LGBTQ
Boy Scouts’ troubled history, Siri goes AI, Philly’s sewage problem
The century-old organization faces big problems and big changes - from financial struggles caused by a child-abuse scandal to more inclusive membership policies.
Air Date: June 12, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:49Delco now has its first community center for BIPOC, LGBTQ youth
There will be an open house for the community center during Delco’s Pride Festival on Saturday in Upper Darby.
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Photos: Philadelphia celebrates Pride Month with march and festival
Thousands marched through Center City to Philadelphia’s Gayborhood with a record-breaking 400-foot Pride flag and one simple message: “Be You.”
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Listen 1:47Drag queen story reading in Philly sets Guinness World Record for attendance, organizers say
Saturday's reading at the National Constitution Center brought 263 people to kick off Pride Month celebrations in the birthplace of America.
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How Fetterman is alienating voters, why friendships can boost longevity
Having a tight and strong social network can boost longevity. But why are social connections so important as age?
Air Date: May 29, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:06Your guide to Philly Pride 2024
This year’s festival includes live performances, an area celebrating the ballroom community, a kid zone and an accessible space to recharge.
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Beth Stroud was defrocked in 2004, but less than three weeks after the United Methodist Church repealed its anti-LGBTQ bans, she has been reinstated as pastor.
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Target scales back on its LGBTQ+ merchandise ahead of Pride Month 2024
Last year, It faced heavy criticism after it announced plans to remove some of its Pride Month merchandise from store shelves following a backlash against the products.
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Pennridge School Board suspends controversial bathroom policy
Pennridge School Board members voted 5-4 to retire the policy to remain in compliance with Title IX.
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A rose by another name: A fantasy about in-utero cannibalism comes to Philly’s Fabric Workshop
The immersive, interactive installation “Rose Garden” is a genderqueer fantasy of in-utero cannibalism.
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Pa. school district cancels actor Maulik Pancholy’s speech over his activism and ‘lifestyle’
Pancholy, who is gay, was scheduled to speak against bullying during a May 22 assembly at Mountain View Middle School in Cumberland County.
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Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's actions set up a series of confrontations with the Republican-supermajority Legislature over those issues.
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Drag story hour at Pa. library canceled after suspicious package and threats, authorities say
A state police bomb squad later cleared the library, but police said “additional reported threats” were still being investigated.
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‘Disgraceful’ remarks about gay people could lead Philly Dems to expel ward leader
Rev. Lewis Nash could be the first ward leader ousted in 25 years.
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Married LGBTQ leaders were taking car for repairs before their arrest in Philadelphia traffic stop
Celena Morrison, who leads the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs and is a top aide to Mayor Cherelle Parker, and her husband were detained Saturday for about 12 hours.
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