defrocked in 2004, but less than three weeks after the United Methodist Church repealed its anti-LGBTQ bans, she has been reinstated as pastor.

1 year ago

Pride month at Target stores
NPR
Community

Target scales back on its LGBTQ+ merchandise ahead of Pride Month 2024

Last year, It faced heavy criticism after it announced plans to remove some of its Pride Month merchandise from store shelves following a backlash against the products.

1 year ago

Town hall meeting
Education
6abc

Pennridge School Board suspends controversial bathroom policy

Pennridge School Board members voted 5-4 to retire the policy to remain in compliance with Title IX.

1 year ago

John Jarboe'
Arts & Entertainment

A rose by another name: A fantasy about in-utero cannibalism comes to Philly’s Fabric Workshop

The immersive, interactive installation “Rose Garden” is a genderqueer fantasy of in-utero cannibalism.

1 year ago

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