LGBTQ
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.
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Listen 2:11Philly 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.
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Listen 6:19Philly Pride shopping guide: Where to support LGBTQ businesses
Since the city doesn’t keep track, we crowdsourced a map.
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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
Listen 13:57This 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
Listen 49:28Biden declares LGBTQ rights his No. 1 legislative priority
Joe Biden declared Saturday that the Equality Act would be a legislative priority, an effort to enshrine LGBTQ protections into labor and civil right laws.
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Police: Motorist hits Delaware gay pride parade organizer
Police say a 90-year-old Delaware man refused to detour around a gay pride parade and plowed into an organizer trying to wave him away.
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Trump administration proposes rule to reverse protections for transgender patients
The federal Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to roll back an Obama-era policy intended to protect transgender people from discrimination in health care.
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Police arrest man in North Philly shooting of black transgender woman
Philadelphia Police have made an arrest in the Sunday morning murder of a popular longtime transgender rights advocate.
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How making history unmade a family
Fifteen years ago Friday, Hillary and Julie Goodridge married amid great fanfare and great protests.
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House approves sweeping bill to expand gay rights
Called the Equality Act, the bill is a top priority of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said it will bring the nation "closer to equal liberty and justice for all."
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In gender-swap photo filters, some trans people see therapy
Some argue that the filter, which Snapchat calls a "lens," could be a therapeutic tool that leads to self-discovery.
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Eastern State Penitentiary casts a light on its LGBTQ history
Historic prison museum documents gay life behind the walls in the 1800s. During the prison's 142 years, at least 500 inmates were incarcerated for the crime of sodomy.
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Rocked by gay clergy issues, closures and mergers, the United Methodist Church is ‘in turmoil’
Across the country, some of the largest UMC communities teeter on dissolution amid a raging debate over the church’s ban of LGBT clergy.
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Activists and suicide prevention groups seek bans on conversion therapy for minors
The American Psychiatric Association says ethical practitioners shouldn't try to change someone's sexuality because of their responsibility to do no harm.
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