LGBTQ
Actor Smollett indicted on 16 counts stemming from reported attack
The actor, who is black and gay, told police in late January that he was attacked because of his sexuality by two men in downtown Chicago who wrapped a rope around his neck.
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United Methodists face fractured future
A majority of U.S. delegates at the United Methodist General Conference opposed the conservative resolutions, but the U.S. share of global Methodism is declining.
7 years ago
South Jersey fans turn out for ‘hometown hero’ Ariel Versace’s debut in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
RuPaul’s Drag Race is in its 11th season and for the first time a drag queen from South Jersey has made the program.
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Listen 3:33United Methodist Church delegates reject recognizing same-sex marriage
Delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to strengthen the faith's divisive bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy.
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Is 2019 the year Pa. gives LGBTQ+ people discrimination protection?
Pennsylvania's Human Relations Act grants certain groups of people extra legal protection against discrimination. One group it misses? LGBTQ+ people.
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United Methodist Church to debate LGBTQ clergy, same-sex weddings
This weekend, more than 860 delegates from across the world will convene for a four-day conference, where they'll debate and likely vote on one of three proposals.
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Staying power: What a photographer’s retrospective says about the AIDS crisis
At 70, photographer David Lebe is having his first retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He didn't think he'd live to see it.
Air Date: February 18, 2019
Listen 11:56Same-sex couples sue for the right to marry in Japan
Thirteen same-sex couples have filed a lawsuit in Japan arguing that the country's rejection of same-sex marriage violates their constitutional rights.
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Life, then death. Then life again. 50 years of pictures by David Lebe
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has the first major retrospective of David Lebe’s experimental photography, tracing his life as a gay man for a half-century.
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Listen 2:16LGBTQ rights group calls transgender troop ban ‘distressing,’ but still holds out hope
A Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration's restrictions on transgender troops to go forward. But equality activists say the case is far from over.
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High court lets military implement transgender restrictions
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender people while court challenges continue.
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Medical students push for more LGBT health training to address disparities
According to a number of studies, medical schools do a poor job of preparing future doctors to understand the LGBT population's unique needs and health risks.
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Guests: Brittney Cooper, Feminista Jones We talk about black feminism and what makes it distinct from white femin ...
Air Date: January 16, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00In newly found audio, a forgotten Civil Rights leader says coming out ‘was an absolute necessity’
Bayard Rustin was an adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. and the organizer behind the 1963 March on Washington.
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For Chesco man arrested in immigration interview, an uncertain future remains
Jose "Ivan" Noe Nuñez Martinez and his husband have been savoring what can feel like borrowed time, after he was arrested in Philadelphia last year.
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