Philadelphia’s Black, queer history is rich, and these historians want more people to know about it
Philadelphia is well known for residents who have led the charge in civil rights, health care and entertainment. However, a little-known collection of archives shows that many of the same people were also…
The Best LGBTQ+ Bars In The US
Whether you are looking for a rowdy dance club, a convivial piano bar, a sporty gay bar, or a chill lounge — the thing that ties all LGBTQ+ establishments together is community —…
A ‘Queer Eye’ Guide to Philadelphia
On June 5, the fifth season of Netflix’s Queer Eye hits our TVs, bringing the Fab Five—Bobby Berk, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Karamo Brown, and Jonathan Van Ness—to the City of Brotherly Love. During filming last summer, the hosts…
Gay Bars Around The World Facing Collapse Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
From pulsating gay super clubs to basement drag cabarets and dimly-lit lesbian bars, the new coronavirus has shuttered LGBT+ nightlife venues worldwide, with some already forced to close permanently while others are scrambling…
Queens of the City
If you said “filled with potholes” and “dirty with sequin trash from New Year’s Eve,” you’re only half right. There are dancing drag queens, singing drag queens, lip-syncing drag queens, stand-up comedy queens,…
It’s Always Fabulous In Philadelphia
I’ll admit that when I was a kid, any vacation that involved constant history lessons instead of constant theme park frolicking was no vacation for me. I was far more interested in beach…
Will Midtown Village leave the Gayborhood behind?
Tucked away in the quiet third-floor archives of the William Way LGBT Community Center, there’s a nearly 50-year-old leather-bound folder. The dozens of index cards inside are a window to a different past. “Cell…
Camac Baths building makes Philadelphia Register of Historic Places
In a reversal of its decision, the Philadelphia Historical Commission voted to list a former bathhouse on the city’s Register of Historic Places. This designation also is historic for another reason: It marks the first time…
The 50 Most Popular Gay Bars in the United States
The ingredients for the perfect gay bar are not as obvious as the ingredients for a perfect cocktail. The best bars mix ambience, a frisson of energy, and the right vibes. But there’s…
Philadelphia, Camden to celebrate Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday
This year, you will probably be hearing a lot about Walt Whitman. May 31 will be the 200th anniversary of his birth, and a year of events and exhibitions will celebrate that fact….