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Maddie Heeney, a transgender student, has thrived at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington.
Education

Delaware education secretary reverses course on school transgender policy

The Carney administration reversed course Friday on a proposed school anti-discrimination policy, removing a provision that would have al ...

7 years ago

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In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset. A flood of lawsuits over LGBT rights is making its way through the courts and will continue, no matter the outcome in the Supreme Court's highly anticipated decision in the case of a Colorado baker who would not create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

More LGBT issues loom as justices near wedding cake decision

Several legal disputes are pending over wedding services.

7 years ago

Ben Dibble balances Kate Bove, as Mary Tuomanen looks on, in Arden Theatre Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

The unleashed power of a personal story: ‘Fun Home’ at Arden Theatre Company

A daughter discovers her gay self, and then discovers her father's.

7 years ago

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Aidan Destefano (center, checkered shirt) outside of the Philadelphia Federal Courthouse with his legal representation. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Federal court upholds Boyertown school bathroom policy; appeal likely

A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has upheld the policy of a Berks County school allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice.

7 years ago

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A sign marks the entrance to a gender-neutral restroom at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo, file)
Courts & Law

Transgender case in Berks County school district heads to court

It's one of three cases involving transgender equality which will be heard across the nation this week.

7 years ago

Pope Francis is cheered by faithful during an audience with health workers, in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Saturday, March 3, 2018. (L'Osservatore Romano/ANSA via AP)
Community

LGBT community cheers pope’s ‘God made you like this’ remark

Pope Francis' reported comments have been embraced by the LGBT community as another sign of Francis' desire to make gay people feel welcomed and loved in the Catholic Church.

7 years ago

Winner of Mr. Philly Drag King 2017, Molasses Jones. Jones will be one judge at this year's competition. 
 (Courtesy of the Philadelphia Dyke March.)
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Arts & Entertainment

Revel in the crowning of Philly’s next (drag) king – May 19, 2018

If 90 minutes a week of 'RuPaul’s Drag Race' is just not cutting it for you, head to the Gayborhood this weekend to see a homegrown Philly drag competition crown its new king.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Health

Dr. Henry Anonymous, homosexuality, and the DSM

Guests: Ain Gordon, Lance Wahlert At the 1972 American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Conference, Philadelp ...

Air Date: May 8, 2018 10:00 am

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The Bad News Queers, one of 30 teams in the City of Brotherly Love Softball League, take the field in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. (Shai Ben-Yaacov/WHYY)
Community

Philly’s LGBTQ softball league celebrates 35 years on the field

“At first it was kind of a joke,” said co-founder Jeff Iberson. “But then it started to become something that we took seriously.”

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, March 27, 2018

Philadelphia’s public defender questions the legality of the city’s probation policies.  The Human Rights Campaign Foundati ...

Air Date: March 27, 2018

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

A girl named Maddie, and Delaware's transgender conundrum

A debate is raging in Delaware educational circles about how transgender students are treated in public schools.

7 years ago

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The clock tower of Philadelphia City Hall is seen form the building's courtyard. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for WHYY, file)
Community

Philly stops foster care intakes due to LGBT discrimination

City contracts prohibit discrimination based on sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

7 years ago

More than 250 people attended a meeting in Dover on Wednesday night to hear and views about a proposed policy to protect the rights of transgender and other students. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Delaware debates rights of transgender students and their parents

The proposed policy was drafted over several months by a team of educators, parents, and education advocates appointed by Carney.

7 years ago

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Lotte Snyder, 3, shows off her cape at the 2018 Women's March on Philadelphia
Speak Easy
Community

The world won’t change until women of privilege make room for all women

It’s one thing to stand for inclusivity and racial justice; it’s something else to walk those values every day.

7 years ago

The 2018 Womens March on Philadelphia, January 20, 2018. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Thousands take to Parkway for second Philly Women’s March

The second Women’s March began at Logan Circle and headed to Eakins Oval where speakers rallied the primarily, but not exclusively female crowd.

7 years ago

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