City Council Should Ban Cashless Stores, Because Philly Can’t Afford Them
A bill that proposes to fine Philadelphia businesses that refuse to take cash is unusual in actually acknowledging our poverty crisis.
LGBTQ&A: Vincent Scarfo
We chat with the genderqueer mover and shaker on identity, breaking gender norms, and their incredible new job.
Bartender Says Philadelphia Distilling Fired Her After Fight Over Racial Slur
Was Dominique Prout unfairly terminated by the popular Fishtown distillery for what she sees as an act of self-defense?
LGBTQ&A: Dorian Parker
We talk to the local actor about Philly’s performance scene, being out in the industry, and his new starring role in All I’m Worth.
Anti-Trump Protests Have Become A Huge Joke
Protests used to be a visible symbol of the resistance. Now they have become a total spectacle of over-the-top political antics and unbridled virtue signaling.
LGBTQ&A: Kevin Parker and Kerry Scott
We chat with the creators of Philly Fashion Week about how they’ve kept one of the most dynamic runway shows in the region going strong for 13 years.
LGBTQ&A: Kory Aversa
We chat with the public relations maven on his activist beginnings, unexpected career switch, and being a gay bachelor in the city of brotherly love.
Defending Bill Cosby Does Nothing to Protect Black Men
The disgraced icon deserves to serve time for being a sexual offender, and his sentencing should not be misrepresented as a racial injustice.
“W. Wilson Goode, Sr. Way” Is Another Rizzo Statue in the Making
How could City Council members honoring the mayor who approved the MOVE bombing not see the parallels?
LGBTQ: Juan Franco Murillo
We talk to the emerging community leader about his journey from front-line staffer to running a Gayborhood nonprofit.
Activists Launch Petition Calling on Mazzoni CEO, Other Leaders to Resign
The Black and Brown Workers Cooperative wants members of the nonprofit health provider’s leadership team to step down after recent staff turmoil.
March Demanding Justice for Shantee Tucker Scheduled for Wednesday
New details have emerged in the homicide investigation of Shantee Tucker, a Black transgender woman who was killed on Old York Road last week.