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HomeAuthorsClaire Marie Johnsen

Articles by Claire Marie Johnsen

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: LGBT Community Comes Together Through Football

November 16, 2015pnadmin and

Mention football and South Philadelphia in the same sentence and most people will instinctively think of the Eagles. However, across the street from Lincoln Financial Field, at FDR Park, another kind of football is making

Education

LGBTQ: Out4STEM Bridges the Gap for STEM-Interested LGBTQ Youth

November 5, 2015Claire Marie Johnsen

We can all agree that becoming a scientist is hard. Learning the inner workings of a computer entails dissecting a language consisting of ones and zeroes, while engineering fields require advanced mathematical comprehension. In other

Center City

The Pope In Philly: LGBTQI Coalition Finding a Voice during Papal Visit

September 28, 2015Claire Marie Johnsen and

Last week, members of the Catholic coalition Equally Blessed came together to introduce members of their pilgrimage to Philadelphia’s World Meeting of Families (WMF). Equally Blessed fights for both recognition and equality for LGBTQI (lesbian, gay,

Gayborhood

Center City: How Franky Bradley’s Drag Show is Changing the Game

September 17, 2015Claire Marie Johnsen and

It has only been seven months since Franky Bradley’s opened its doors and already the restaurant and bar has been making a mark on the rainbow crosswalk-streets in the Gayborhood. Formerly known as Sisters Nightclub,

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