LGBTQ
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.
2 years ago
Beth Stroud was defrocked in 2004, but less than three weeks after the United Methodist Church repealed its anti-LGBTQ bans, she has been reinstated as pastor.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
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
Philadelphia’s Black, queer history is rich, and these historians want more people to know about it
A pair of Philadelphia historians are working to amplify the lesser-known history of Black, queer figures of Philadelphia and keep their stories alive for the next generation.
2 years ago
Listen 2:02Pope Francis and the Changing Church, Probation Reform, Teens Review 2023
Pope Francis recently approved the blessing of same-sex couples by priests, one of many changes that makes his papacy stand out from his predecessors in the Catholic Church.
Air Date: December 21, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01‘Young, Unhoused and Unseen’ | Episode 4: An ‘Ark of Safety’ for LGBTQ+ community
In this episode, we talk to the founder of the Ark of Safety and a couple of young residents as they wade through old trauma in an attempt to create an accepting environment.
Air Date: December 20, 2023
Listen 26:12Pope Francis approves Catholic blessings for same-sex couples, but not for marriage
The Vatican said priests may bless same-sex couples in informal settings, such as a meeting or visit to a shrine, so long as the blessing does not appear to endorse a marriage
2 years ago














