Philly Black Pride Weekend (PBP), called #PhillyBlackPride2k15,” is back for its 16th year with a theme that “Celebrates Leadership While Championing Diversity.” According to PBP Vice […]
On Saturday, Governor-Elect Tom Wolf released the names of four more members of his cabinet, one of which is a transgender woman, Dr. Rachel Levine, who […]
We’ve already seen several impressive rebirths this year. Hawthorne’s has reopened after a blaze forced the beer cafe and bruncherie to close for almost a year, and they’re […]
And then we had a game-changer. This afternoon the Supreme Court announced that it would decide if all 50 states should allow same-sex marriage. More […]
FRIDAY Stop by Giovanni’s Room from now through the 18th to take advantage of the bookstore-turned-thrift-mecca’s 25-percent-off art sale. Mauckingbird Theatre Company’s latest staging, “Hot ‘n’ Cole,” is an […]
Every Friday we spotlight a local LGBT nonprofit in Philadelphia. This week: Equality PA, the statewide organization that works to advance equality and opportunity for lesbian, gay, […]
Philadelphia Gay News reports that a local lesbian woman was shot and killed in broad daylight this week in North Philadelphia. More: Kim Jones, 56, was […]
Yesterday evening, Mayor Michael Nutter officiated the wedding of Elad Strohmayer, deputy consul general of Israel to the Mid-Atlantic Region, and his fiancé, Oren Ben-Yosef, in a ceremony in the […]
Netflix continues to add to the LGBT movies available on its streaming service, and giving viewers more of a variety to choose from. Today, we take […]
Sunday’s Golden Globes was historic: Transparent, the groundbreaking Amazon show, won Best TV Show (Musical or Comedy), the first time that a program that depicted trans lives in […]
The Internet’s all abuzz about Rihanna’s leaked cover of Madonna’s “Vogue,” but I woke up to a little gem on my Facebook wall this morning […]
Mural Arts‘ annual Love Train is gearing up to embark on its fifth and final journey on February 8th. The trek is a slow-speed, privately […]
Every hump day a Philly person shares their local picks for Woman Crush Wednesday. Today, Melissa Fabello, a managing editor of Everyday Feminism and a PhD student in […]
Netflix announced recently that it is bringing back 2001 satirical teen-sex comedy Wet Hot American Summer in eight brand new episodes that will be released on the […]
Don’t f*ck with me, fellas! This ain’t my first time at the rodeo! I am willing to take bets that we’ll be hearing this line, […]
