LGBTQ
Officials hope to streamline access to the vaccines, and make distribution more equitable, with the help of a new online interest form, which went live Friday.
2 years ago
A shelter just for LGBTQ people: Ark of Safety is opening in North Philadelphia
With a dozen beds plus support services, the new sanctuary is targeting a mid-September launch.
2 years ago
Remembering Michael Hinson, one of Philly’s most beloved LGBTQ community leaders
The activist and advocate has died at 55 years old.
2 years ago
Mia Green’s killer convicted of third-degree murder
The 2020 shooting in Philadelphia is part of an alarming rise in violence against transgender women.
2 years ago
What it’s like to be a trans kid going back to school in Philly
The district’s policy doesn’t always stop bullying or discrimination, but students also find support among classmates.
2 years ago
What Gov. Wolf’s decree means for LGBTQ Pennsylvanians.
2 years ago
Monkeypox has sparked a debate on how to recognize its disproportionate impact on LGBTQ communities in a non-stigmatizing way.
2 years ago
Kapow! Gay, Black superheroes take on fatphobia while saving an Afrofuturistic Philly
Black, gay, and heavy superheroes save an Afrofuturistic Philly in the new Alex Smith/James Dillenbeck comic "Black Vans."
2 years ago
How gender-affirming care may be impacted when clinics that offer abortions close
After a Planned Parenthood in Knoxville, Tenn., burned down in January, patients relying on gender-affirming care scrambled to find support elsewhere.
2 years ago
The Central Bucks policy “effectively bans human development and sex education in the schools,” one expert said.
2 years ago
New GoFundMe supports ex-Prevention Point workers who called out dangerous conditions and harassment
“It became extremely apparent that the survivors were really suffering,” said one of the fundraiser’s organizers.
2 years ago
The Pennridge school board is considering a policy that would limit the “nonschool materials” students can share in school and online.
2 years ago
Rep. Glenn Thompson says no to gay marriage, attends son’s same-sex wedding
Thompson's office says he and his wife are “very happy to welcome their new son-in-law into their family.”
2 years ago
N.J. advocacy groups say U.S. courts are ‘turning this country back’ on transgender rights
The founder of the Trans Affirming Alliance called the federal court ruling that prevents the DOE from enforcing rules protecting trans youth “an attack on our children.”
2 years ago
Homosexuality finally removed from Pa. Crimes Code after being first discovered in Upper Darby
The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed House Bill 2125 last week and Governor Tom Wolf signed it into law on Monday. Upper Darby played a huge role in making this happen.
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