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Funding Queer Art Amid Trump’s DEI Crackdown: A Conversation with Leeway’s Pia Agrawal

November 7, 2025 Morgan L Ritter

The Trump administration’s crackdown on arts and culture funding has had particularly dire consequences for queer and trans artists and the organizations that support them. A PA Humanities CultureCheck report found that more than 90%

Callowhill

Philadelphia Nonprofits Use Donations to Combat Overconsumption

December 20, 2024 Alana Beltran

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics states that as of 2023, households in the Philadelphia metropolitan area spend an average of $86,509 a year on housing, food, transportation, and other goods and services. The consumer

Gayborhood

Ballroom Culture: Underground to Mainstream

April 30, 2024 Corey Thompson

The Ballroom scene, aka the Ballroom community, Ballroom culture, or Ballroom began as an African-American and Latino underground LGBTQ+ subculture. The ballroom scene has been around for over thirty years.

Dr. Billie Swiggard, 71, sits on the third floor of Mazzoni Center, Philadelphia, Pa, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. “You've got to find out what's in [a patient’s] heart, what's in their dreams. Where do they want to wind up in several years? That's the most important thing. [Then], clearly defining the goals, making it clear that the goals may change, but the initial trajectory needs to be determined entirely by what the patient wants.”
Health

Patch-worked Access to Hormone Replacement Therapy in Philadelphia

March 5, 2024 Madylyn Hayes Zeiders

Those seeking gender-affirming care in Philadelphia use a patchwork of options, as a primary method has yet to be established.

Cedar Park

Cedar Park: Library Hosts Discussion on Suicide Prevention in LGBTQ+ Community

November 1, 2019 Daniel Wilson

At the Walnut West branch of the Free Library, several stereotypes were addressed as a crowd of just over a dozen people gathered to discuss the importance of mental health issues in the LGBTQ community,

LGBTQ

Manayunk: Local Businesses Participate in First Ever Out & About Event

October 30, 2019 Marybeth Gerdelmann

In honor of National Coming Out Day as well as National LGBTQ history month in October, the Manayunk Development Corporation (MDC) partnered with local businesses to host the first ever Out & About in MNYK,

Arts and Entertainment

LGBT: Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus Hires First Executive Director in its History

August 23, 2019 Christopher Malo

David Bielenberg (pictured below) became executive director of Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus (PGMC) this month — the first ever in the group’s 37-year history. In his teen years, Bielenberg sang in school musicals and church choirs,

LGBTQ

Mt. Airy: Philadelphia Pride Extends to Families

June 28, 2019 Hannah Pittel

LGBTQ families and allies were welcomed by rainbow balloon arches, a live band, and tables filled with art and food that took over the Lovett Memorial Library’s lawn in honor of Pride Month on Saturday

Arts and Entertainment

University City: Honoring Stonewall Through the Arts

April 30, 2019 Jennifer Costo

The nonprofit artist community Da Vinci Art Alliance(DVAA) is collaborating with Lightbox Film Center to bring queer voices to the forefront. The new exhibition, Civil Disobedience: Celebrating Queer Narratives, is currently on display at International

Health

LGBTQ: Nonbinary Personal Trainer Asher Freeman Talks Trans Wellness, Representation, and Finding Comfort in Their Body

April 30, 2019 John Stewart

Asher Freeman is a nonbinary personal trainer who uses they/them pronouns. Lifting weights, Freeman said, was a task that helped them find a connection and comfort with their body. “Lifting weights illuminated for me the

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