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1 week ago |
epgn.com | Lauren Rowello
“There’s so many things happening now — and I think what we need to do as a community is educate ourselves and be informed of what’s going on because it’s changing almost every day,” said Mary Evelyn Torres, executive director of Action Wellness, during a town hall meeting at William Way LGBT Community Center on April 10. “What I’m asking you to do is step up,” she underlined.
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2 weeks ago |
epgn.com | Lauren Rowello
Trans Day of Visibility brought celebration, protests, and other events across the country at the end of March — but one of the most invisible groups of trans people still needs the support of the LGBTQ+ community. Incarcerated trans people — especially trans women — face significant challenges as they seek fair treatment, access to healthcare, and appropriate housing.
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2 weeks ago |
epgn.com | Lauren Rowello
The Philadelphia School District recently hired its first LGBTQ+ Manager of Student Supports, a new position created to specifically serve the district’s LGBTQ+ youth and families. Tim McKinney moved from Big Brothers Big Sisters for the role and is now three months into the job. “It’s so fun to have a job with LGBTQ+ in the title — and a gift,” said McKinney, who joked that their day job is a gay job.
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2 weeks ago |
epgn.com | Lauren Rowello
Drag queen Eric Jaffe believes she experienced queerphobia when EventBrite got in the way of her success. The platform — which she used as a ticket sales servicer for Gay Mis, a queer take on the classic Les Miserables that ran at FringeArts in February, abruptly stopped ticket sales for the production a day after Jaffe posted an ad on the site to boost reach.
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3 weeks ago |
epgn.com | Lauren Rowello
Jen Leary founded Watch Party Philly — a queer-run effort to cultivate community around women’s sports — in an attempt to find her own sense of community. Since launching a year ago, she’s helped thousands of people develop new connections by bringing them together for hangouts during live games. Now the organization is raising money as a first step toward giving its city-wide gatherings a permanent home.
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