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Tom Wolf Names Transgender Woman Physician General

On Saturday, Governor-Elect Tom Wolf released the names of four more members of his cabinet, one of which is a transgender woman, Dr. Rachel Levine, who […]

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Stop Talking About Bruce Jenner’s Body

Sunday’s Golden Globes was historic: Transparent, the groundbreaking Amazon show, won Best TV Show (Musical or Comedy), the first time that a program that depicted trans lives in […]

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Leelah Alcorn’s Memory Lives On at Golden Globes and Beyond

The death of Leelah Alcorn has shaken the LGBT community to its core. Many have responded saying that her suicide was “the transgender tipping point.” What made her […]

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University of Delaware to Offer All-Gender Housing Option

The University of Delaware (UD) is kicking off a pretty cool new policy starting in the fall semester of 2015: all-gender housing. The plan, according to […]

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Rep. Mark Cohen to Introduce Transgender Rights Bills in New Session

Last spring, Philly Representative Mark Cohen announced that he would introduce Pennsylvania’s first transgender rights bill in the House. That, unfortunately, never came to be, […]

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Jersey Froyo Mogul Says Offensive Messages Result of Hack

This morning, while we were all snoozing, FanSince09, the same Twitter sleuth who tracked down this summer’s gay-bashing suspects, was in the midst of a […]

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NJ Transgender Teen Wins Battle to Use Boys Bathroom at His School

New Jersey transgender teen Rubin Smyers is celebrating a battle he won to use the boys bathroom at his school. More from the Asbury Park […]

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ABC Family Making Docu-Series About a Transgender Parent

If you’re a fan of Amazon’s Transparent, the series starring the phenomenal Jeffrey Tambor as a father transitioning to become a woman, you’ll be very excited to […]

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Gay News Flash: Insurers in New York Must Cover Gender Reassignment Surgery

This week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will send letters to insurance carriers in his state notifying them that they must cover gender-reassignment surgeries that are deemed […]

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How to Find a Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil Near You

Today is the last day of Transgender Awareness Week. Beginning on November 12th, the occasion was established to celebrate our transgender community, take action to improve the lives of […]

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Tom Wolf Will Use Tax Dollars to Pay for “Gender Experimentation,” Warns ACTION of PA

You’ve just got to laugh at some of the ridiculous—and really quite offensive—election propaganda that’s floating around out there right now. Check out this doozy […]

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Philly’s Passional Boutique Teams With Suddenly Fem to Sell Fashions for Transgender Women

Philadelphia’s Passional Boutique and Sexploratorium is teaming with Suddenly Fem, the national retailer that specializes in clothing for the M2F woman, to sell a collection of […]

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Throwback Thursday: Early Transgender Activist and Co-Founder of William Way Tommi Avicolli Mecca

Every week I take a trip down memory lane in William Way Community Center’s John J. Wilcox Jr. Archives, a veritable treasure trove of relics from gay Philadelphia’s […]

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Woman Crush Wednesday: The Mazzoni Center’s Samantha Jo-Dato

Every hump day a Philly person shares their local picks for Woman Crush Wednesday. Today, local mover and shaker Samantha Jo Dato, who works at the […]

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Philly Artist Paints Only Authorized Portrait of Chelsea Manning

You’ve likely seen the above image of Chelsea Manning that’s accompanied nearly every story of her since it was announced that she was transitioning. Manning was never happy […]