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LOCAL NEWS: Here’s Why Valley Youth House Has Pop-Up Couches All Over Center City Today

Starting today, Valley Youth House will have pop-up couches all over Philadelphia this week as a way to raise awareness about LBGTQ youth homelessness.

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LGBTQ&A: Timaree Schmit

Dr. Timaree Schmit is a popular local sex educator and host of the “Sex With Timaree” podcast. She chatted with us on her love for […]

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TOP PICKS: The Best LGBTQ Events This Weekend

FRIDAY EVENTS World Premiere: “Time Is on Our Side” 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 1512 Spruce Street; all […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Love Wins Is a Historical Artifact in Its Own Right

Today marks the first day of LGBT Pride Month. And later this month comes the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell […]

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LGBTQ Community Divided After GOAL Steps Down as Pride Marshals

Amid a controversy that has been brewing since April, the Greater Philadelphia Gay Officer Action League (GOAL) announced Friday that it was withdrawing as one […]

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LGBTQ&A: Anthony Mustafa Adair

Anthony Mustafa Adair, a 24-year-old rising star in Philadelphia’s theater scene, chats with us about his experiences as an openly gay Afghan performer and his […]

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TOP PICKS: The Best LGBTQ Events This Weekend

FRIDAY EVENTS Happy Bear — Memorial Day Kickoff 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, 200 South 12th Street; over 21. Mingle […]

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LOCAL NEWS: Wawa Welcome America Parade to Have First LGBT Float

The LGBT float for the Wawa Welcome Forth of July Parade will include Mummers, local drag queens, and community leaders. It’s been roughly 10 years […]

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OPINION: GOAL Is the Wrong Choice for Grand Marshal of Pride

Here’s a not-so-fun fact: Every year, Philly Pride does something that sours me on our city’s LGBTQ community. Whether it’s the lack of creativity in […]

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NATIONAL NEWS: San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus Insulted at Padres Game

The members of the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus claim they were insulted with homophobic slurs while trying to perform the National Anthem. Saturday night […]

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LGBTQ&A: Stro Kyle

By day, Stro Kyle, 30, works at the Attic Youth Center as a program specialist. But after sundown, he’s an emerging black queer-events promoter. Ahead […]

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Gay-Bashing Victims Sue Attackers for Assault and Battery

From left: Kevin Harrigan, Kathryn Knott and Philip Williams. The victims of the September 2014 gay-bashing assault in Center City are taking their attackers to […]

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Gay-Bashing Victims Sue Attackers for Assault and Battery

The victims of the September 2014 gay-bashing assault in Center City are taking their attackers to court. Earlier this week, Zachary Hesse and Andrew Haught […]

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TOP PICKS: The Best LGBTQ Events This Weekend

FRIDAY EVENTS Beards N Queers Celebration 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, 200 South 12th Street; over 21. Stro Productionz returns […]

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Philly Drag Queens Weren’t Allowed to Take Photos With Empire Actor at Anti-Hate Walk

The worlds of drag culture and hip-hop do not often converge, but converge they did on Sunday morning when a bevy of Philadelphia drag queens […]