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Center City

City Hall: Council Committee Approves Anti-Discrimination, Transparency Bills

September 30, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn 0

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…]

Arts and Entertainment

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

August 23, 2019 Christopher Malo 1

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…]

Logan

Logan: Free Library Branch Hosts its First Drag Queen Story Hour

July 8, 2019 Andrea Malizia 0

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

Mt. Airy: Philadelphia Pride Extends to Families

June 28, 2019 Hannah Pittel 0

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…]

Arts and Entertainment

University City: Honoring Stonewall Through the Arts

April 30, 2019 Jennifer Costo 2

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…]

Health

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

April 30, 2019 John Stewart 0

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…]

City Hall

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

October 5, 2017 Caitlyn Heter 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 [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

LGBTQ: The Value of Drag

May 11, 2017 Taylor Andrews-Spicer 0

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…]

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 [continue reading…]

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 [continue reading…]

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