Youth podcast centers mental health, LGBTQ issues
The collective Creative Resilient Youth (CRY), a group of teenage and college aged people, started their podcast in May of 2020, not long after...
LGBTQ disability and Pride: The case for inclusion
Part one of a three-part series on disability in the LGBTQ community. While LGBTQ people celebrated Pride and Stonewall 50 this month,...
PA’s out judge is still ‘honored to be your honor’ ahead...
Judge Daniel Anders was the first openly gay man to run for office in Philadelphia and be elected as a judge in the state...
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Korean media's focus on gay club in COVID-19 case further stigmatizes LGBT people
A 29-year-old South Korean man who tested positive for COVID-19 is thought...
LGBTQ leaders ask state officials for more data on COVID-19 vaccinations
LGBTQ leaders and advocates across Pennsylvania are asking state health officials to modify the demographic questions asked by vaccine providers to include questions about...
New report shows LGBTQ people disproportionately impacted by COVID-19
A new report from the Movement Advancement Project, which compiled the data and presented the report based on polling data. shows that LGBTQ households...
Study finds age, religion, politics impact acceptance
While many societies and governments around the world have learned to accept LGBTQ+ communities, many others condemn homosexuality and deem homosexual behavior illegal. And...
Gay Pride in Philadelphia, 1972-2018
It’s been 48 years since Philadelphia’s first Pride parade and 30 years since Philly Pride Presents took over organizing the event. ...
Biden picks Harris for historic VP spot
After months of secrecy and strategic leaks from his campaign, former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden revealed his running mate August...
Trans and nonbinary icons to be honored in new murals
Two murals celebrating transgender and nonbinary Philadelphians will soon be installed in the city — one on the facade of Philly AIDS Thrift in...
Supreme Court hears arguments on city’s foster-care dispute
Efforts by Philadelphia officials to eradicate anti-LGBT bias within the city’s foster-care system remain at risk, after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments...
Stonewall and the Gay Liberation Front: case closed!
Something very strange happened during last June’s celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. The LGBT community, especially those of us...
Thanksgiving During a Pandemic: How the LGBTQ Community is Celebrating During...
For this Thanksgiving holiday, the CDC has advised Americans to stay at home and not travel. In Philadelphia, indoor gatherings of more than one...
Biden reverses Trump’s trans military ban
LGBTQ advocates are hailing an executive order signed by President Joe Biden on Jan. 25, reversing a Trump-era policy that severely restricted military service...
Biden-Harris administration delivers 24 pro-LGBTQ actions in first 50 days
As candidates for president, both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris promised to prioritize LGBTQ rights. Now, as president and vice-president, they have done so,...
Lesbian Christian woman to launch Bible app for LGBT people
Crystal Cheatham created the Our Bible App with a mission in mind. “I created the app because I felt like there...
Folks with disabilities among those most at risk during new coronavirus...
Nia Taylor knows she's at risk and that her grandmother is too. The two women are disabled and "just hoping to wait this thing...
Out State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta endorsed by Pennsylvania employees union
In his reelection campaign for Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Malcolm Kenyatta received an endorsement from the Service Employees International Union Pennsylvania State Council. The...
Trump administration HHS attacks LGBTQ community during pandemic
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is finalizing its plan to end an Obama-era policy that...
Day in the Life of: Common Pleas judge, Dan Clifford
Before Montgomery County Judge Dan Clifford took the bench for the first time last week under the seal of Pennsylvania, officials began filling the...
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