LGBTQ
Brian Sims: I Will Bring Victims to Harrisburg to Change the Law
You can sign the “Change PA Hate Crime Law to include Sexual Orientation” petition all you want, but the real change is going to have […]
Gay Bashing Witness: “I Don’t See How It Could Be Self-Defense”
Geoff Nagle lives on the 3rd floor of an apartment building on the corner of 16th and Chancellor streets, and he saw last Thursday’s brutal […]
Jim Kenney Calls for Federal Investigation of Center City Gay-Bashing
City Councilman Jim Kenney has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger calling on the Department of Justice to partner with local authorities to […]
You’ll Have to Stop Calling the Gay-Bashing a Hate Crime
This is the eye of one of the victims in last Thursday’s attack on two gay men in Center City. His jaw will be wired […]
Alleged Hate Attack Group Members Reportedly Claiming Self-Defense [UPDATED]
See below for updates…. [Original] Multiple sources have tipped us off that the still-unidentified alleged assailants in last week’s attack at 16th and Chancellor streets […]
Philly Drag Queen Offends With 9/11-Themed Performance. Did She Go Too Far?
When I was an undergrad, I took a feminist art history course as a random elective, and I loved it so much that I almost […]
Woman Crush Wednesday: Cece Rex
Every hump day a Philly person shares their local picks for Woman Crush Wednesday. Today, Cece Rex, owner of Special Touch Massage where she works […]
Queer Pop-Up Book Shop Series Begins This Weekend
Philly AIDS Thrift re-opened the doors to Giovanni’s Room last Friday, debuting a new space that, much like its store in Queen Village, will sell […]
On the Stupidity of the La Viola “Boycott”
Tuesday night was a frenetic one on the Philadelphia social media scene: the Philadelphia Police Department published video of suspects in last Thursday’s alleged gay […]
Does This Photo Show the Suspects in Gay Beating Having Dinner at La Viola?
Former Real Housewives of New Jersey castmate Greg Bennett tweeted this photo that he claims — because of similarities in clothing — includes some of […]
Philly Business Owners Offering $10K for Info Leading to Arrest of Gay Men’s Attackers
UPDATE, 10:11 p.m. Are These the Gay Beating Suspects Having Dinner at La Viola? I just got word from Penn 6 co-owner Tim Adams that his business […]
Police Release Video of Suspects in Attack of Two Gay Men in Center City
UPDATE, 9:40 p.m., Sept. 24th: After charges and arrests were made, the Philadelphia Police Department has apparently made the suspect video private. The page on the […]
Resurrection Room Finds Gunnar Montana Hitting His Artistic Stride
Local choreographer—and former G Philly cover boy—Gunnar Montana is currently starring in his latest FringeArts piece Resurrection Room, one of a host of LGBT shows playing at […]
Valerie Safran and Marcie Turney Reveal Plans for 13th and Locust
Foobooz has the scoop on Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran’s plans for their space at 13th and Locust streets, the location formerly known as Bump […]
DO THIS: Spruce Street Harbor Park Winds Down Fall Festival
Unfortunately the city’s adored summertime hangout Spruce Street Harbor Park will soon be a mere memory, but not before converting into an autumnal wonderland for a weekend-long […]