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City Politics: Community Organizer And Activist Is Leading The Way For LGBT Affairs

October 5, 2017 Caitlyn Heter and Linda Sheppard 0

Amber Hikes started her career in Philadelphia in social work, and became a well-known community organizer and an advocate for LGBT youth through her work at The Attic Youth Center, William Way Community Center and other [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

LGBTQ: Community Impacted by Issues of Body Image

May 11, 2017 Taylor Andrews-Spicer 0

Body image, or the way that one views his or her own body, is something that impacts people of all shapes, sizes, colors and sexualities. However, there are unique ways that individuals in the LGBTQ [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Gayborhood: Bearlesque Performance Group Promotes Body Positivity

May 2, 2017 Taylor Andrews-Spicer 0

Bearlesque is a body-positive, gender-inclusive burlesque performance group featuring people of all sexualities. The organization was created in 2014 by Josh Schonewolf and Connor Michalchuk as a one-off show for ‘bears,’ a slang term in [Read More]

Amateur Sports

LGBTQ: Softball League Unites the Community

April 4, 2017 Taylor Andrews-Spicer 0

City of Brotherly Love Softball League (CBLSL) is one of Philadelphia’s largest and oldest LGBTQ sports organizations. The league was created in 1981 by J.J. Hendley as an outlet for LGBTQ individuals who wanted both [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

LGBTQ: Toasted Walnut Brings the ‘L’ Back to LGBTQ

March 30, 2017 Taylor Andrews-Spicer 0

When Sisters Nightclub closed in 2013 after serving the lesbian community for 17 years, Philadelphia lacked a gathering space catered to LGBT women. However, with the opening of Toasted Walnut Bar & Kitchen, that need has [Read More]

Environment

Sustainable Living: Five Eco-Friendly Businesses in Philadelphia

May 25, 2016 Daniel John Newhart and Alexa R Zizzi 0

When a business is sustainable, its practices demonstrate how to make a profit while also promoting, addressing and being conscious of environmental issues. Here are a few businesses that focus their mission not only on making money but [Read More]

City Hall

LGBTQ: Shedding Light on City, State Hate Crime Laws

May 10, 2016 Allison Anne Merchant and Taylor Smethers 0

The brutal 1998 murder of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard put LGBT issues in the national spotlight. Here in Philadelphia, the 2014 beating of a gay couple brought the issues closer to home — and served as [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment: Five Nightlife Entertainment Venues in Philadelphia

March 10, 2016 Breanna Elizabeth Keohane and Sarah Elizabeth Sweigart 0

Philadelphia is known for its top music venues, restaurants, open mic nights and things to do when it comes to nightlife in the City of Brotherly Love. However, there are hidden treasures within the brick [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

LGBTQ: Drew By Day, Drag By Night

February 24, 2016 Allison Anne Merchant and Taylor Smethers 0

When the sun goes down, the transformation of Drew Gaver begins. “I started drag, in earnest, about three years ago,” said Gaver, who performs as BEV. “I dabbled around with just kind of goofing off [Read More]

Gayborhood

LGBTQ: Five Welcoming Places for the Community

February 17, 2016 Allison Anne Merchant and Taylor Smethers 0

Intersecting at 13th and Locust streets, the rainbow crosswalk represents more than lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders and queers. It embodies the boundaries and obstacles crossed and overcome by the LGBTQ community in Philadelphia. In neighborhoods across the [Read More]

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