Transgender
Why I’m Boycotting the Roots Picnic This Year
According to Visit Philadelphia, this summer’s upcoming Roots Picnic is “loaded with legends and icons” — but all I can see is a tragic lineup […]
Mayor Kenney Is Backed Into One Hell of a Corner Over the Parkway Encampment
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Federal Judge Says Time’s Up for Parkway […]
How Strength Training Helped One Trans Fitness Instructor Come to Terms With Their Body
When I was 25 years old, I lost my dream job. The small queer and trans youth center where I worked was moved under the […]
Trans Activists Criticize Mazzoni Over Diminished Role in Wellness Conference
Transgender and gender-nonconforming committee members involved in the planning of the annual Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference (PTWC) are calling out Mazzoni Center for allowing cisgender […]
LGBTQ&A: Vincent Scarfo
Vincent Scarfo is the inaugural coordinator for Community College of Philadelphia’s brand-new MarcDavid LGBTQ Center. We chat with the genderqueer mover and shaker on their […]
March Demanding Justice for Shantee Tucker Scheduled for Wednesday
This Wednesday, community members are planning a candlelight vigil to honor the memory of a Black transgender woman who was tragically killed last week on […]
Black Trans Woman Murdered at Old York Road Wednesday Morning
Police are looking for a suspect connected to the murder of a black transgender woman. According to a police report, at 1:05 a.m. on Wednesday […]
I Went to See Aunt Mary Pat Last Night. This Isn’t What Philly Drag Should Be.
This commentary has been updated. If Roseanne Barr were to perform in Fishtown, I suspect she would draw the same type of audience who showed up […]
Drag Performer Aunt Mary Pat Was Asked to Leave Fundraiser Over Transphobia Concerns
Popular local drag queen Aunt Mary Pat DiSabatino was asked not to perform during a fundraiser at Win Win Coffee Bar on Wednesday night after […]
GALAEI’s Interim Executive Director Addresses Transgender Employee Demotions
After Philadelphia magazine was first to report that two transgender full-time employees of the queer Latinx social justice nonprofit GALAEI would be demoted to part-time […]
Court: Transgender Students Can Use Any Bathroom at Berks County School
It took less than 20 minutes on Thursday for members of a federal appellate court to rule that transgender students at a Berks County school […]
Transgender Man Sues Philly IHOP for Sexual Harassment
These days, Jahkee Wade makes hoagies at the University City Wawa at 36th and Chestnut streets, a job he says he loves because the employees […]
Trans Awareness Week Officially Kicks Off: Here’s a Full Lineup Of Events
In what has now become a tradition, the Trans Equity Project, a group within GALAEI, is kicking off its Trans Awareness Week. A part of a […]
Pro-LGBTQ State Senator Voted for Anti-Trans Amendment to Healthcare Bill
Pro-LGBTQ state Sen. Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia), the Democratic chair of the Senate’s Banking and Insurance committee, voted last week to approve an anti-transgender amendment to […]
LGBTQ&A: Milan Nicole Sherry
Milan Nicole Sherry is a local activist and coordinator/outreach specialist at the Trans Equity Project. We chat with the black transgender revolutionist on her move […]