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Amid COVID-19 cancellations,Trans Day of Visibility celebrated online
Despite the continuation of Philadelphia’s Stay at Home Order and subsequent event cancellations, members of the transgender community, and allies, still celebrated...
Arts
Philly artists show some ‘Love’ for Women’s History Month
Portraits of Barbara Gittings, Gloria Casarez and Nizah Morris will be on display in Philadelphia for the month of March. Visit Philadelphia...
New exhibit confronts societal constructs
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Subversion, a group exhibition juried by Alice Oh presented by Philadelphia Sculptors and Da Vinci Art Alliance opened with a public reception...
Platonic touch circle centers folks of color
After attending Sex Down South, a sexuality conference centering people of color, Black queer femme Tiffany Lashai Curtis envisioned creating a platonic...
Trans Art Market popping up in spring
Philly trans artists Mel Calantropio and Meg Potoma are launching Philly’s first Trans Art Market, 2-6 p.m. March 28 at Tattooed Mom.
Queer photographer talks creative process, debut at William Way
William Way LGBT Community Center is presenting "Second Nature," the first solo exhibition by artist Briana Shewan. The artwork explores the artist's...
Out gay entertainer talks Great American Songbook
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Out gay entertainer Michael Feinstein is known for his work archiving and chronicling the Great American Songbook. Over the course of his...
William Way opens exhibit centering 1950s-60s queer life
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LGBTQ people who have come of age and are living in today’s cities are accustomed to having access to a well-formed queer...
Burlesque show in Bucks County benefits HIV/AIDS organization
On Jan. 26, residents of the Lambertville/New Hope area can combine cocktails and a good cause at Burlesque in Bucks LIVE, a...
Fishtown loses art and workshop space centering women and nonbinary artists
After over two years in business in the Philadelphia arts community, The Common Room will close its doors on Jan. 31.
A night of entertainment supporting sex workers
Comedy, camaraderie and a good cause will be on display later this month at Solidarity Is Sweet, an evening of entertainment designed...
Film
Out actor talks queer role in ‘Almost Love’
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Out actor Scott Evans gives a sensitive, ingratiating performance in the genial new film, “Almost Love,” available April 3 on demand.
Coronavirus’ impact on qFLIX, queer filmmakers
Gary Kramer - 0
The postponement of qFLIX because of COVID-19 is disappointing for the organizers and moviegoers but also for the talent that was planning...
Queer film explores trauma, healing
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Matthew Fifer makes an auspicious feature film debut with “Cicada,” screening at qFLIX, which is now delayed until July 12-19. The out...
qFLIX Film Festival gears up for 2020
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qFLIX, Philadelphia’s LGBTQ film festival, returns March 22-29 offering dozens of features, shorts, and documentaries, as well as new media programs, talkbacks,...
“Breaking Fast” highlights queer muslims
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Out gay writer/director Mike Mosallam’s fabulous romcom, “Breaking Fast” screens March 29 at 7:30 pm the Suzanne Roberts Theater as the closing...
First LGBTQ feature film set in Georgia plays locally
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“And Then We Danced” is out gay writer and director Levan Akin’s captivating drama about a closeted young dancer in Tbilisi. The...
Art meets queer desire in ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’
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Out lesbian director Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” opening Feb. 21 at the Ritz Five, is an exquisite, exceptional...
Kristin Stewart captures the essence of Jean Seberg in new biopic
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Out actress Kristin Stewart plays the title character in “Seberg,” an engrossing character study opening at area theaters on Feb. 28. The...
Queer films to watch on Valentine’s Day
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With Valentine’s Day approaching, sometimes a romantic dinner and a movie can be best enjoyed at home. With all the DVD, VOD...
Regional
Dr. Rachel Levine: ‘Stay calm, stay home, stay well’
Pennsylvanians have been looking to one local trans woman for support and comfort over the last month: Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel...
Mark My Words
Staying busy during the new coronavirus pandemic
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Each of us is trying to find a way to deal with COVID-19. We could go on a rant about all the...
Despite hardships, we will deliver your news
Mark Segal - 0
As you read this, I will have passed my 14th day in self-quarantine. Oh, I’m fine. But I am a senior and...
The role we play in the pandemic
Mark Segal - 0
We are LGBT media. We were the lifeline during HIV/AIDS, and we will be there for our community now. Here's how we...
It’s all over, Dems have a nominee
What a headline and maybe premature, but not given a major or several major mistakes at the debate this Sunday between Biden...
Television
Philly local behind Xfinity’s LGBTQ content curation
Let’s face it: We’re all watching a lot more television than usual these days. It’s a natural byproduct of being stuck in...
Sean Hayes talks upcoming projects
“Lazy Susan” actor on playing a cisgender woman, “Will & Grace” ending and his new show. Under any...
Spanish-language series to stream during isolation
Self-quarantining for at least two weeks? Have you already organized that cluttered closet, reordered the spice rack, sponge-painted the bathroom and filed...
National
Media Trail: March 20, 2020
Indiana
AG says state agencies can’t use nonbinary marker WFYI
in Indianapolis reports that Indiana agencies are not allowed to...
LGBTQ community urged to take precautions over coronavirus
On March 11, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health,...
COVID-19
Dr. Rachel Levine: ‘Stay calm, stay home, stay well’
Pennsylvanians have been looking to one local trans woman for support and comfort over the last month: Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel...
GALAEI holds virtual sex-ed workshops during COVID-19 quarantine
As part of online initiatives to continue connecting with and educating the community during COVID-19 protocols, Philly’s LGBTQ+ Latinx social justice organization...
Gayborhood bars do their best in wake of COVID-19
Within just 30 hours, Tavern on Camac (TOC) and Ubar’s GoFundMe campaign to raise money for out-of-work staff met their goal of...
Local LGBTQ Democratic club hosts virtual COVID-19 info session with Penn physician
In lieu of its March 25 endorsement meeting, the members of Liberty City LGBTQ Democratic Club held a virtual meeting in which...
Editorial
What a time to be in the business of news. When COVID-19 is researched years from now, it is the stories published...
Obituaries
Terrence McNally, a prolific and successful playwright with a longstanding connection to Philadelphia, died on March 24, at 81. The cause was...
Columns
Milton Shapp and the Council for Sexual Minorities
In March 1976, Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp, an ardent supporter of gay rights...
Keeping sane in our new reality
I had originally written this column as a cutesy ode to all of...
Six productive ways to spend your time during coronavirus isolation
As we all hunker down to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus,...
Dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s: Taking care of paperwork
No matter your age or marital status, certain documents are necessary to...
Are gay men too hard on each other?
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Mental health concerns in the LGBTQ community are striking: conditions like depression, anxiety,...
In 1979, Rikers Island gave gay prisoners hope
In May 1979, PGN writer Jack Veasey published a lengthy two-part feature on...
Parenting
Keeping sane in our new reality
I had originally written this column as a cutesy ode to all of the affordable ways Ashlee and I have found to...
Needing More Than a Moment: LGBTQ Representation in Children’s Media
The Academy Award-winning songwriters behind Disney’s “Frozen,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez and husband Bobby Lopez, announced last week that they are working on Universal...
Emotional labor and the need for self-care
“We’re making our way into Savasana, our final resting pose.” Craaaaash. “Take up lots of space,...
New kids’ LGBTQ-inclusive shows, books and music
One of the most frequent questions I hear from other LGBTQ parents is “Where can I find LGBTQ-inclusive books, shows and music...
Family Portrait
Michael Tyler Ramos: Helping Philly cope
Hello from Brewerytown, where I've been sequestered at home. I'm lucky that there's an Aldi's that's fairly well stocked around the corner...
Alan Chelak: The poet running Giovanni’s Room
These are interesting days. Many of us are self sequestering, seemingly isolated. Still, while forced into solitary confinement, people are finding ways...
Sandra Thompson: Fierce and Fabulous
Ugh! What a time we’re in! The film festivals I wrote about earlier this month have both been postponed (The Women’s Film...
Mikal Odom: Searching the past for our future
“We believe that experiencing our voices, stories and visions on film from around the world, from birth to death, from the loved...
Dining Out
Dig unearths fast healthy eats in Center City
There are many fast-casual healthy food options in the Rittenhouse area, but the newly opened Dig, 1616 Chestnut St., is trying to...
Franky Bradley’s feeds as well as it entertains
If you’re only visiting Franky Bradley’s to catch one of the venue’s many shows or cabaret drag performances and sip cocktails, you...
Guerilla Gay Bar gathers steam in Montco
Local community activist Richard Russell Buttacavoli is resurrecting a tradition in Montgomery County in the form of Guerilla Gay Bar, which has...
Cooking, training and, most importantly, giving
Food Gary Kramer - 0
Damian Walther is the out gay founder and CEO of spoon, (yes, “spoon,” with a lowercase “s”), a new meal delivery service...
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Terrence McNally dies of COVID-19 complications
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