https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZaiiIzS6JI The Philly Black Pride Flag Raising at City Hall brought community, visibility, celebration, and purpose together in the heart of Philadelphia. The ceremony opened Philly Black Pride Week with a clear message: Black LGBTQ+ Philadelphians are here, they are
A new mural in Philadelphia’s Gayborhood honors five LGBTQ+ leaders – Gloria Casarez, Michael S. Hinson Jr., Tyrone Smith, Nizah Morris, and Dawn Munro – bringing their stories and impact into one powerful public artwork that preserves the city’s queer history in the heart of the community.
If your Pride calendar usually starts in June, you're already late. New Hope Celebrates PrideFest
Philly Black Pride has relocated one of its flagship Pride weekend events from Marsha’s South Street after a former manager publicly alleged a hostile work environment, racial discrimination, and retaliatory termination. The organization announced the move this week, citing its commitment to spaces that feel “safe, welcoming, and intentional.” Here’s what we know.
Chef Brennah Lambert’s Black-owned, lesbian-owned vegan restaurant — already a Best of Philly winner — lands in Camden as a full-service BYO just minutes from Philadelphia.
For seventy-five years, Black queer Philadelphians built parallel worlds the city refused to see – in private clubs, unmarked bars, a bookstore on 12th Street, and eventually in the institutions that now hold its memory.
Philadelphia’s Pride Festival is returning to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on June 7, 2026 – the same grand corridor where marchers first claimed the city in 1973. Here’s the full history of how Pride grew from 10,000 people on Chestnut Street to 147,000 on one of America’s most iconic boulevards.
Philly Black Pride 2026 expands into a full week of events celebrating Black LGBTQ+ culture, community, and legacy across the city. Discover what’s happening, why it matters, and where to show up—start planning your week now.
Philadelphia lawmakers secured $800,000 in state funding for The Attic Youth Center’s new home at 1206 Chestnut St. – a landmark investment in one of the country’s oldest and largest organizations dedicated exclusively to LGBTQ+ youth. The grant will fund a major expansion of programming, mental health services, housing support, and community space for Philadelphia’s queer and trans young people.
Tennessee Williams' famous play, The Night of the Iguana, was reborn as a 1964 film