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A Change.org Petition Asks Philly Gayborhood Bars to “Diversify”

Metro columnist Ernest Owens‘ piece “Black Not Fetch Enough for Woody’s?” from in May of this year caused quite a heated debate about racial segregation in gay […]

City Life

Papyrus Offering the Coolest Same-Sex Wedding Cards

I’m a huge fan of stationery, and, of course, after the recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, there’s been a huge influx […]

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Here’s a Picture of Philly Jesus Performing at Last Year’s OutFest

So much for all of that righteous talk from Philly Jesus (PJ): We’ve tracked down a picture of PJ performing at last year’s OutFest, one of the […]

Restaurants

10 Of Philly’s Best Ice Cream Floats

We didn’t mean to, but in the past couple of weeks we’ve done a lot of ice cream float reporting. There were the beer floats […]

City Life

Jim Kenney on Fired Waldron Mercy Lesbian Teacher

Yesterday, we shared the news that Waldron Mercy Academy fired a lesbian teacher, most likely because of her sexuality, and that parents from the school were […]

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15 Gay Philly Parties and Shows This July

This July isn’t cooling off at many of Philly’s gay bars and performance spaces. In fact, there’s plenty of shows, dance parties, and cabarets to […]

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The Lancaster, PA Dildo Factory Article Is Fake, Folks

The headline is enough to make an Amish farmer faint from embarrassment: “Planned Dildo Factory To Add 150 Lancaster Jobs.” Of course, I, too, was immediately […]

Business

What’s Missing from the Gay Teacher Firing Debate

Waldron Mercy Academy in Merion, Pa., has come under fire this week for its decision to fire Margie Winters, one of its long-time teachers — allegedly […]

City Life

Report: 4 New Jersey Colleges Offering Gender Identity Disorder Health Coverage

NJ.com is reporting that four New Jersey public colleges, two of which are relatively local to the Philadelphia area, are offering gender identity disorder coverage […]

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Cyndi Lauper Designing Shoes to Support LGBT Youth

Like we needed another reason to love Cyndi Lauper: The rad diva is teaming up with Make a Difference Everyday, a shoe retailer, to design an […]

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Parents Outraged Over Firing of Lesbian Teacher at Waldron Mercy Academy

It may be summer break at the Waldron Mercy Academy in Merion, but administrators at the private Catholic school have their hands full thanks to […]

City Life

Dr. Jay Kostman Joins Philadelphia FIGHT

Dr. Jay R. Kostman has been named by Philadelphia Magazine as a top doctor every year for the past decade. Now, the former Associate Director of the Viral […]

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VIDEO: Weedney Houston Performs Throughout Gayborhood

Oh, Whitney was right: Crack is whack, baby! She would have rather smoked some herb, at least according to  female impersonator Carl Max (AKA Weedney Houston) […]

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Would You Go To an All-Nude Stripper Party at Sansom Street Gym?

The BuffBoyzz have been around town for a few months now, but this coming Saturday, the promoters are throwing what they call “Philly’s first EVER BuffBoyzz all […]

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What If the Pope Visited the Philadelphia Gayborhood?

Last week, the Pope’s Philadelphia itinerary was announced, and, surprise, surprise: Gay Philly was nowhere to be found. We started to think: What if the […]