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Researchers looked for genetic variants linked to sexual behavior in new genetic research that analyzed DNA from donated blood samples from nearly half a million middle-aged people from Britain who participated in a project called the UK Biobank. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Science

Search for ‘gay genes’ comes up short in large new study

The research is the latest effort in a decades-long quest to understand the inherited component of sexuality.

7 years ago

Finn Nahill got the first gender neutral marker on a driver's license issued by the Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania DMV. (Photo provided by Morgan Selkirk)
The Why
Community

The secret way some got a gender-neutral Pa. driver’s license

Trans and nonbinary Pennsylvanians got gender-neutral markers (“X” or “U” instead of “M” or F”) long before PennDOT said they could.

Air Date: August 29, 2019

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A diorama of Woody's, the beloved Gayborhood bar MICHAELA WINBERG / BILLY PENN
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Billy Penn

Secret Philly: Inside one of the nation’s largest collections of LGBTQ history

Thanks to a $300k grant, the archives housed at William Way are finally getting proper treatment.

7 years ago

During their StoryCorps interview in April, Elizabeth Coffey-Williams (left) told her niece, Jennifer Coffey (right), about how her loving family did not understand what being transgender meant.
NPR
Community

Coming out as transgender when there was no language to describe it

In the '60s, Elizabeth Coffey-Williams' family kicked her out after she told them that she was transgender — before many knew what that meant.

7 years ago

Concept image of three genders, male and female, undetermined sex
Health

Looking at gender’s many sides, and keeping kids’ safety and inclusion in mind

Navigating the world as a young transgender person can be challenging. That’s true even in places some might think it’s safe, like the health-care system.

7 years ago

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The search is on to identify two men in a series of photos from a gay wedding that were printed in a North Philly drugstore in 1957, but never returned to their owners. (Courtesy of the One National Gay & Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles and the John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives in Philadelphia)
The Why
Community

The mystery of the gay wedding photos

The search is on to identify two men in a series of photos from a gay wedding that were printed in a North Philly drugstore in 1957 — but never returned to their owners.

Air Date: August 5, 2019

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Amber Hikes, executive director of Philadelphia's Office of LGBT Affairs talks about her last day in office. (KimberlyPaynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly’s LGBTQ liaison heading to the national stage with the ACLU

After two years in the Kenney administration, Amber Hikes is departing for New York, to become chief diversity officer for the American Civil Liberties Union.

7 years ago

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(Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Community
Broke in Philly

Philly ‘Host Home’ program aims to slash LGBTQ youth homelessness, shelter costs

The Homeward Initiative, in partnership with local LGBTQ nonprofit Attic Youth Center, will serve queer young people ages 18-24 and will serve roughly a dozen young people.

7 years ago

Sarah McBride launched her campaign for Delaware state Senate in a video sent to supporters Tuesday morning. If elected, she would be the first openly transgender woman to serve in the General Assembly. (McBride campaign photo)
Politics & Policy

Trans activist Sarah McBride to focus on health care, paid leave in Delaware Senate run

Sarah McBride would be the first openly transgender lawmaker in Delaware’s General Assembly — and the first openly trans state senator in the U.S.

7 years ago

(Courtesy of the author)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Nicole Dennis-Benn on her new novel, “Patsy”

The critically acclaimed author of "Here Comes the Sun" discusses her new novel, which tackles motherhood, immigration, and sexual identity.

Air Date: July 10, 2019 10:00 am

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This June 26, 2019 photo released by Sony Pictures shows, from left, Angourie Rice, Zach Barack and Remy Hii at the world premiere of
Arts & Entertainment

Marvel’s first openly trans actor calls for more portrayals

Zach Barack plays a classmate of Peter Parker's in "Spider-Man: Far From Home." His gender identity is not addressed in the brief role.

7 years ago

A Center City hotel ballroom is the stage for the 36th LGBT Square Dance Convention. The annual event is organized by the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Swing those partners: Gay square dancers gather in Philadelphia

The international convention of gay square dancers arrives here for the first time, following the callers’ directions at a Center City hotel.

7 years ago

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(Photo/Big Stock)
Radio Times
Community

Stories of America

Today, we are rebroadcasting stories from our archives about what it means to be American from three different perspectives.

Air Date: July 4, 2019

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Marchers participate in the Queer Liberation March in New York, Sunday, June 30, 2019.  (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Community

50 years of LGBTQ pride showcased in protests, parades

More than 2,000 people gathered Sunday morning outside the bar where patrons resisted a police raid in 1969.

7 years ago

Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart, Faith Work Director for the National LGBTQ Task Force, ministers and advocates for all. (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Naomi Washington-Leapheart: Breaking LGBTQ faith barriers

A Chestnut Hill minister and LGBTQ rights activist is making waves here in the city and across the country.

7 years ago

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