LGBTQ
Ex-UD coaches claim age, sexual orientation led to firings
Two former volleyball coaches are suing the University of Delaware, claiming they were fired based on their age, sexual orientation and m ...
7 years ago
Philly high school students learn the art of protest with Mighty Writers
Nia Peterson, 15, drew a depiction of the American flag, but with rainbow colors, representing the LGBTQ community, instead of ...
7 years ago
Listen 4:03Dolls? Trucks? I’ll take what’s behind door No. 3
Elissa yearned for a toy truck. She received a pink Jeep, a pale facsimile of what she had in mind. And I have a memory of browsing the a ...
7 years ago
You are the most important person in your life
Oscar Wilde gave us all some sage advice when he said, "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken."
8 years ago
Coming out, and coming back in
Unlike the path of worship and scripture and virtues, my journey in sexuality has no separate and distinct start and finish. They are the same.
8 years ago
Plenty of fish, but very few keepers
Some people even say that if you identify as bisexual, like me, you really shouldn't have any obstacles in finding a partner, because you just have so many options.
8 years ago
When a stranger stares, it isn’t always what it seems
The road to transition for the transgender person can be long and hard with many ups and downs. It’s too easy after one or two bruising encounters to tend to assume the worst.
8 years ago
The unexpected joys of learning from my younger gay brother
Traditionally, you are supposed to learn from your older siblings. However, sometimes, learning goes in the other direction.
8 years ago
Philly shows its colors in 2017 LGBT Pride Parade
Since 1972 Philadelphia has been celebrating gay pride and the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots with a parade, but for many young ...
8 years ago
Being queer, I never thought I’d find God; then he found me
I grew up thinking that I wasn't allowed to love or praise God precisely because I am gay. Yet, God kept appearing in my life.
8 years ago
How my husband helped me see racism and my dad set aside prejudice
The first time I started seeing things differently was because of Tommy. The rules are different for him than they are for me. I still don't know how he navigates them.
8 years ago
I found joy and wholeness in ’90s queer rock of ‘Hedwig & the Angry Inch’
I'd graduated from high school in a small town two hours north of New York City, and had decided that musical theater was my passion. It wasn't.
8 years ago
On Philly Pride day, rallying for more recognition for trans people of color in the movement
In the midst of Philadelphia’s Pride Day festivities, a few dozen LGBTQ locals gathered at City Hall to recognize transgender peopl ...
8 years ago
Essay: Bound by bulletin board, a neighborhood on the right ‘tack’
"Former journalist seeks writing partner for regular meetings to share work in progress (short stories, memoir) and constructive critique."
8 years ago
Vitaly: Seeking asylum from LGBT persecution in Russia
“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks that looks ...
8 years ago