125 years after women founded The Plastic Club to break into a men-only scene, the arts group is thriving
With headquarters in Center City and a popular exhibit on Instagram, the club is recruiting new members.
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Secret Philly: How Giovanni’s Room reinvented itself to succeed as the oldest gay bookstore in the country
The shop has been an LGBTQ haven for nearly 50 years.
Philly Thanksgiving for LGBTQ people: Free food, drinks with friends, and a chance to gather with chosen family
It’s that season again — and you have options.
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Two new bars in the Gayborhood are owned by people of color, marking a major shift
Said one proprietor of telling people his place is brown-owned: “You wouldn’t believe the number of people who are shocked.”
Philly Pride parade nonprofit owed thousands to the city when it imploded, and left vendors out to dry
The organization's former executive director is currently running for mayor of a Delaware County town.
Reinventing Philly’s Pride Parade: What happens next?
A new group is working to create a celebration that’s affordable, representative, and inclusive — without police.
Philly’s only lesbian bar is shutting down, adding to a somber nationwide trend
Bars catering to queer women, like the Gayborhood’s Toasted Walnut, are disappearing across the U.S.
Someone tore down the new tribute to LGBTQ activist Gloria Casarez within 48 hours
The building owner said they expected the artwork to remain up until at least the end of the month.
Down the block from the whitewashed mural, a colorful new Gloria Casarez tribute
Queer artist Tiff Urquhart eased her pain by installing a wheatpaste of the LGBTQ icon.
The unexpectedly short history of the Gloria Casarez mural, whitewashed from the Gayborhood
Developers have apologized for painting over the image of the groundbreaking LGBTQ activist.
Secret Philly: When Rittenhouse Square was the city’s Gayborhood
In the ‘50s and ‘60s, men who hung out south of the park were known as the “Spruce Street boys.”
Secret Philly: Inside one of the nation’s largest collections of LGBTQ history
Thanks to a $300k grant, the archives housed at William Way are finally getting proper treatment.
An official Eagles victory mural will soar over Broad Street
Painted by Meg Saligman, it'll be on the side of the Hale Building at Juniper and Sansom.