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Panelists embraced ahead of the discussion Sunday focusing on the history and continued fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Philadelphia
Community

WHYY’s N.I.C.E. team hosts panel discussion focusing on Philadelphia’s role in the LGTBQ+ movement

In the final week of Pride Month, Sunday’s panel discussion focused on the history and advancement of LGTBQ+ protections in Philadelphia.

2 years ago

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Books displayed on a table with a Pride flag
Community

‘It’s ebbed and flowed’: A new project preserves Delaware LGBTQ history

Interviews, letters, and photographs documenting the lives of LGBTQ people in Delaware will be available online in late summer.

2 years ago

A Starbucks store
Community

Starbucks union calls strike over Pride displays, but the company calls it a misinformation campaign

Starbucks Workers United said in a tweet Friday that 3,500 workers will be on strike over the next week, starting with the flagship location in Seattle.

2 years ago

A Pride Flag flies on top of the Starbucks logo on top of the company's headquarters in Seattle.
Community

Are Philly-area Starbucks banning Pride displays? Decor varies from store to store

The coffee giant faces an NLRB complaint over the issue. In this region, some locations are full of rainbows, while others show no LGBTQ+ affirming decor.

2 years ago

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Bridges4Life Founder and CEO Tahtianna Fermin speaks into a microphone.
Community

WHYY News hosts Pride: No Prejudice – A BIPOC Pride Month Celebration

Wednesday’s event at Camden FireWorks came at the intersection of Pride Month and Juneteenth, tapping into the region’s vibrant culture through art.

2 years ago

A participant in the 2023 Philly Pride decked out in rainbow bracelets
Community
Billy Penn

Proud Philly originals: 10 LGBTQ-owned businesses with character and charm

With boutique cakes or humanely raised lizards, these spots turn rainbow capitalism into a way to support the community.

2 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag is seen through trees
Community

Delaware Pride organizers hoping for biggest turnout yet for 26th annual festival

Delaware's 26th annual Pride Festival hopes to draw more attendees than last year with a safe space for the LGBTQ community and allies.

2 years ago

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U.S. District Court building is shown, Friday, April 30, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla
Courts & Law

U.S. judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’

Judge Robert Hinkle has temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers.

2 years ago

People marching and holding flags.
Community

Philly Pride 365 serves as a reminder that fight for LGBTQ+ rights is year-round

Thousands marched down Walnut Street in Philadelphia’s Gayborhood for Philly Pride 365, connecting generations in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

2 years ago

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Pride participants pass in front of the Delaware County Courthouse, holding Pride flags.
Community

Delaware County holds its first-ever LGBTQ Pride parade

Community members from across Delco paraded through Media Borough to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month and the launch of the inaugural event.

2 years ago

Pride month merchandise is displayed at the front of a Target store in Hackensack, N.J., Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Studio 2

LGBTQ+ Pride Marketing and Backlash, Pa. Bear Encounters

After recent attacks on its employees, Target has pulled back its LGBTQ pride merchandise. We'll talk about the choices companies make, commercialization and boycotts.

Air Date: May 31, 2023 12:00 pm

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Seal for the Philly DA's Office
Courts & Law

Arrest in 2022 attack on transgender woman in Philly comes amid rise in crime against LGBTQ+ community

City prosecutors say the arrest is a sign of improving cooperation between the LGBTQ+ community and law enforcement.

2 years ago

A stack of banned books sits on a table, while someone reads 'The Bluest Eye' by Toni Morrison
Education

PEN America, Penguin Random House sue Florida school district over book bans

The federal lawsuit alleges the Escambia County School District and its School Board are violating the First Amendment through the removal of 10 books from library shelves.

2 years ago

File photo: Tubes direct blood from a donor into a bag in Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. The U.S. is moving to ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that traditionally face higher risks of HIV. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, announced draft guidelines that would do away with the current three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who have sex with men
Health

New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in U.S.

The new approach does away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood.

2 years ago

Matty Geez poses for a photo next to his colorful cacti creations.
Arts & Entertainment

‘It’s just gay.’ A forest of fanciful cacti pops up in the Navy Yard

Matty Geez’s immersive art environment “Greetings from the Mirage” is the latest temporary, pop-up art installation at the former military base.

2 years ago

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