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  1. 19 hours ago

    Catch up on community news, including the upcoming marketplace organized by Feminist Flea Market and Grant Blvd, the return of Dining Out for Life, Morris Home's new location and new promotions at Philadelphia FIGHT.

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  2. Apr 19

    Since 2018, the PHRC has accepted LGBT-related antibias complaints for investigation. This latest move is expected to give the force of law to PHRC’s position that anti-LGBT discrimination is a form of sex discrimination.

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  3. Apr 18

    "I want them to get out of [my music] what I get when I listen to a Bowie record or Roxy Music record," DeMarco said. "The brash, queerness of the band and just the outrageousness of it."

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  4. Apr 17

    In this week's Family Portrait, party promoter Steven Wall, who owns the entertainment company Nevets Productions, talks about the Philly events he plans, his work as a fashion designer, how he won a Delaware Pride pageant and more.

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  5. Apr 16

    In an interview with QSyndicate, trans actor Patti Harrison talks about her latest film "The Lost City of P," her own interest in reading romance novels and how she feels about the “overcorrection” of queer people on TV.

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  6. Apr 15

    "Coming to events like this really helps me connect with other people and build that bond," said Jamyilaah, a youth who attended the Breaking the Silence Rally. "I feel like everyone here is so accepting, so nice and so generous."

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  7. Apr 14

    “Liberty City’s candidate nights offer candidates an opportunity to make the pitch for support directly to Philadelphia’s LGBTQ community,” said Liberty City board member Ted Bordelon, who moderated the event.

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  8. Apr 13

    Carroll grew up in Germantown and is now running to represent his community in Harrisburg. “I think that these lived experiences have not only been very similar to my other community members’, but it’s also a testament to why I do the work that I do."

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  9. Apr 12

    "None of you in this building understand the bravery or the courage that these little kids have to be who they are," Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta said before the Pa. House passed HB 972 in a 115-84 vote.

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  10. Apr 12

    For Wayne Hoffman's new non-fiction book, he called on his skills as a journalist and a storyteller to unravel a family mystery, all the while coming to terms with his mother Susan’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

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  11. Apr 11

    As the primary race for Pa.'s U.S. Senate seat enters its final stage, State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, and Pa. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman are competing for support from Philadelphia’s organizations and its 1.1 million registered voters.

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  12. Apr 10

    In this week's Family Portrait, Ray Daly talks about her eco-friendly shop Ray's Reusables, how she became interested in environmental sustainability, what she does in her down time and more.

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  13. Apr 9

    "For me, it was important for the character to see how politics can influence our inner life, but also how intimacy is changed by political things," said director Eugen Jebeleanu. "The idea was to show the context of Cristi’s life and his relationship."

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  14. Apr 8

    “We’re trying to assemble a group of individuals who have had [negative] experiences like this in the housing system, who have big ideas about how to change it," said Valley Youth House Pride Program Supervisor ZC.

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  15. Apr 7

    In this interview, the executive director of KyivPride talks about the threat of Russian-enforced oppression of LGBTQ people in Ukraine, what the conditions are like for LGBTQ Ukrainians, and how individuals can help.

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  16. Apr 6

    Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on March 28 that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. Many other anti-LGBTQ bills have been popping up in other states.

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  17. Apr 5

    CHOP, Einstein Medical Center and Temple University Hospital are among Philly healthcare facilities that scored 100 in the HRC Foundation's healthcare equality index.

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  18. Apr 4

    For the second time in two years, a federal judge has struck down an LGBT-inclusive antibias rule for Pennsylvania attorneys. On March 25 U.S. District Judge Chad F. Kenney nullified the rule, claiming it violates free-speech rights.

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  19. Apr 3

    In this week's Family Portrait, movie lover and former PR professional Frank Chille talks about how he got into the film promotion business, how he met his husband and that seeing "Mary Poppins" as a kid sparked his interest in film.

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  20. Apr 2

    A Pittsburgh seventh grader’s Broadway dreams are at the heart of out gay writer/director Tim Federle’s plucky musical, “Better Nate Than Ever,” available April 1 on Disney+. This family film will speak — or rather, sing to — any queer theater kid.

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