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Black gay Pennsylvania Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is running for reelection
“Pride is not about Coca-Cola or whoever painting a can rainbow colors. It’s about this idea that everyday people, when they step up and demand change, they actually win a lot more than folks think.”
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Two black trans women were killed as the nation protested that #BlackLivesMatter
Dominique Rem’mie Fells of Ohio and Riah Milton of Pennsylvania. #SayHerName #BlackTransLivesMatter
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to make it legal to ban same-sex couples from adopting
A Catholic adoption agency refused to work with LGBTQ parents, so the city terminated its contract. Trump’s lawyers say that’s religious discrimination.
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White vigilantes caught on video yelling about “fa***t energy” & attacking protestors
Armed with baseball bats, the white men were ignored by police as they roamed Philadelphia neighborhoods looking for a fight.
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Police investigate the mysterious death of trans woman Alicia Simmons
Police say there was no evidence of forced entry or foul play, but other activists are convinced she was murdered.
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Learn about Philadelphia laws that protect transgender and non-binary people
By taking steps towards protecting transgender and non-binary people, the city of brotherly love has once again proven its nickname accurate.
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One of Comcast’s top executives is suing for anti-gay discrimination
He was called slurs, paid less, told he was “too gay and flamboyant,” and the cable company retaliated when he complained.
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History has overlooked the Gay Liberation Front’s role in Stonewall … until now
The group was at Stonewall and planted the seeds that started a revolution for years afterwards.
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The ballroom scene has been a place for LGBTQ people of color to grow for decades
“Just seeing the joy and excitement of people when they hit the back of that runway, their talents come to life. It’s overjoying for me.”
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Did Old Navy force some employees out of sight when ‘Queer Eye’ came to film in a store?
Some employees claim white workers from other stores were brought in to appear on the episode, while people of color were hidden from cameras.