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LGBTQ

In this combination photo, Hilary Swank accepts the Oscar for best actress for her role in
Arts & Entertainment

Transgender Hollywood seeks recognition, and not just roles

When actress Scarlett Johansson reversed course recently and canceled plans to play a transgender man in the film "Rub & Tug," transgender actors were gratified and surprised.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, August 2, 2018

Former President Barack Obama endorses seven Democratic candidates from the Philadelphia region. Puerto Rican scholars and artists displ ...

Air Date: August 2, 2018

Listen 21:32
Maddie Heeney, a transgender student, has thrived at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington.
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Carney team scraps proposed anti-bias policy for Delaware transgender students

Governor supports schools chief's decision, but says he remains committed to 'protect children from discrimination at school'’ so they can focus on their education.

7 years ago

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The language of Jos Charles' “feeld” is like an artifact from a different time, a kind of “lost Middle English” concieved to describe the trans experience in new ways. Photo by Getty Images
PBS
Arts & Entertainment

To describe the trans experience, this poet created a new dialect

Part science fiction, part medieval reinterpretation, “feeld” by trans poet Jos Charles can feel like a puzzle, making readers work for its meaning.

7 years ago

The capitol building in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Will local LGBTQ protections be collateral damage in bid to undo Philly paid sick leave?

A bill in the Pennsylvania legislature that intends to reverse Philadelphia's sick leave ordinance may also affect LGBTQ employment protections.

7 years ago

Flags hang in the windows of the headquarters of Feminist Apparel in Somerdale, New Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

In wake of #MeToo, Feminist Apparel workers fired after speaking out against sexual harassment

On the afternoon of June 21, Kerri Grogan was managing the social media account for Feminist Apparel when a notification popped up. ...

7 years ago

Listen 5:22
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Noah K. Murray/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Transgender people in N.J. can now alter birth certificates without doctor signing off

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law this week permitting transgender people to change the gender listed on the document by simply filling out a form.

7 years ago

A proposed constitutional amendment in Delaware seeks to safeguard the
Education

Transgender rights battle spurs Delaware GOP to seek Constitutional amendment for ‘parental rights’

Gov. John Carney’s attempts to create an anti-bias policy in Delaware schools that would protect all children, especially transgender o ...

7 years ago

Philadelphia Museum of Art Assistant Curator Michelle Millar Fisher hangs a rainbow flag marking the 40th anniversary of the unfurling of the original at the Gay Freedom Day Parade in San Francisco on June 25, 1978. The flag was designed by Gilbert Baker, who referred to himself as the
Community

Designing a movement: The rainbow flag turns 40

The rainbow flag — the icon of the LGBTQ movement for 40 years — comes to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

7 years ago

Amber Hikes is Executive Director of the Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly LGBT Affairs leader addresses sobering and celebratory matters this Pride Month

Morning Edition host, Jennifer Lynn, talks with Amber Hikes, director of Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs about Pride Month and other issues on her desk.

7 years ago

Listen 5:55
Scene from Philadelphia's 30th annual PrideDay on Sunday, June 10, 2018.(Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
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Thousands celebrate 30th annual PrideDay in Philly

Thousands of people celebrated the LGBTQ community on Sunday in a parade marking Philadelphia's 30th annual PrideDay.

7 years ago

(WHYY, file)
Politics & Policy

Delaware votes to ban conversion therapy

The state House passed legislation 24-14 to prevent conversion therapy treatments on children — making Delaware the 13th state to do so.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Courts & Law

Philly pride, a wedding cake and the supreme court

Guests: Evan Thornburg, David Cole This week the Supreme Court decided in favor of the Colorado baker who refused ...

Air Date: June 8, 2018 10:00 am

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A performer at last year's Juice: A Summerfest for Queer/Trans Women of Color. The event, hosted at Life Do Grow Farm in North Philadelphia, aims to create a more inclusive Pride. (Photo: Shanel Edwards)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Celebrate Pride Month by returning to its roots – June 2018

The first Pride was a protest, not a party. After the parade, check out some of these events, which honor the political roots of the festival.

7 years ago

 (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)
Courts & Law

Supreme Court justices side with Colorado baker on same-sex wedding cake

Supreme Court rules narrowly for Colorado baker who wouldn't make same-sex wedding cake

7 years ago

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