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Call for Artists
Got art? The William Way LGBT Community Center would like to hear from you. The center is hosting its 7th Annual Juried Arts Show this […]
Gay Romney Spokesman Resigns
One of Mitt Romney’s top spokesmen Richard Grenell has resigned from the campaign as of late yesterday, reports the Washington Post. His departure comes just […]
Occupy Philly to Join Strippers Protest at Daily News?
The reason traffic sucked in Center City during your lunch hour today was because of an Occupy Philly protest. Occupy protesters—about 100 and change or […]
Mayor Nutter Apologizes to Ronnie Polaneczky Over Aide’s Tweet
Mayor Nutter has issued an apology to Daily News columnist Ronnie Polaneczky over a tweet that his Press Secretary Mark McDonald sent out calling her […]
Trans Kids and TV Sensationalism
Last month, In the Life released “Becoming Me,” a look at real-life experiences of eight families with transgender and gender-nonconforming children. While mainstream media coverage […]
Margaret Cho Finds Her Roots
Margaret Cho may be more closely associated with her gay-empowering comedy routines with no shortage of blue material (hello, Gwen!) but the comedian takes a […]
Equality Forum Celebrates 20 Years
Equality Forum celebrates its 20th anniversary this year when events officially kick off May 3 – 6 in Philadelphia. Looking back on the last 20 […]
Strippers to Protest at the Daily News Tuesday Afternoon
In 2006 our Richard Rys wrote of Delilah’s Gentleman’s Club and Steakhouse in a piece on strip clubs in Philadelphia (emphasis ours): Everything about this […]
DVLF Announces Heroes Nominees
The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund announced the 2012 HEROES Award nominees on Friday. Individual HERO Award Marlene Pray Adriana “Andi” Rivera Soheila “Gigi” Nikpour Youth HERO […]
Is Dan Savage Right?
Say what you will about journalist and activist Dan Savage, but he’s never afraid to speak his mind. During a speech recently at a high […]
If You’re Really Against Gay Marriage…
Over the weekend, I was lucky enough to catch an NPR interview with Chris Colfer, the young (only 21!) actor who plays Kurt Hummel on the […]
Josephs Concedes to Sims
Today, State Rep. Babette Josephs conceded Tuesday’s Democratic primary to her opponent Brian Sims, a 33-year-old attorney and LGBT rights advocate. Since he faces no […]
How I Once Failed Spectacularly at Journalism
In a recently released list of the top 200 jobs in America, the website CareerCast included this note: As we get to the bottom of […]
Weekend Roundup
Friday, April 27 MANNA hosts a “Meals That Matter” tailgate party (5 p.m.) on 23rd and Ranstead with members of the Philadelphia Eagles, Eagles Cheerleaders […]
I Want to Know What It’s Like
Los Angeles filmmaker Ryan James Yezak has done it again. You might remember his trailer for the film “What Homosexuality is Not,” but Yezak has […]