Valley Youth House Pride program to launch new fellowship and housing...
In March 2020, Valley Youth House and the Homeward Initiative were about to launch their collaborative program Host Homes, where youth experiencing homelessness would...
Senate candidates vie for Philly support
As the primary race for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat enters its final stage, State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, and Pa. Lt....
Where is Brittney Griner?
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“Don’t Say Gay” signed in Florida; more anti-LGBTQ bills progressing in...
It was a bad week to be LGBTQ in the U.S. as Republican governors and state legislatures continued their legislative assault on the very...
Philly healthcare facilities rank high in national equality index
Seven Philadelphia healthcare facilities scored a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), and two scored 95 out...
Trans Day of Visibility 2022: LGBTQ centers work to support trans...
By Cassie Miller
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Philadelphia bar associations to hold name change clinic
To continue to provide resources for trans Philadelphians, the Philadelphia Bar Association’s LGBT Rights Committee and the...
State house candidates make their case to LGBTQ voters
Liberty City LGBTQ Democratic Club hosted its 182nd District Candidate Forum on Thursday, March 24 via Zoom. In a round-robin style fashion, Liberty City...
‘Cruel & unnecessary’ : LGBTQ allies, advocates call for defeat of...
By John L. Micek
Hours after a state House panel advanced a bill that would exclude transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports team in the commonwealth, LGBTQ...
Pa. House committee advances bill excluding trans athletes from women’s sports
By Cassie Miller
The Pennsylvania House Education Committee voted Tuesday to move a bill that would exclude transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports team...
Philly LGBTQ realtors provide safe spaces for their queer clients
The real estate industry, like many other professions, has not been as diverse in the past as it is today, and it still has...
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing a referendum on LGBTQ rights, race
It was nearly 10 p.m. Tuesday night, more than 12 hours into the second day of the confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee...
Philly orgs celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with in-person and virtual...
Numerous Philadelphia LGBTQ organizations and initiatives are honoring Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), which falls yearly on March 31. Although TDOV may vary in...
Annual writing conference draws LGBTQ+ authors to Philly
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) will hold its annual conference at Philadelphia’s Convention Center from March 24-26. Panels, networking events, one-on-one...
In the era of “Don’t Say Gay,” digital resources make a...
In times when LGBTQ history is barely taught and discussions of the community are banned from many classrooms, free accessible resources become vital for...
Brittney Griner denied consular access in Russia; former hostage says more...
It has been over a month since Brittney Griner — one of the best women basketball players in the world, an Olympic gold medalist,...
CHOP cares for trans and nonbinary children through gender and sexuality...
Even just a decade ago, parents of trans or nonbinary children did not have many options in terms of finding gender affirming care, whether...
PHL Pride Collective holds informational meeting, shares current plans for June...
Roughly 25 people attended a March 10 virtual meeting hosted by PHL Pride Collective (PPC) in order to onboard interested volunteers. During the meeting,...
Community Briefs: March 11, 2022
Local running nonprofit embraces nonbinary runners via collab with RunSignUp
In an effort to be more inclusive of nonbinary runners, Students Run Philly Style (SRPS),...
LGBTQ employees at local cannabis dispensary unionize, allege workplace violations
Since workers at a local Curaleaf dispensary on Passyunk Ave. voted to unionize in Dec., 2021, some of its LGBTQ+ employees have experienced unfair...
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