LGBTQ
Designing a movement: The rainbow flag turns 40
The rainbow flag — the icon of the LGBTQ movement for 40 years — comes to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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In 1973, an arson killed 32 people at a gay bar. For years, it was forgotten
It was 45 years ago this Sunday that one of the worst attacks on the LGBTQ community left 32 people dead.
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Philly LGBT Affairs leader addresses sobering and celebratory matters this Pride Month
Morning Edition host, Jennifer Lynn, talks with Amber Hikes, director of Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs about Pride Month and other issues on her desk.
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Listen 5:55Thousands celebrate 30th annual PrideDay in Philly
Thousands of people celebrated the LGBTQ community on Sunday in a parade marking Philadelphia's 30th annual PrideDay.
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Delaware votes to ban conversion therapy
The state House passed legislation 24-14 to prevent conversion therapy treatments on children — making Delaware the 13th state to do so.
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Philly pride, a wedding cake and the supreme court
Guests: Evan Thornburg, David Cole This week the Supreme Court decided in favor of the Colorado baker who refused ...
Air Date: June 8, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:54Celebrate Pride Month by returning to its roots – June 2018
The first Pride was a protest, not a party. After the parade, check out some of these events, which honor the political roots of the festival.
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Supreme Court justices side with Colorado baker on same-sex wedding cake
Supreme Court rules narrowly for Colorado baker who wouldn't make same-sex wedding cake
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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 ...
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Listen 2:03More LGBT issues loom as justices near wedding cake decision
Several legal disputes are pending over wedding services.
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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.
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Listen 3:45Federal 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.
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Listen 2:55Transgender 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.
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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.
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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.
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