LGBTQ
LGBTQ Event of the Week: Sweet Liberation Bake Sale
This week’s LGBTQ event of the week is Sweet Liberation Bake Sale. Come out and support the work of the Black and Brown Workers Cooperative as […]
Mazzoni Center Announces Lydia Gonzalez Sciarrino as New Executive Director
Nearly a year after the resignations of CEO/executive director Nurit Shein and board president Dr. Jimmy Ruiz, the board of the Mazzoni Center announced on […]
LGBTQ&A: Antoine Miller
Antoine Miller is a proud Philly native and co-host of the “For Colored Boyz” podcast. We chat with the social media personality about being an outspoken Black […]
Living in Washington Square West: A Neighborhood Guide
What famed English essayist Samuel Johnson said about London applies equally to Washington Square West: When a person is tired of it, they’re tired of […]
LGBTQ Event of the Week: Black-Tie GayBINGO
This week’s LGBTQ event of the week is Black-Tie GayBINGO. Expect your favorite BVDs (Bingo Verifying Divas) to present you a fabulous night filled with live […]
Movies: qFLIX Returns
qFLIX, the annual festival of LGBTQ+ films, is back, and once again with another lineup of movies you might not otherwise get to see on […]
Drag Performer’s Nazi-Inspired Costume at ICandy Gig Sparks Controversy
Local drag performer Satine Harlow sparked a fan backlash after wearing a costume that many are calling offensive during a Monday-night performance at controversial Gayborhood […]
Three Outs: A Philly Coming-Out Story
“What kind of gay are you?” a guy at Woody’s asked me on the dance floor. It was my first week in Philly, and I […]
PCHR to Philly FIGHT: “We Stand by Our Gayborhood Racism Report”
A week after a group of Philadelphia FIGHT staff, clients, and board members protested at the Walnut Street office of the Philadelphia Commission on Human […]
Social Justice Groups Denounce “Discriminatory Practices” at Philly FIGHT
Following a protest by board members and employees of HIV/AIDS nonprofit Philadelphia FIGHT at the office of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations on Monday, […]
LGBTQ Event of the Week: “Twelfth Night”
This week’s LGBTQ event of the week is Twelfth Night. Come see one of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpieces in a production that “blends underground punk performance art with […]
Philly FIGHT Board Members, Staff Protest at PCHR Office
On Monday morning, a group of 12 people affiliated with Gayborhood nonprofit Philadelphia FIGHT protested at the Walnut Street office of the Philadelphia Commission on […]
LGBTQ Event of the Week: Ballroom History Week
This week’s LGBTQ event of the week is Ballroom History Week. POSSE Project Philly is serving up a week full of queer voguing dance culture to highlight […]
ICE Criticized for Arresting Married Gay Man During Green Card Interview in Philly
Social justice organizations GALAEI and Juntos have joined forces to protest the detainment of a married undocumented gay immigrant on January 31st in Philadelphia. A […]
Wednesday: The Watermelon Woman
Released in 1996, Cheryl Dunye’s The Watermelon Woman — which screens at Lightbox Film Center on Wednesday — was a milestone of independent filmmaking: It […]