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Arts and Entertainment

Newbold: Five Gay Men Keeping Residence in the Neighborhood

February 25, 2014

Philadelphia at large is hardly a closeted town. Rainbows mark the city’s Gayborhood street signs as symbols for LGBT-friendly businesses, and it has earned an overall progressive reputation on the national level. Last fall, it

Fashion

LGBTQI: Seven Places to Know in the Community

February 24, 2014tub10245

Philadelphia’s Gayborhood – the epicenter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) communities – is  located west of Washington Square, between 11th and Broad streets. The Gayberhood is internationally recognized for its

Center City

Center City: Connecting the LGBTQ Community in the Digital Age

November 12, 2010

Chris Bartlett considers himself an active part of the technical community–or the geek community– as he affectionately calls it. But Bartlett is also an active member of the LGBTQ community, serving as the executive director

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