LGBTQ
Philly Cop Claims He Was Harassed By Superior for Being Gay
The Daily News reports that a lawsuit was filed this week in the Court of Common Pleas by a gay police officer who claimed he […]
LGBT Six-Word Memoir of the Day: PhillyGayCalendar’s Steve McCann
In partnership with SMITH Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir Project, we asked you to submit your queer life stories—succinctly. Every day until we run out, we will present the […]
GIVEAWAY: Win Tickets to See Icona Pop This Weekend at TLA
This weekend, Swedish electro-pop duo Icona Pop is coming to Philly’s TLA on a tour to promote their upcoming album, This Is … Icona Pop, […]
TONIGHT: The Dumpsta Players Do Dionne Warwick
Earlier today I posted a video of Aiden James’s remake of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” and now, by mere […]
WATCH: Aiden James Covers Whitney Houston
For his birthday last year, Philly singer-songwriter Aiden James gifted us an EP of his cover of Whitney Houston’s 1987 hit “I Wanna Dance with […]
LGBT Six-Word Memoir: Cabaret Queen Martha Graham Cracker
In partnership with SMITH Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir Project, we asked you to submit your queer life stories—succinctly. Every day until we run out, we will present the […]
Bill Would Ban Gay “Conversion Therapy” for Kids
Our G-Philly friends are all over this story: In a press conference this afternoon at the Attic Youth Center, Philly State Rep. Brian Sims and Luzerne Rep. […]
Rep. Brian Sims to Introduce Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy for PA Minors
In a press conference this afternoon at the Attic Youth Center, Philly State Rep. Brian Sims and Luzerne Rep. Gerald Mullery announced plans to introduce […]
PHOTO: Union Picketers Set Up Outside Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran’s Barbuzzo
If you’ve strolled down 13th Street today, you might have noticed this glaring sign outside Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran’s restaurant Barbuzzo. To find out […]
TONIGHT: Sex Nerds, a DOMA Showdown and the Search for Philly’s Best Singer
DOMA AND PA: LEGAL SHOWDOWN Philly Mag Editor Tom McGrath moderates this panel that’s co-presented by the magazine and the Constitution Center. Tom tells me that the […]
Nutter Leads National Coalition of Mayors for the Freedom to Marry
Mayor Nutter disappointed some LGBTers last week when he declined an invitation from a local gay couple to officiate their wedding. And he didn’t make […]
LGBT Six Word Memoir of the Day: Philly Icon Aeryanah Von Moi
In partnership with SMITH Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir Project, we asked you to submit your queer life stories—succinctly. Every day until we run out, we will present the […]
SMIZE QUEEN: Tyra Makes a Grown Man Cry
I’m beginning to think America’s Next Top Model has become less about a modeling competition and more a docudrama about the emotionally dysfunctional lives of […]
DO THIS: Visit Gay Philly’s Public Art Photo Contest
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Organization (GPTMC) subgroup Visit Gay Philly is hosting a Public Art Photo Contest, where the prize is a “free, art-filled getaway […]
Velvet Lily Departs Northern Liberties for Midtown Village
The Velvet Lily specializes in some rather spicy merchandise — and we’re not talking about food. Adult aids, pretty lingerie…but while some associate it with […]