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Trans woman sues Cigna for medical coverage

Tim Cwiek - January 21, 2025 4:09 pm

A Philadelphia transgender woman says she was unfairly denied coverage for trans-related medical services by Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company. On Dec. 31, “Jane...

Date set for Rue Landau’s Trump Preparedness Hearing

Jeremy Rodriguez - January 17, 2025 11:27 am

Councilmember Rue Landau’s Trump Preparedness Hearing is set for Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at 10 a.m. in Room 400 of Philadelphia City Hall, with...

Opponents of 76 Place arena have won — but they won’t forget the fight or who fought with them

Lauren Rowello - January 15, 2025 4:52 pm

“This is a curveball that none of us saw coming,” said Mayor Cherelle Parker at a press conference on Jan. 13, where it was...

Friends and loved ones remember Thom Cardwell, founder of qFLIX

Lauren Rowello - January 15, 2025 2:34 pm

“How would you like to die?” asked Josh Middleton during a 2013 Philadelphia Magazine interview with Thom Cardwell — a man who preferred to...

Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus: Reflecting on the Past, Singing for the Future

Emily Leopard-Davis - January 14, 2025 3:57 pm

Taking over after a 20-year tenure is no small task, but Michael Semancik seems to be thriving in his new role as Interim Artistic...

Philadelphia Museum of Art will hold gender sensitivity training for its workers

Tim Cwiek - January 14, 2025 1:18 pm

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will hold gender sensitivity training for its front-line staff and contractors throughout January, after a guest complained of mistreatment...

Arts & Culture

Theater

‘Fallawayinto: Corridors of Rememory’ celebrates Black trans survival

Gary L. Day - January 21, 2025 2:32 pm

The history of theater is replete with playwrights who have taken inspiration from compelling family histories or the remarkable stories of exceptional family members....

Theater

Tyler Pirrung brings Bob Mackie to life in ‘The Cher Show’

Cameron Kelsall - January 20, 2025 4:59 pm

Across her seven decades in show business, Cher has worn many hats — and even more outlandish, eye-catching costumes. She’s been a singer, an...

Lydia B Kollins spills the tea on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 17

January 20, 2025 1:50 pm

Horoscopes: Jan. 17-23, 2025

January 17, 2025 12:01 am

Samantha M. Connors: Art to Dye for

January 15, 2025 11:28 am

Nemo’s Big Year

January 13, 2025 3:59 pm

‘The Room Next Door’: Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut explores friendship and mortality

January 10, 2025 7:00 am

Horoscopes: Jan. 10-16, 2025

January 10, 2025 12:01 am

Brian Graves: Brighter side by side

January 7, 2025 7:42 pm

‘Who We Love’: A flawed, yet empowering, teen coming-out film

January 6, 2025 5:39 pm

Regional

Lancaster Public Library holds firm in the face of conservative funding cuts

Gary L. Day - January 21, 2025 3:29 pm

The year 2024 was a difficult one for the Lancaster Public Library, which faced a number of challenges to its mission to serve a...

New Hope Celebrates launches last-chance petition to bring LGBTQ+ art to Mechanic St.

January 15, 2025 12:27 pm

Harrisburg GOP plan to reintroduce previously vetoed anti-trans bill

December 18, 2024 9:33 am

N.J. governor signs law protecting state’s public and school libraries

December 11, 2024 9:37 am

Queer Pennsylvanians should take these steps before Trump’s inauguration

December 3, 2024 5:45 pm

Pennridge School District board revokes anti-LGBTQ policy, once again allowing Pride displays

December 3, 2024 9:43 am

National

The new battle against DEI

Victoria A. Brownworth - January 15, 2025 3:46 pm

A new battle against DEI — diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring practices — is under attack in the U.S. and LGBTQ+ people are...

Celebrating LGBTQ+ achievements on Capitol Hill

Victoria A. Brownworth - January 8, 2025 4:38 pm

As the pro-LGBTQ+ Biden administration winds down and the LGBTQ+ community prepares for battle with an incoming Trump presidency that has pledged a myriad...

What to expect from Donald Trump in 2025

Victoria A. Brownworth - December 30, 2024 7:15 am

Throughout the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump made numerous promises and promoted a series of often contradictory messages about what a second Trump term would...