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More than 250 people attended a meeting in Dover on Wednesday night to hear and views about a proposed policy to protect the rights of transgender and other students. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Delaware debates rights of transgender students and their parents

The proposed policy was drafted over several months by a team of educators, parents, and education advocates appointed by Carney.

8 years ago

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Lotte Snyder, 3, shows off her cape at the 2018 Women's March on Philadelphia
Speak Easy
Community

The world won’t change until women of privilege make room for all women

It’s one thing to stand for inclusivity and racial justice; it’s something else to walk those values every day.

8 years ago

The 2018 Womens March on Philadelphia, January 20, 2018. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Thousands take to Parkway for second Philly Women’s March

The second Women’s March began at Logan Circle and headed to Eakins Oval where speakers rallied the primarily, but not exclusively female crowd.

8 years ago

(AP, file)
Courts & Law

Activists to copy ‘gay panic defense’ ban

Defense attorneys will no longer be able to mount the so-called "gay panic defense" in Illinois, the second state after California to prohibit the tactic.

8 years ago

Evan Urbania, CEO of ChatterBlast marketing located in Philadelphia's Gayborhood.
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

LGBT businesses seek share of contracts Philly awards to minorities

Many LGBT-owned businesses are lobbying the city to do more to ensure that companies from their community have equal access hundreds of millions of dollars in city contracts.

8 years ago

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Lydia Macy, 17, left, and Mira Gottlieb, 16, both of Berkeley, Calif., rally outside of the Supreme Court which is hearing the 'Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission' today, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

SCOTUS debates same-sex wedding cake case

Guests: Michael Moreland, John Culhane The Supreme Court heard arguments last week in the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. ...

Air Date: December 12, 2017

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An Army guard looks on as an Air Force C-17 cargo plane lands at Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst in New Jersey. (Mel Evans/AP file photo)
PBS
Courts & Law

Pentagon will allow transgender people to enlist in the military starting Jan. 1

8 years ago

A group of women in Federation Square in Melbourne react on Thursday as it is announced that same-sex marriage will be legal in Australia. (Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Australian Parliament approves same-sex marriage

In the capital Canberra, applause welled up from the House gallery after the chamber on Thursday followed Australia's Senate in approving the Marriage Amendment Bill of 2017.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, who previously chaired the House State Government Committee and gained notoriety for once pledging to “block all substantive Democrat legislation,” will now lead the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.  (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

Tirade over touch on the arm in Pa. Capitol continues for second day

A conservative Pennsylvania lawmaker is doubling down on comments he made suggesting a fellow lawmaker might be gay f ...

8 years ago

Student Jessica Keel. 23 spoke of the challenges young adults who are LGBTQ face.
Community

LGBTQ-friendly housing for young adults breaks ground in Philly

The Gloria Casarez Residence in North Philly will be the first LGBTQ-friendly young adult housing project in Pennsylvania.

8 years ago

Cupcakes adorned with American flags sit on trays for supporters of Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cake
Speak Easy
Courts & Law

Discrimination tastes terrible, even with icing

If SCOTUS decides to take society backward by siding with Masterpiece Cakeshop, we will immediately see a rush of attacks on existing LGBT protections.

8 years ago

Charlie Craig and David Mullins touch foreheads after leaving the Supreme Court
National Interest
Politics & Policy

This gay-rights ruling should (but won’t) be a piece of cake

The Masterpiece Cakeshop case will hinge on Justice Kennedy. Even though he was pivotal in legalizing gay marriage, he's clearly not happy with how the baker has been treated.

8 years ago

A proposed anti-discrimination policy for Delaware schools would, among other provisions, allow students to use the bathroom that aligns to their gender identity. 
All gender restroom sign at a school. (Photo via Bigstockphoto)
Education

Delay for anti-bias policy in Delaware schools

The proposal allows students to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity and pick a preferred name other than their birth name without notifying their parents.

8 years ago

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The SILENCE=DEATH gown worn by activist Dominic Bash stands beside a 2017 poster in the William Way exhibit documenting Philadelphia's battle against AIDS
Community

LGBT center aims to preserve, expand archive of Philly’s response to AIDS crisis

In the '80s, Philadelphia’s activists took to the streets and fought for funding to improve care, becoming national leaders in responding to the health crisis.

8 years ago

 In this photo taken Thursday, May 12, 2016, signage is seen outside a restroom at 21c Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C. North Carolina is in a legal battle over a state law that requires transgender people to use the public restroom matching the sex on their birth certificate. The ADA-compliant bathroom signs were designed by artist Peregrine Honig. (Gerry Broome/AP Photo)
Education

GOP concerned about gender policy in Delaware schools

Republicans are voicing concerns about proposed protections for transgender students in Delaware.

8 years ago

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