Tag: Gay

LGBTQIA: Directive 152 and Ending Discrimination Against the Trans Community

April 28, 2014

Imagine the fear, frustration and mistrust you might feel upon being called ma’am when you’d clearly rather be called sir – or vice versa. This is the struggle transgender people of Philadelphia have been fighting.

Gayborhood: The Center For The Community

April 16, 2014

It is not just services, colorful flags and signs that make a visible community, but also an atmosphere that makes people feel celebrated and welcomed. The things that make the Gayborhood a visible community are

LGBTQI: Community Heroes Making A Difference

April 10, 2014

The LGBTQI communities have many leaders making a difference in Philadelphia. Here are 5 community heroes you should know. Regarded as a rocket in the Philadelphia lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities, Samantha Giusti

Openly gay Asanda Madosi smokes a cigarette in between classes at the University of Witwatersrand.

Gay and Lesbian South Africans Fight for Cultural Acceptance

August 22, 2013

Asanda Madosi was 21 years old when he told his mother he was gay. “My mother saw pictures of me in makeup and called me to tell me that we needed to talk,” said Madosi.