LGBTQ

LGBTQ+ Suicide Rate

1 in 10 LGBTQ+ young people attempted suicide in the last year, report shows

Val's owners say opening Philly's only lesbian bar comes with a 'big sense of responsibility'

Val's Lesbian Bar

Quinta Brunson to receive GLAAD award for being ally to the LGBTQ+ community

Quinta Brunson

LGBTQ+ visitor center to help tourists plan itineraries, purchase tickets and find destinations

LGBTQ visitor center

After tumultuous year for William Way, the LGBTQ+ center's new director looks to focus on community outreach

Darius William Way.JPG

'Armed queers don't get bashed': On its first anniversary, LGBTQ gun group in Pa. reflects on year of national turmoil

pink pistols LGBTQ

Val's Lesbian Bar to open in Queen Village this spring

Val's Lesbian Bar opening

There's an anti-cruising sign still standing in Rittenhouse. It reflects the area's complicated queer history.

No cruising sign

William Way LGBT Community Center to stay in its Spruce Street location after securing funding for renovations

William Way reopening

William Way LGBT Community Center is closing Dec. 18, but its programming will continue around the city

William Way building closure.jpg

Downingtown's Erica Deuso to become Pennsylvania's first openly transgender mayor

Erica Deuso Downingtown

Mural Arts seeks artist to depict Philly's queer activists on Gayborhood nightclub

gayborhood mural

For Marsha's early customers, being at Philly's first queer women's sports bar is 'super emotional'

marsha's crowd

Philly to open LGBTQ+ visitor center in the Gayborhood ahead of 2026 events

Philly Pride Visitor Center

Philly’s OURfest to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride and resilience on National Coming Out Day

OurFest - Kory Aversa

AIDS Walk Philly hits the end of the road after raising over $18 million in 38 years

aids walk philly 1994

Marsha's, Philly's first women's sports bar, to open Sept. 19 in Queen Village

chivonn anderson

LGBTQ+ suicide hotline extension ends Thursday, concerning mental health professionals

As President Trump pushes to exclude trans women from sports, a Philly group is creating new leagues for inclusion

Stonewall Philly Volleyball

Pennsylvania Democrats stalled transgender athlete ban by moving bill to different committee

Supreme Court to hear cases on state bans against transgender athletes

U.S. Supreme Court

Marsha's, a women's sports bar named after a Black transgender activist, plans to open this summer

Marsha's women's sports bar.jpg

Upcoming documentary will examine the life of Kiyoshi Kuromiya, the 'Forrest Gump of activism'

Kiyoshi Kuramiya documentary

Pride Month events this week: Drag karaoke, a party in FDR Park and Jawnteenth celebration

Pride Month Events Philly June 2025

Pride Month events this week: Philly Queer Slowdance, a drag history tour and festival in Delco

Pride Philly 2025

William Way LGBT Community Center to sell building after nearly 30 years on Spruce Street

William Way location

Pride Month events this weekend: A parade in Delco, a party in South Jersey and a drag history tour in Philly

pride events roundup

Philly bars celebrate Pride with beers and cocktails that support LGBTQ+ causes

Evil Genius Pride

Philly Pride Weekend opens with the unveiling of a 600-foot flag and closes with a march and festival

Philly Pride Month 2025

Record-breaking 600-foot flag to be on display — and on the move — at this year's Pride festival

600-foot pride flag

Can trans and non-binary people still get legal documents changed and gender-affirming health care? Know your rights.

Philly's new director of LGBTQ+ Affairs is Tyrell Brown, who has helped shape the city's Pride events

Tyrell Brown LGBTQ

School District of Philadelphia to continue allowing trans athletes to play sports aligning with gender identity

philadelphia school district transgender policy

What happens to a school that refuses to obey the Trump ban on transgender athletes?

At Philly's 'Trump preparedness' hearing, immigration advocates push for greater protections

'Dragula' contestant Pi hopes Philly will grow its 'arsenal' of drag stars on TV

Pi Dragula interview

Atlantic City's first full-service LGBTQ+ bar and restaurant in two decades to open next month

ByrdCage Atlantic City bar

Mayor Cherelle Parker begins search for new LGBTQ+ Affairs leader after filling 2 top roles in her administration

Cherelle Parker administration

Philly's first queer newspaper published just one issue in the early 1970s and was funded by a drug deal

Gay Dealer newspaper

Trick-or-treating at the zoo and a National Coming Out Day parade: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide zoo

Four festivals this month will celebrate National Coming Out Day

Coming Out Day Ourfest

LGBTQ people smoke cigarettes at higher rates, and they face barriers to quitting

LGBTQ Tobacco Use

'Star Wars' burlesque and incarcerated artists: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide art

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