
Victoria A. Brownworth
Investigative Journalist at Freelance
Award-winning investigative journo ▪️ 2022 Society of Professional Journalists Award/Newspaper Feature Reporting ▪️2023 NLGJA/Curve Award ▪️ Socialist ▪️Widow
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2 months ago |
epgn.com | Victoria A. Brownworth
This story originally appeared in News Is Out. Health care is a weighted issue for LGBTQ+ people. Due to income disparities, particularly for lesbians, bisexual and trans women and people of color, access to health care and essential services is often limited. Among queer and trans people, cancer is more prevalent, HIV is more prevalent, autoimmune disease is more prevalent and substance abuse is more prevalent.
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2 months ago |
epgn.com | Victoria A. Brownworth
They called him the people’s pope — a charismatic and inspirational leader touched by grace. Pope Francis, controversial head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died early on Easter Monday from a cerebral hemorrhage, sending Catholics and others worldwide into collective mourning.
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2 months ago |
epgn.com | Victoria A. Brownworth
Philadelphians came out en masse on April 5 for the national “Hands Off” march. Despite sketchy weather with intermittent showers, some 10.000 people gathered, marching down Market Street from City Hall to Independence Hall — the very birthplace of American liberty, here in what was once America’s first capital. The march illumined the diversity of our great city. All of Philly’s racial, ethnic and LGBTQ communities were on display. People of all ages were represented.
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Mar 26, 2025 |
epgn.com | Victoria A. Brownworth
March 27 is my wife’s birthday. Maddy Gold was a remarkable artist and an extraordinary teacher. When I posted my original obituary for her, it was on the funeral home website — the same funeral home down the street from my paternal grandparents’ little row home in East Falls. The same funeral home that had buried both my father’s parents, then my mother and father.
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Mar 20, 2025 |
epgn.com | Victoria A. Brownworth
Mainstream media discourse on Donald Trump's new trade wars and reporting on tariffs has not addressed those already living on the edge.
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The Wife's Bestie here. Yesterday morning Victoria was buried in a private ceremony along with The Wife's ashes. For those of you interested in making a memorial donation please consider the American Civil Liberties Union (https://t.co/e8BwaY88yJ) or Philadelphia's Animal Care

The Wife's Bestie here. It is with a heavy heart that I must report that Victoria passed away yesterday morning. It was a gentle and peaceful ending to her long fight against cancer. She loved her X community and I hope she will be remembered here. Please remember her in your

#CancerUpdate on Victoria from The Wife's Bestie. V is showing improvement. Pain management. Awake. Had a chest tube inserted to drain fluid from her lung. Ghastly. She wants people to pray/send healing thoughts as she believes in that. Reading posts to her as I can. Thank you.