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LGBTQ Tobacco Use

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

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

Weekend guide art

Before the internet, the Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Philadelphia connected LGBTQ callers with safe spaces

Gay switchboard

Dancing, park celebrations and puppies: Your guide to Philly Pride Month's final week

BucksMont Pride

A Phillies game, art markets and parties: Your guide to Philly Pride Month's fourth week

Phillies Pride Night

Sweet Juice Fest to return in July with lineup of local queer performers

Sweet Juice Fest

BEloved Events is helping queer couples navigate wedding planning

beloved events wedding planning

A fun run, block party and drag tea: Your guide to Philly Pride Month's second week

Philly Pride Run

Queer cinema to screen at Philadelphia Film Society for Pride Month

PFS Queer cinema

Philly author explores life, art and a queer group house in new novel

Housemates Emma Copley Eisenberg

Philly Dyke March is back for Pride Month, but a schism spawned a new event with a similar purpose and name

Philly Dyke March Pride

Festivals, marches and a giant flag: Your guide to Philly Pride Month's first week

Philly Pride Parade

Author Emma Copley Eisenberg to discuss LGBTQ+ novel at the Free Library

Free Library Emma Copely Eisenberg

Stonewall exhibit in New York to feature Philly's role in gay rights movement

Stonewall monument visitor center

Sapphira Cristál reflects on her favorite 'Drag Race' outfits and her love for Philly

Sapphira Cristal finale

Sapphira Cristál lost 'RuPaul's Drag Race' but won Philly's heart

Sapphira Cristal Drag Race finale

Sapphira Cristál tries to win 'RuPaul's Drag Race' tonight; here's where to watch

Sapphira Cristal Drag Race

Philly's Sapphira Cristál tells her story in the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' semi-final

Sapphira Cristal RuPaul's Drag Race memoir podcast

Philly's Sapphira Cristál dominates comedy challenges in 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

Sapphira Cristal Plane Jane speakeasy bathroom RuPaul's Drag Race

William Way Center to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with a fashion show

William Way Fashion Show

Philly's Sapphira Cristál leads a politically charged musical number in 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

RuPaul's Drag Race Sapphira Cristál 'Power' voting

City cancels Trans Day of Visibility event but will still raise transgender pride flag

Philly City Hall Trans flag transgender visibility

Sen. John Fetterman removes William Way LGBT Center funding from bill

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State trooper who arrested Philly LGBTQ official during traffic stop put on restricted duty

Celena Morrison Arrest

Nonbinary people have higher rates of eating disorders, underscoring need for inclusive treatment environments

Eating Disorders Renfrew Center

Gayborhood bar's longtime karaoke host takes show to new venue after after Palestinian dancer controversy

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New art installation at North Philly's InLiquid Gallery explores queer identities

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Philly drag and burlesque performers rally behind Palestinian dancer who was barred from Tabu

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Gayborhood bar criticized after it abruptly cancels performance by Palestinian dancer

Tabu Leila Delicious

Police search for 19-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting journalist Josh Kruger

Josh Kruger Suspect

Story of a pioneering queer writer's audacious love life is preserved in the Rosenbach collection

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'Mean Girls,' Mutt Strut and apple cider doughnuts: Your weekend guide to things to do

Philly police identify person of interest in fatal shooting of journalist Josh Kruger

Josh Kruger Shooting

Halloween Nights and spooky mini golf: Your weekend guide to things to do

Halloween Nights weekend events

Celebrate National Coming Out Day in Manayunk with drag brunches, live theater and a street festival

Manayunk Out and About

OURFest, Philly's revamped National Coming Out Day celebration, takes over the Gayborhood Oct. 7-8

OurFest Philadelphia

LGBTQ youth mental health has worsened amid rise in discriminatory legislation, experts say

LGBTQ Youth Mental Health

More gay, bisexual men can donate blood as Red Cross implements new screening process

Red Cross Guidelines

O'Shae Sibley, the dancer fatally stabbed in Brooklyn, got his start in Philly

O'Shae Sibley Mourning

U.S. House Republicans strip funding for Philly LGBTQ center

William Way Center

Many Christians are celebrating the Supreme Court's ruling against LGBTQ rights, but they should be mourning

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New HBO docuseries revisits 1990s serial killings of gay men from Philly and N.Y.

Last Call HBO

Protestors greet Moms for Liberty with banned book giveaways and dance parties

Moms for Liberty protests

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New mental health walk-in clinics in Philly and Montgomery County aim to reduce demands on hospitals

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