Black and Brown Workers Collective
Black Trans Activist Airs Claim of “Retaliation” by LGBTQ Nonprofit Leader
A black transgender activist claims he is facing “retaliation” for speaking out about a controversial collaboration announced by the black HIV/AIDS advocacy organization COLOURS and […]
Mazzoni Center Responds to Community Criticism Over Interim Executive Director
Criticism has emerged following last week’s announcement that Stephen Glassman would be Mazzoni Center’s interim executive director after a recent slew of resignations at the […]
Mazzoni Center Announces Stephen Glassman As Interim Executive Director
Following the resignations of its CEO/executive director Nurit Shein and board president Dr. Jimmy Ruiz in April, the board of the Mazzoni Center announced on […]
GALAEI Announces Its 2017 DARLA Awardees
GALAEI, a queer Latin@ social justice organization, will celebrate influential LGBTQ leaders at the eighth annual David Acosta Revolutionary Leadership Awards (DARLA). This year’s theme […]
Mazzoni Center CEO Nurit Shein, Board President Jimmy Ruiz Resign
This is a developing story and may be updated at any time. Following a walkout last week and a petition signed by more than 60 […]
Activists Protest Outside ICandy’s Sixth-Anniversary Party
Nearly a year after G Philly first reported allegations of racial discrimination over a “no Timberland boots” policy at ICandy nightclub, activists gathered in protest […]
Mazzoni Center Staff Members Stage Walkout After Reports
On Tuesday afternoon, a day after G Philly reported that sources connected to Mazzoni Center claim that the organization’s medical director, Dr. Robert Winn, has […]
Local Black Trans Women Speak Out About Recent String of Murders
On Sunday, March 5th, the Black and Brown Workers Collective (BBWC) and the Trans-Information Project (TIP) held a direct action, “We Demand to LIVE”, at […]
Protesters Disrupt Mazzoni’s “Justice In Action” Awards Luncheon
“Nurit Shein, resign!” was the catchphrase a dozen members of the intersectional activist group Black & Brown Workers Collective (BBWC) chanted on Friday during the Mazzoni […]
OPINION: The Gayborhood’s Trump-Triggered Activism Is Hypocritical
As news broke that President Trump might actually encourage discriminatory anti-LGBTQ policies in an upcoming executive order, Gayborhood leaders have been especially proactive in mobilizing […]
Change.Org Petition Calls for Mazzoni CEO, Medical Director to Resign
Two days after the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (PCHR) released its findings and recommendations on Gayborhood racism, community activists have created a Change.org petition […]
PCHR Gayborhood Racism Report Recommends Bias Training for Bars, Nonprofits
On Monday, the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (PCHR) released its long-awaited report on racism in the Gayborhood. In the report — “Inform, Monitor, Enforce: Addressing […]
LGBTQ&A: Abdul-Aliy Muhammad
Abdul-Aliy Muhammad is a black queer social-justice activist and member of the Black and Brown Workers Collective, a coalition of LGBTQ protestors of color who […]
Change.org Petition Asks Kenney to Replace LGBT Affairs Liaison
A Change.org petition calling on Mayor Jim Kenney to replace Nellie Fitzpatrick, the head of the Office of LGBT Affairs, with Louie A. Ortiz-Fonseca, a […]
Protesters Criticize Kenney, Fitzpatrick at OutFest Kickoff
Minutes after Jim Kenney made his first public statement about Gayborhood racism during the seventh-annual LBGT pride flag-raising at City Hall on Sunday, protesters from […]