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PHOTOS: Gayborhood Saxbys Coffee Opens With a Little Help From Brian Sims

The new Saxbys Coffee shop at 11th and Locust opened this morning, thanks to some help from not only State Rep. Brian Sims, but also […]

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Philly’s Rainbow Crosswalks Marred By Utility Work

I received several tips that the rainbow crosswalks at the corner of 13th and Locust looked like they had been vandalized. That’s not the case: […]

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Homeless Man Charged in Brutal Beating of 53-Year-Old Philadelphia Trans Woman

A 53-year-old trans woman was attacked on the 900 block of North Watts Street on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 18th, Philadelphia Police announced today. The victim […]

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PHOTOS: Brian Sims Throws a Happy Hour at Tavern on Camac

Last evening, State Representative Brian Sims hosted a group of his supporters at Tavern on Camac for a “Summer Cocktails with Brian Sims” happy hour […]

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Shopping Gods Be Praised: Target Coming Right Around the Corner From the Gayborhood

No doubt you’ve noticed the huge construction project that has turned Chestnut Street between 11th and 12th into a huge hole. Well, there’s some very […]

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Report: Rosie O’Donnell’s Daughter Found With New Jersey Convict

We were relieved that Rosie O’Donnell’s daughter was alive after she was reported missing, but new reports indicate that the child of the lesbian star was […]

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“I’m Not Gay” T-Shirt Makes Our Roundup of Surprising Wildwood Finds

Philly Mag‘s own Dan McQuade writes an annual column about some of the most repetitive (and, let’s just admit it, most lame) t-shirts that seem […]

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Keystone Catholics Issues Statement On LGBT Treatment During Papal Visit

Yesterday, we reported that groups of LGBT Catholics were essentially evicted from a local parish during the upcoming World Meeting of Families and the Papal […]

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INTERVIEW: Out Philly Writer Paul Lisicky on The Narrow Door, Denise Gess, and Where We’re Drinking in the Gayborhood

The first time I physically met Paul Lisicky was about two weeks ago at Knead Bagels on Walnut Street, but it felt like we knew each […]

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Gender Transition to Unfold on Stage in Local Theater Series

The [redacted] Theater Company will present the first in a series documenting one person’s gender transformation at the FringeArts Festival from August 28th to the 30th. This Damned Body Is Carved […]

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New Exhibit Made From the Blood of Gay Men

It’s protest art not for the faint of heart: A new exhibit, called Blood Mirror, features a giant 7-foot tall sculpture that is literally made from the […]

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Rosie O’Donnell’s Daughter Found

Good news: Rosie O’Donnell took to social media to share that her missing daughter, Chelsea, had been found. chelsea has been found and is safe […]

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Republican National Committee Endorses Antigay Discrimination Bill

It’s being called “a Pandora’s Box of taxpayer-funded discrimination against same-sex couples and their children” by the American Civl Liberties Union: The Republican National Committee […]

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Rosie O’Donnell’s Daughter Goes Missing

In rather terrifying news, out celebrity Rosie O’Donnell claims that her 17-year old daughter has gone missing. According to police reports, O’Donnell’s daughter, Chelsea, was last […]

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FringeArts Scratch Night On August 24 Is Pretty Darn Queer

There’s always a ton of LGBT-themed offerings at the annual FringeArts Festival, and this Monday, August 24th, a selection of some of the festival’s queerest […]