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Featured Stories

LGBTQIA: Mazzoni Center Becomes Unique Place for Transgender Youth Care

January 12, 2015

What is a parent to do when they suspect that their young child might be transgender? When their son feels more comfortable wearing his sister’s dresses? Or their daughter asks to be referred to as

Featured Stories

LGBTQIA: Nine Philadelphia Hospitals Named Leaders in LGBT Health Care

October 24, 2014

Philadelphia’s LGBTQIA community now has more places than ever to go to for their health care needs. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has named nine Philadelphia area hospitals and health centers Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality

Gayborhood

LGBTQIA: Support Groups in the Transgender Community

May 27, 2014tub10245

The transgender community has seen many changes throughout the years. One of those changes has been the rise in the number of support groups that are available to the community. “There were no support groups,”

Gayborhood

LGBTQIA: Experiences of the Transgender Community

May 27, 2014tub10245

Being transgender in Philadelphia is still something that incites violence and discrimination, but not nearly as much as it used to, according to Elizabeth Coffey Williams. “I lived the white-picket fence, husband, dog, swimming pool

Health

LGBTQI: Understanding Trans-Health in Philadelphia

March 26, 2014

The annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference, a program of the Mazzoni Center, has announced that Samantha Jo Dato has been appointed the conference logistics coordinator. “This conference is not just important for Philadelphia,” said Dato (below).

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

Featured Stories

Queen Village: Philly AIDS Thrift Going Strong After Eight Years

October 17, 2013George W. Miller

South Philadelphia favorite Philly AIDS Thrift celebrated its eighth anniversary this past weekend – and it has a lot to celebrate as a local style hub as well as a charitable organization. The store, which

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