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Queer art in the age of AI: Challenges, ethics and the future

Emily Leopard-Davis - March 21, 2025 4:19 pm

Although the debate around AI and its potential effects on creative fields is relatively recent, the technology at the center of the controversy has...

Tyrell Brown of Galaei and Philly Pride 365 named Executive Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs

Lauren Rowello - March 21, 2025 12:08 pm

Tyrell Brown — who is currently executive director of Galaei and leads up efforts to organize the city’s biggest LGBTQ+ festivals with Philly Pride...

UPenn changed its trans-inclusive sports policy to comply with new guidelines but still faces Trump funding freeze

Lauren Rowello - March 20, 2025 10:15 am

The Trump administration said on March 19 it will withhold $175 million in funding that was previously earmarked for the University of Pennsylvania —...

New data shows Philadelphia’s HIV rates, showing how far we’ve come and where we’re heading

Lauren Rowello - March 11, 2025 4:33 pm

Philadelphia announced in 2020 that the city would be participating in an initiative to “end” the HIV epidemic by reducing new diagnoses by 90%...

Black-Tie GayBINGO! returns under Action Wellness

Lauren Rowello - March 11, 2025 2:03 pm

When AIDS Fund Philly announced it would cease operations at the close of 2024, the organization also handed the reins to Action Wellness —...

Anti-drag rhetoric is placing Philly performers and audiences at risk. Here’s what troupes are doing to keep you safe — and what you can...

Lauren Rowello - March 11, 2025 2:02 pm

Philadelphia drag celebrity Brittany Lynn, who has been performing for almost 30 years, never dealt with anti-drag pushback until Trump’s first administration in 2016....

Arts & Culture

Film

Queer representation in ‘Star Wars’ has so much further to go

Liz Declan - March 21, 2025 4:29 pm

Star Wars is a massive global franchise that has come quite a long way in terms of representation and progress since it began in 1977,...

Horoscopes

Horoscopes: March 21-27, 2025

Inez Carvalho - March 21, 2025 12:01 am

Aries: The solar Venus conjunction on March 23 brings insight into your emotions and relationships, making this an ideal time to smooth over disputes....

Rue Landau: Making it happen

March 19, 2025 5:00 pm

‘& Juliet’ actors talk queer rep in this jukebox musical twist on Shakespeare’s play

March 19, 2025 12:00 pm

‘Dying Briefly’ takes itself too seriously — but it’s so bad, it’s good

March 18, 2025 7:00 am

Ensemble Arts Philly’s 2025-2026 Broadway Season features LGBTQ+ representation

March 17, 2025 10:00 am

Lady Laughs Philly celebrates one year of women and queer-centered comedy

March 14, 2025 5:11 pm

Horoscopes: March 14-20, 2025

March 14, 2025 12:01 am

Simon Rabinowitz: In the middle of the Fringe

March 12, 2025 10:50 am

Academy of Vocal Arts celebrates 90th anniversary

March 11, 2025 8:05 pm

Regional

Trans-inclusive student policies still at risk in South Jersey

Lauren Rowello - March 20, 2025 5:14 pm

Approximately 80 people attended a board of education meeting in Medford, N.J. on March 17. Over 50 of those who gathered were forced to...

Dover residents fear new anti-trans school policies

March 19, 2025 10:35 am

Appellate judges say killer of Anthony Milano must remain on death row

March 17, 2025 11:07 am

Harrisburg Republican seeks to make drag a felony

March 17, 2025 10:40 am

Advocacy groups urge schools to retain their DEI programs

March 17, 2025 9:52 am

Gay school teacher moves closer to jury trial in antibias case

March 10, 2025 7:06 pm

National

Trump tariffs’ hidden costs

Victoria A. Brownworth - March 20, 2025 4:46 pm

Mainstream media discourse on Donald Trump's new trade war with Canada, Mexico, China and the EU has focused largely on the impact on middle-class...

Federal judge blocks Trump’s ban on trans servicemembers

Tim Cwiek - March 19, 2025 4:07 pm

A federal judge this week blocked the Trump administration's ban on transgender troops serving in the military until a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of...

Making America Trump Again

Victoria A. Brownworth - March 5, 2025 3:10 pm

President Donald Trump delivered a fiery, partisan and deeply divisive speech to members of the House and Senate on March 4. Republicans cheered and...