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SEPTA disingenuous on transpasses
Thank you for Jen Colletta’s excellent coverage about SEPTA’s decision to phase out its facially discriminatory and ironically named transpasses in 2013. [“SEPTA to drop gender markers in 2013,” Ap...
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Why I'm voting for Babette Josephs
The Babette Josephs/Brian Sims matchup has garnered a lot of heated discussion in our community and rightfully so. Incumbent Babette Josephs has spoken on our behalf for decades. She has singlehand...
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Why I’m voting for Brian Sims
I’m voting for Brian Sims to be my state representative in the 182nd District because he is the best candidate for the job. He is a true progressive who not only has a proven track record of fighti...
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‘Bully’ is a wake-up call — for adults
This week, a film seeking to highlight the issue of bullying in schools opens in Philadelphia. In the documentary, filmmakers follow several students who are bullied, and film parents, teachers and...
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The fifth annual Philly Spring Cleanup is April 14
Get your brooms, bags and cleaning supplies ready because the fifth annual Philly Spring Cleanup is on Saturday, April 14 (rain date April 28). In the last four years, we’ve stashed a mountain of...
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Open letter on CDC High-Impact HIV-Prevention awards
Community members — in particular members of communities of color — have expressed concern over the 2012 allocations of CDC-funded High Impact HIV Prevention Services recently announced by the Phil...
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Making the case for bigotry
My parents were Socialists and civil-rights workers, so I was raised with the core belief that everyone is equal. As a consequence, I am always stunned when people I otherwise respect show themselv...
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Transmissions: Never forgotten
Summer wanes, and the days get shorter. Blue skies give way to gray skies and the occasional rain shower. A slight chill now accompanies the sun’s warmth, not too long ago pervasive and penetrating...
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Changes to LGBT Dems club
Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club was founded in fall 1994 and ever since has served as the only lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Democratic political organization in Philadelphia. One of our...
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Holding Space: An open call for support of women-centered spaces
Recently, Elements Organization co-executive director Shayna S. Israel, secretary Kim Watson and a group of friends headed to New York for an end-of-summer road trip. The group planned to head to t...
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