LGBTQ

CHOP gender and sexuality development clinic

CHOP opens gender and sexuality development clinic in New Jersey

Lesbian, gay and bisexual people may be more prone to migraines

LGB migraine risk

D.A. Krasner announces charges in alleged attack of transgender woman

krasner charges transgender assault

Trump campaign adviser calls Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine 'this guy' in Twitter smear

Levine Ellis Twitter

Wolf condemns Bloomsburg Fair incident as LGBTQ+ groups demand written apology for Dr. Rachel Levine

Wolf Levine Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg Fair denies transphobic motive for dunk tank with Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine impersonator

Rachel Levine Bloomsburg Fair

Devil's Den creates cocktail to raise funds for LGBTQ+ nonprofit

Devil's Den cocktail

Arrest warrant issued for suspect in killing of transgender woman Dominique Rem’mie Fells

Dominique Rem'mie Fells

Death of transgender woman ruled a homicide; gruesome slaying shakes community

Dominique Rem'mie Fells

Oyster House matching donations to LGBTQ+ organization The Attic

Pride Month

Philadelphia LGBTQ artist VINCINT is behind the new 'Queer Eye' song

vincint singer queer eye

PrideFLIX is a five-week virtual film festival celebrating LGBTQ+ stories

Pride film festival

Children's Health

Bullying a common precursor before LGBTQ youth suicides, Yale study finds

LGBTQ youth bullying

Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine checks 'insulting' reporter who called her 'sir'

Rachel Levine Griffin

New cafe Mina's World adds inclusivity to West Philly coffee scene

Mina's Coffee West Philly

Philadelphia police hire first transgender recruit in department's history

Transgender Philly Police

Sixers hosting Pride Night for Thursday's game against Brooklyn Nets

More teens are coming out as LGBTQ, but suicide attempts remain high

LGBTQ Teens Attempted Suicide

LGBTQ productions take center stage during 2020 Philly Theatre Week

Philly Theatre Weeks Ants Log

Demonstrators greet Mike Pence in West Philly during visit to Catholic school

Lehigh Valley man sues U.S. Postal Service, alleges he was fired for being gay

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GLAAD calls for Facebook to remove misleading ads about HIV prevention drug PrEP

Truvada PrEP Facebook ads

Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2019 is 'they'

Merriam-Webster's word of the year is 'they'

Conservative Catholics start petition in opposition to potential successor to Archbishop Chaput

Archbishop Chaput successor

Ellen DeGeneres surprises Philadelphia couple with wedding gift

Ellen Show Sulsenti Austin Wedding

New Arcila-Adams Trans Resource Center connects community in 'much needed safe space'

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Out & About festival in Manayunk includes spin class with drag queen

The Wall Cycling Studio hosting Drag Queen Spin

Sixers employee Lee Cary, leader of team's LGBTQ initiatives, shares coming out story

Sixers lgbtq story

New film chronicles the story of a transgender gamer

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MilkBoy launching new drag brunch series

MilkBoy launching drag brunch series

Alternative Medicine

Temple, other Philly-area health care facilities earn LGBTQ-friendly distinction

lgbtq friendly health care philly

Higher Education

Bryn Mawr named country's most LGBTQ-friendly college by Princeton Review

Bryn Mawr LGBTQ college

Ocean County mayor campaigns against LGBTQ curriculum in schools

Barnegat mayor LGBTQ cirriculum

The 6 Gayest Beaches at the Jersey Shore

silhouette of friends on beach

Reading mayor abruptly cancels LGBTQ flag-raising ceremony at city hall

Reading Pride flag canceled

Largest LGBTQ+ art exhibit in Philadelphia remembers Stonewall riots

Brian David Dennis' artwork for Stonewall at 50 titled Cluster

Bergen County town refuses to fly Pride flag — opts for rainbow ribbons

Wyckoff Pride flag

Franklin Institute celebrating Pride at next Science After Hours

Carroll - Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes, exhibit at The Franklin Institute

Netflix confirms 'Queer Eye' coming to Philadelphia for show's fifth season

Beyond the Bell Tours offers LGBTQ+ history tours through Philly

Carroll - Philadelphia City Hall tower

Governing health organization recommends daily preventative HIV treatment for at-risk individuals

hiv prevention drug guidelines

Philadelphia deputy sheriff, LGBTQ liaison Dante Austin found dead in office Friday morning

Dante Austin death LGBTQ

A quick guide to this weekend's Pride Parade and Festival

Pride Parade in Philadelphia

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