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LGBTQ

This hour we'll talk about the Boy Scouts history, the battle over gay inclusion and some of controversies with journalist and author Mike De Socio. His new book is Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ+ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts―and America.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

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

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Kyle McIntyre, Dyamond Gibbs and Kayla Cocci are seen sitting on a couch under a Black Lives Matter banner
Community

Delco 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.

2 years ago

People marching for Philly Pride 365
Community

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.”

2 years ago

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The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Community

Drag 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.

2 years ago

First Urban LGBT Affordable Housing for Seniors Breaks Ground in the Heart of the Philadelphia Gayborhood
(Photo: AP News)
Studio 2
Health

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 50:06
A large LGBTQ flag is carried through the streets by many people.
Community

Your 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.

2 years ago

Beth Stroud sheds a tear
Community

A Methodist pastor was defrocked for telling her Philly congregation of her same-sex relationship. She’s now been reinstated

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.

2 years ago

Pride month at Target stores
NPR
Community

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.

2 years ago

Town hall meeting
Education
6abc

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.

2 years ago

John Jarboe'
Arts & Entertainment

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.

2 years ago

Maulik Pancholy
Education

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.

2 years ago

Students rally on campus
Politics & Policy

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.

2 years ago

Pa. State Trooper car
Community

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.

2 years ago

Rev. Lewis Nash could be the first ward leader ousted in 25 years.
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

‘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.

2 years ago

Celena Morrison, Philadelphia's executive director of LGBT Affairs is arrested along with her husband following a traffic stop on I-76.
Courts & Law

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.

2 years ago

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