Back in session
The summer hiatus for Pennsylvania’s House and Senate has come to an end. The General Assembly, the second-largest in the nation with 50 Senate...
Spreading the Pride
Following the success of the Keystone Pride Conference on March 20, Philly Pride has listed all Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley events on our webpage...
Religious freedom, a hypocritical argument
From New Jersey to California, parents are protesting LGBTQ-inclusive education. Based on the incredible reaction, one might think this includes sex education; rather, the...
Stonewall 50 excitement
Around the nation, people are beginning to notice something stirring in the LGBT community. It’s excitement surrounding the drumbeat of Stonewall...
When an epidemic turns political
It amazes me how similar the protections against Covid-19 are to those of HIV/AIDS. If you were around in the early days of AIDS...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
As I write this, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is on fire. It is a terrible loss to anyone who cares about history....
Creep of the week: Peter LaBarbera
It’s always strange to me to hear people talk about the “gay agenda.” Because undoubtedly anyone who uses this term is antigay. ...
Pennsylvania Trans Youth: Fighting for our Lives
My name is Preston Heldibridle. I’m 19 years old, I just graduated from high school in York County and I am transgender. I was...
A time to turn the tide
In the earliest days of the Remembering Our Dead project, which led to the Transgender Day of Remembrance, many of us shared a hope...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump, again
As I write this, I’m taking in the news of the bombing at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester. Twenty-two confirmed dead so far....
On excellence
“General excellence.” Upon hearing we’d won this category, my thoughts were, Just another award. Now that might sound jaded, but these days that seems...
Creep of the Week: Andrew Shirvell
Hopefully by the time you are reading this, Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell is out of a job. Shirvell recently took...
Creep of the Week: Gordon Klingenschmitt
Whenever people ask me why I decided to get breast cancer last year, I try to evade the question. Maybe I just like spending...
Maybe this time, there were bad people on both sides?
Rider University recently banned Chick-fil-A from its Lawrenceville, N.J., campus over what the school said was the restaurant’s “opposition to the LGBTQ+ community.” Bravo,...
Our messy genders
It feels like every day someone is attempting to legislate transgender people. While “bathroom bills” feel like they’re finally on the wane, laws around...
Creep of the Week: Gov. Pat McCrory
Hey, remember that antigay law in North Carolina, HB2 (which stands for “hate and bullshit”)? Well gosh darn, the whole thing just doesn’t seem...
Philly Pride reflects on Orlando tragedy
On Sunday, Philly Pride was aware of the unfolding of events in Orlando, but certainly none of the specifics. Our volunteers and coordinators were...
The case against Jussie Smollett
On Feb. 25, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson made his third TV appearance in 12 hours, talking to CNN host Don Lemon about the...
Frustration after theft is compounded unnecessarily
I recently became a statistic in the annals of Philadelphia crime. The theft of my bicycle was painful, both emotionally and to...
Pennsylvania deserves a senator who will make gun reform a top priority
Early in the morning of June 12, 2016, the LGBTQ community was targeted. A deranged individual walked into Pulse nightclub in Orlando with a...
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