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Temple’s Two Out Gay Gymnasts Compete in Final Home Meet

It’s Senior Meet and Alumni Homecoming weekend for Temple’s men’s gymnastic team — an event that marks the last home competition for the team’s two […]

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Simply Fabulous: Zen Palace

Thailand might not seem like the most immediate place one thinks of to shop for new fur niture, but when Alex Rosato and his partner, […]

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Hey, Chirl!

I’ve fallen for a guy who’s bisexual, and I’m afraid I’ll lose him if I don’t let him sleep with women. Advice? Chirl, when it […]

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Tonight: Teena Geist Ascends the Stairway Symphony at Plato’s Porno Cave

As you’ve seen on G Philly, there is no shortage of drag queens in Philadelphia. Each and every one of them bring something unique to […]

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The Children’s Hour: Tackling Gay Issues in the 1930s and Today

In 1934 playwright Lillian Helman (The Little Foxes, The Dark Angel) wrote and staged one of her first plays, The Children’s Hour. The ballsy-for-its-time work was […]

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Bus from Philly to D.C. to Rally for the Ban of Prop 8 and DOMA

With the Supreme Court set to make decisions on the Prop 8 and DOMA cases on March 26 and 27, polls are flooding in showing […]

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Long Weekend: Oh, Canada!

It’s hard being a travel writer who’s been to dozens of countries who’s dating someone who refuses to go overseas. Canada was our compromise. Toronto […]

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Tonight: PGMC’s Big Broadway Sing Starring Cashetta

Over-the-top female impersonator Cashetta has performed all over the country — from Vegas to Florida to Rehoboth — but would you believe a lady with […]

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Parlez: Like Grindr But For Ladies Who Like Ladies

The lesbian dating scene in Philly is about to get a little spicier thanks to a new app that mimics the geo-location capabilities of Grindr, […]

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A Gayer Version of Airbnb, Misterbnb, Launches

When traveling, my partner and I love renting apartments from Airbnb. It offers us the freedom to go and come as we please and provides […]

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Local Drag Queen Honored with Her Own Day

Local drag icon Brittany Lynn (aka Ian Morrisson) was presented with a citation over the weekend, but it wasn’t for parking those long legs in […]

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Eating Out: Dining Destinations Beyond 13th Street

MARIGOLD KITCHEN “Your bouche will be amused.” That’s chef-owner Robert Halpern’s promise at this onetime West Philly boardinghouse-turned-BYO, and it’s an understatement. From a Caprese […]

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Girl Talk: Chatting with Matt McWilliams from One of the Guys

If you haven’t seen Michael C. Busza’s One of the Guys, stop reading, open another window and click here to watch the first episode. The first-of-its-kind […]

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Hunty Games: Get a Whiff of this Eau de Drag Queen

After the predictable “SHANTAY YOU BOTH STAY” last week, Roxxxy poured more of her heart out and the girls fumed that there were still seven […]

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Straight Ally Patrick Murphy to Appear on MSNBC Tonight

This morning, Philly-born former U.S. Representative and staunch straight ally Patrick Murphy appeared on MSNBC to reflect on his service in the Iraq War.