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FILE - In this July 4, 1967 file photo Kay Tobin Lahusen, right, and other demonstrators carry signs calling for protection of homosexuals from discrimination as they march in a picket line in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. In 2019, same-sex marriage is the law of the land in the U.S. and at least 25 other countries. LGBT Americans serve as governors, big-city mayors and members of Congress, and one _ Pete Buttigieg _ is waging a spirited campaign for president. (AP Photo/John F. Urwiller)
Radio Times

Remembering Stonewall

Years before the police raids that led to the Stonewall riots, Philadelphia was home to activists and protesters demanding rights for the LGBTQ community.

Air Date: June 25, 2019

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Here to help: (Left to right) Danna Bodenheimer, Walnut Psychotherapy Center founder and director, Gabriel Snell, practice manager, and Biany Pérez, clinical coordinator. (Laura Smythe/Philadelphia Gay News)
Health
Broke in Philly

LGBTQ-focused therapy center offers scholarships for transpeople of color

Lesbian, gay and bisexual adults are more than twice as likely as their non-identifying peers to experience a mental-health condition.

6 years ago

In this Wednesday, June 19, 2019, photo, a visitor to Herald Square takes a photo with the Pride and Joy window display at the Macy's flagship store in New York. For Pride month, retailers across the country are selling goods and services celebrating LGBTQ culture. Macy’s flagship store is adorned with rainbow-colored Pride tribute windows, set in the same space as its famous Christmas displays. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Money

A retail rainbow: Vendors mark LGBTQ Pride on sales racks

Not everyone praises the Pride merchandising, which some see as thinly disguised corporate promotion.

6 years ago

Sephora closiedng its U.S. stores for an hour Wednesday, June 5, 2019. to host inclusion workshops for its employees. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Radio Times
Community

How effective is diversity training?

Many companies require diversity training, but changing people's attitudes and behaviors is challenging. We'll talk about implicit bias, and making inclusive workplaces.

Air Date: June 18, 2019 10:00 am

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FILE - In this Aug. 31, 1970 file photo, an NYPD officer grabs a youth by the hair as another officer clubs a young man during a confrontation in Greenwich Village after a Gay Power march in New York. A year earlier, the June 1969 uprising by young gays, lesbians and transgender people in New York City, clashing with police near a bar called the Stonewall Inn, was a vital catalyst in expanding LGBT activism nationwide and abroad. (AP Photo/File)
Community

50 years after Stonewall, LGBT rights are a work in progress

From the perspective of veteran activists, the progress has been astounding.

6 years ago

Kara McQuillan (left) and  Mac VanTilburg of the Philadelphia Midwife Collective are trying to open Philadelphia's first free-standing birth center in Germantown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Midwives hope Philly’s first free-standing birth center will make inclusive care more accessible

The Philadelphia Midwife Collective has launched a GoFundMe campaign to open a birth center they hope will make inclusive care more accessible.

6 years ago

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(Keith Myers/The Kansas City Star via AP, file)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Bills would boost gender-neutral bathroom access at Philly City Hall, charter schools

City Councilwoman Helen Gym introduced two bills to advance gender-neutral accommodations in Philadelphia schools and City Hall itself.

6 years ago

(Kriston Jae Bethel/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Philly Pride: 31 moments of celebration from the 2019 rainbow parade

Even Gritty showed up to twirl a colorful flag.

6 years ago

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YouTube's decision not to ban a right-wing vlogger for targeting a gay journalist has rekindled debates around hate speech, censorship, and whether companies
NPR
Community

Is YouTube doing enough to stop harassment of LGBTQ content creators?

YouTube announced it will be taking steps to remove supremacist content and re-examine its anti-harassment policy following days of backlash.

6 years ago

(Facebook/Free Mom Hugs PA)
Community
Billy Penn

These moms are coming to Philly Pride for everyone who needs a hug

There’s few things as comforting as a warm, maternal embrace.

6 years ago

Scene from Philadelphia's 30th annual PrideDay on Sunday, June 10, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Philly Pride is ready for its TV debut

On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Philadelphia’s Pride parade will be taped for a future broadcast.

6 years ago

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Amber Hikes is the executive director of the Mayor's Office of LGBT Affairs for the City of Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Philly liaison to LGBTQ community talks about her worst fear and big goals

Ahead of Philly Pride, Amber Hikes, director of Philadelphia’s Office of LGBT Affairs, talks about her fear of failure and her goal to unite the diverse community.

6 years ago

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Philly AIDS Thrift in Queen Village (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Philly Pride shopping guide: Where to support LGBTQ businesses

Since the city doesn’t keep track, we crowdsourced a map.

6 years ago

Annual Reminder picketers march outside Independence Hall on July 4, 1965. (Photo courtesy of Temple Urban Archives)
The Why
Community

Before Stonewall and Pride, Philly staged LGBTQ protests

Before the Stonewall riots, there was another — very different — group of gay and lesbian protests called the Annual Reminders in Philadelphia.

Air Date: June 5, 2019

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In this Wednesday, May 15, 2019, photo a mother Peregrine Falcon guards her baby and nest on the City Hall Tower, after peregrine falcon banding in Philadelphia. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 06/03/19

This week: SCOTUS rejects transgender bathroom appeal, Pa.'s role in polluting the Chesapeake Bay, and the peregrine falcon comes back from the brink of extinction.

Air Date: May 27, 2019 10:00 am

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