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LGBTQ Event of the Week: Can I Get a Side of Nug-It With That?

For its wide selection of musical performances and its focus on body positivity, this week’s LGBTQ Event of the Week is Landon Blake and John […]

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OPINION: More Should Be Factored In What’s Considered ‘LGBTQ Friendly’

  Another week, another ranking. This time around, the non-profit Campus Pride, an organization that prides itself for hosting “student leaders and campus groups working […]

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Kickstarter Campaign Launches for LGBTQ Dating App “Sapiens” Geared at Being All-Inclusive

A new queer tech startup based in Philadelphia and New York plans to tackle gender inclusivity, harassment, body positivity, safe sex and feminism with a […]

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LGBTQ&A: Rashad Corey

Rashad Corey is a fashion entrepreneur and sexual abuse prevention activist. We got to chat with the Philly transplant on how he is using his […]

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LGBTQ Event of the Week: SuperDope House Party

For its eclectic taste in diverse music genres and its ambition in turning such passion into one big Gayborhood showstopper, SuperDope House Party is this […]

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LGBTQ&A: Diner en Blanc’s Fernando Valle

Fernando Valle is a long-time supporter of Philadelphia’s Diner en Blanc, the popular annual all-white popup dinner party. We chatted with him about the LGBTQ […]

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OPINION: Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs Should Seriously Address the Gayborhood’s Racial Insensitivity

A little more than a year ago I first shared publicly my experience of dealing with racial insensitivity in the Gayborhood. After that, I took […]

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LGBTQ Event of the Week: Kiehl’s 7th-Annual LifeRide for amfAR

This week’s inaugural LGBTQ event of the week nod goes to Kiehl’s for bringing motorcycles, community, cosmetics, and celebrities together for an important cause. The […]

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GayFest! Kicks Off This Week

Starting Friday, Quince Productions will be putting on the sixth-annual GayFest!, a festival of LGBTQ theater, at Studio X and the Louis Bluver Theatre at […]

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LGBTQ&A: Rue Landau

Rue Landau has been the executive director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (PCHR) and the Fair Housing Commission (FHC) for the past eight […]

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TOP PICKS: The Best LGBTQ Events This Weekend

FRIDAY EVENTS Bears of Summer 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Happy Bear, 200 South 12th Street; over 21. Bears want in on the action too […]

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ALBUM REVIEW: Jamarcus Henderson Bares It All With Man at Arms

Most debut pop albums strive to give you a promising introduction. But then there are those unique few that just dive right into your consciousness […]

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NATIONAL NEWS: VP Joe Biden Makes the First Wedding He Officiates a Gay One

The vice president officiated at a gay wedding outside his residence on Monday. Joe Biden presided over the same-sex union of White House staffers Joe […]

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LGBTQ&A: Brandon Szeker

Brandon Szeker is the public relations manager for Philly PR Girl and has previously done media work at CBS Radio, Beasley Broadcast Group, and Philadelphia […]

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TOP PICKS: The Best LGBTQ Events This Weekend

FRIDAY EVENTS Power 99 Presents: The Slay Ball Featuring Big Freedia 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. 2300 Arena, 2300 South Swanson Street; over 21. Billed […]