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Drag Queen/KingDVLF TOY “Winter Wonderland” Bash with Superstar Peppermint
Join the pinnacle of LGBTQ+ festive cheer and philanthropy at TOY’s enchanting “Winter Wonderland”. Secure your spot now!
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A Woke Jawn’s Guide to Winning a Wet T-Shirt Contest.
The first time I had seen anything close to a Wet T-Shirt contest was on a late night Girls Gone Wild commercial.
New Black and Queer Owned Vegan Café
Black and queer owned ‘LesbiVeggies’ café to serve healthy eating with side of inclusivity
Auditions for ‘Night at the Museum’
Jaffe St. Queer Productions is absolutely thrilled to be teaming up with The Penn Museum for our next big project!
Photos from Philly LOVE Unleashed
Maroon Eyes Philly and Lipstick Diva presented PHILLY LOVE “UNLEASHED” at LevelUp Bar as they celebrate pride month
Plus Philly’s Own DJ Honey
Aiden James Releases new Video – Elixir
Local OUT Singer songwriter Aiden James is releasing his first new music video in over a year: a moody yet dance-forward single called “Elixir,”
RuPaul’s Lala Ri at Drag Brunch
Eric Jaffe, Philly’s Drag Queen of the year, hosts a weekly Drag Brunch at Fabrika. This week, they pulled out all the stops and brought in RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 LaLa Ri!
Gridiron Pride
The Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League provides a safe space and much more for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.
Vendors Wanted – South Jersey Gay Pride
VENDORS WANTED for the 13th Annual South Jersey Gay Pride Festival on Sunday, September 12, 20221 from 12:00PM to 6:00PM at the beautiful Cooper River Park in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.* Download our vendor application and regulations. For 13 successful years the South Jersey LGBTQA+ Pride Committee has taken this time to educate our community on prominent issues…
BOS Philly Pride Night Party Photos
The guys from BOS Philly pulled off the biggest party of the year to celebrate Pride Night at the Concourse Bar. Photos by Kay Spence
Philadelphia’s Drag Royalty Celebrates Pride With ‘Young Sheldon’
By Michael Cook, Instinct Magazine Celebrity pop-ups at a drag show are commonplace during Pride month, but it’s rare that the star of one of television’s hottest sitcoms pops into one of Philadelphia’s hottest drag shows. That is exactly what happened though, when Young Sheldon star Iain Armitage (along with his mother) dropped by The City of…
Community Bar Pride Photos
Community Bar in Point Breeze held their first Pride Event. Check out the Photos!
Voorhees Valedictorian’s mic cut
A South Jersey valedictorian had his microphone cut out and his notes crumpled on stage by his principal during his high school graduation speech when he began to touch on his experience as a member of the LGBTQ community.
Dissolution of Philly Pride Presents Press Conference
Abdul-Aliy Muhammad, founder of Black & Brown Workers Co-op, spoke today outside of City Hall in Philadelphia about the need for a new outlook on Philly Pride.
Philly Pride Dissolves
Roiled by community backlash, the organization behind Philadelphia’s largest annual LGBTQ Pride parade and festival for the last 28 years has abruptly dissolved and canceled its forthcoming Pride festivities, The Inquirer has learned. The organizers behind Philly Pride Presents did not respond to multiple phone calls, voice mails, emails, and Facebook messages — which were…
Sway Juneteenth Party Photos
The energy was through the roof and it’s all because of y’all. Community is a gift, Black queer joy is a revolutionary act and we are so grateful for each and every one of you.
Supreme Court Backs Anti-Gay Catholic Agency In Philly Foster Care Case
The ruling has broader implications for allowing taxpayer-funded groups, such as foster care and homeless services, to deny help based on “religious freedom.”
Congress votes to make Pulse nightclub a national memorial
“This recognition from both the House and Senate means so much to the LGBTQ+ community.”
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|Safe Space Project| with Gunnar Montana
“Go ahead and be yourself, you’re safe.” Philadelphia local choreographer and performance artist, Gunnar Montana partnered with Trojan Brand Condoms to design and construct a photoshoot set out of 2,500 of their BARESKIN™ Lubricated Condoms! (That’s right, zoom in ). Photographer Joe McFetridge captured it all. “Trojan and I both specialize in creating safe spaces…
Just Salad for William Way
All-day, June 30, Just Salad will donate 25% of in-store and digital sales to the William Way Community Center.
It’s time for PA Budget to reflect LGBTQ+ Priorities
The Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, a bipartisan and bicameral caucus made up of members of the General Assembly who advocate for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer residents, has released an open letter to Gov. Tom Wolf, and state Senate and House leadership, urging them to include funding for LGBTQ+ communities in this…
LOVE SPEAKS COLD BREW
Love Speaks! This June, Saxbys is celebrating Pride & intersectionality with the return of their partnership with The Attic Youth Center, a Philadelphia-based non-profit organization dedicated to serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth. For each bag of Make Life Proud: Love Speaks Cold Brew sold, they will donate $1 to support The Attic…
Rapper Returns To Dedicate EP To Black Gay Philly
This month rapper and queer activist Anye Elite will be in the city of brotherly love to celebrate gay pride, Juneteenth, and to promote his latest musical release “The Adventures of Bam Bam”. Elite will be performing tracks from “Bam Bam” at Level Up Bar and Lounge, a black gay-owned bar in Philly on Saturday,…
Gayborhood and Trans History Tour
Beyond the Bell Tour started by two friends as a way to tell stories of Philadelphians often left out of most tours. Rebecca and Joey met while studying at Haverford College. Rebecca was giving tours of Philadelphia as a summer job. She realized that she, a woman who has lived in Philadelphia her whole life,…
COVID-19 Community Vaccination Sites
Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers is providing free Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines at the following locations in partnership with Sunray Drugs. MONDAYS: The Simple Way Community Garden (3200 Potter Street) 3PM – 5PMIn the event of rain or very high heat, this site will relocate to The Simple Way’s indoor space at 3242 Potter Street.…