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Lifestyle

Services mark Transgender Remembrance Day

On Friday, members of the LGBT community and its allies observed Transgender Day of Remembrance with memorial and vigil services to honor ...

10 years ago

Speak Easy
Community

Japanese music video shines a light on abuse in LGBT relationships

A queer Australian filmmaker living in Japan connected to the theme of domestic violence in LGBT relationships. He shares a music video he made, which examines the subject.

10 years ago

Audience members wrap up their small-group discussions before beginning the open forum.
Speak Easy
Community

Focusing on marriage licenses, mass media miss further LGBT challenges

Marriage has been important for LGBT communities, but there are perhaps more critical issues that have been unnoticed by the dominant culture and underreported in the media.

10 years ago

Panelist John Bright spoke about the moral leadership of LGBT civil rights victories.
Speak Easy
Community

Overcoming homelessness, police abuse, transgender inequity, LGBT people reject life at the margins

WHYY hosted a public forum on Sept. 15 about the long-running priorities of LGBT communities that may be overlooked in the mainstream emphasis on marriage equality.

10 years ago

Speak Easy
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Did you miss our Speak Easy forum? Read our guests’ essays here

With so much attention on the issue of same-sex marriage — and the continuing focus on Kim Davis — there are countless issues and per ...

10 years ago

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Speak Easy
Community

Too many LGBT youth depend on abusive relationships for a home

Working with LGBT youth, I witness them struggle to cope with abusive partners daily. The thing I hear over and over is: "I want to leave him, but I have nowhere else to go."

10 years ago

A flag representing transgender pride is shown flying at Philadelphia City Hall
Speak Easy
Community

Despite 50 years of LGB progress, aging transgender people face barriers to equality

It is still legal to discriminate in most states based on sexual orientation and gender identity. For aging transgender people, even more obstacles exist.

10 years ago

 Members of the Christ Church community pose with Bishop Gene Robinson before an interfaith ceremony in July. The author stands at the far left. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
Speak Easy
Community

Moral power of LGBT community winning against religious opposition

Self-examination is a prerequisite of coming out, and the moral power of that act is the foundation of all of our victories. I think we should claim that moral power.

10 years ago

 Philadelphia police cruiser (Image courtesy of NBC10)
Speak Easy
Community

Philly police making strides to protect and serve transgender community

The worst threat of violence for the transgender community came from the Philadelphia Police Department. But now we're working to improve that relationship.

10 years ago

Speak Easy
Community

Like marriage, justice for homeless LGBT youth is about love and commitment

I ask that we expand our love to include members of the LGBTQ community who less frequently make headlines — homeless youth.

10 years ago

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Speak Easy
Community

Passing as a transsexual black man, and the revolutionary courage to continue

I was finally "passing" as a black man. I also came to realize that the duties of the police to "protect and serve" did not necessarily apply to someone like me.

10 years ago

Voices in the Family
Health

When the mirror lies: The transgender journey

The tragic death of a transgender teen in Ohio brings to our attention the alienation and pain transgender individuals face. Lee Ann Ets ...

Air Date: January 5, 2015

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 Gloria Casarez is joined on stage by Mayor Michael Nutter at the Philadelphia Pride Parade in June. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Remembering Gloria Casarez: LGBT leader, friend, Philadelphian

Gloria Casarez, the director of Philadelphia’s Office of LGBT Affairs, was incredibly passionate about making this city, her city, ...

11 years ago

 Daniel Simon, 19, of Yardley, Pa. started a petition calling for Holy Ghost's administration to reinstate Michael Griffin
Education

Petition seeks restoration of Bucks County teacher fired over same-sex marriage

Deciding to get married is a life-changing choice. For one Bensalem teacher, it was a choice that cost him his job. Michael Griffi ...

12 years ago

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 From left: Arleen Olshan and Linda Slodki took advantage of a brief time last summer when the Montgomery County register of wills was issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. (Image courtesy of Olshan and Slodki)
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Lifestyle

Even with a marriage license, coming out of the closet is a journey, not a destination

Coming out, gay or queer — you would think, in this day and age, it was no longer an issue. You think: Younger generations are so accepting, and they don't seem to care. Lesbi

12 years ago

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