Jennifer Medaglia, a board member and team captain at Stonewall Sports, emphasizes the importance of fostering inclusion and upholding the organization’s core mission. As someone deeply involved in multiple facets of the organization, Jennifer shared [continue reading…]
Stonewall Dodgeball and Volleyball player Zach Laloup began his journey in queer sports two years ago when he decided he wanted to be more involved in the queer community. The Philadelphia Queer community was a foreign concept to him, this made him want to immerse himself and further his relationship with the community. [continue reading…]
The Committee on Law and Goverernment approved three anti-discrimination measures and another aimed at creating a system to report the city’s settlements of civil actions on Sept. 25, 2019. The bills, introduced by Councilmember Helen [continue reading…]
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, [continue reading…]
The month of June is Pride month, celebrating inclusion and the LGBTQ community. The Logan Branch of the Free Library brought Pride to kids with its first Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) on Wednesday morning, [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
Philadelphia has a thriving drag community, with drag shows all over the city and an ever-growing population of performers. On any given night, a drag show is likely going on somewhere in town. Throughout history, [continue reading…]
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