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Lesbian Activist Recounts Her Decades-Long Fight For Equality In Philadelphia And Beyond.

by Leona Thomas

Lesbian Activist Recounts Her Decades-Long Fight For Equality In Philadelphia And Beyond.

1980s: Being Openly Gay In College “Wasn’t Without Some Level Of Risk Every Day.” When I was growing up in high school, I had no idea that I was LGBTQ or potentially LGBTQ....

Trans Person Finds Community And Gender Euphoria In Philadelphia. “It’s Not Going To Be An Easy Road, But It’s Worth It.”

by Sunny Marks

Trans Person Finds Community And Gender Euphoria In Philadelphia. “It’s Not Going To Be An Easy Road, But It’s Worth It.”

My name’s Sunny Marks. I am from Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. In 2016, I came out as a lesbian, as a Butch lesbian or stud, to my family and friends. It was definitely a difficult...

After Years of Searching, Queer Man Finds Community In Philadelphia. “This Is What A Family Feels Like.”

by Gabriel Marenco-Garcia

After Years of Searching, Queer Man Finds Community In Philadelphia. “This Is What A Family Feels Like.”

My name is Gabriel Marenco-Garcia and I’m from Tomball, Texas. I grew up in a predominantly Latinx household, which was also dominated by Catholicism. Even the location of where...

Gay Life In Philadelphia From The 1940s To Today.

by Stanley Alper

Gay Life In Philadelphia From The 1940s To Today.

1947: Meeting Other Gays in High School: “It Was Something I Wanted To Be A Part Of.” My life actually started in early September of 1947. That was when I started my first da1948: Father Sends Gay Son To Two Psychologists. At the age of 16, which would been in 1948, my father suggested that I see a psychologist. There’s actually a pediatrician whos1963: A Five-Decade Love Story Begins With A Kiss At A Gay Bar. I had a very close lesbian friend. We first met in 1956 and we became immediate friends. It was May 4th of 1963. A2017: After Moving To LGBTQ-Friendly Senior Housing, “I Felt That I Was Starting A New Life.” After being with my partner Pedro for 49 years, 5 months and 2 days, he passed aEvolution Of Language Over Decades: “I Can Now Accept The Word ‘Queer’ And Be A Part Of It.” In my early years, people used to use the word queer. And it was always used ...

I’m From Philadelphia, MS.

by Will McKee

I’m From Philadelphia, MS.

I remember being jealous of my sisters because they could do back flips and fancy dives. I was doing good to jump off the board and swim to the edge of the pool. So I devised a st...

Satellite overhead image of Pennsylvania from Google Earth 2022

by Howard Nields

I’m From Philadelphia, PA.

I guess I must first preface this tale with a revelation. I am a gay man living with HIV. I have been this way since October 23, 2007. I don’t blame anyone but myself for my “...

Satellite overhead image of Pennsylvania from Google Earth 2022

by Howard Nields

I’m From Philadelphia, PA.

Where to begin….Having just turned 40 last week, it makes one look back at the years and reminisce about things. Was it really 10 years ago that I turned 30 and got dumped? Wher...

Satellite overhead image of Pennsylvania from Google Earth 2022

by Ralph Alpha

I’m From Philadelphia, PA.

It’s been eight years since the blizzard–that random act of nature that brought us together. I can still remember that night we were all stranded in the city, and how miraculo...

Satellite overhead image of Pennsylvania from Google Earth 2022

by Sebastian Fortino

I’m From Philadelphia, PA.

We moved to Philadelphia when I was about ten years old. The boyhood friends I had in the New Jersey suburb of my birth were therefore lost to me. Despite promises to write, and t...

Samantha's headshot: image of white transgender woman smiling at camera

by Samantha

“You Will Find Your Way.” Transgender Woman’s Multi-Stop–And Ongoing–Journey to Realizing Her Identity.

My name is Samantha. I’m from Houston, Texas.  When I was in college, just kind of finishing my degree at University of Texas in Austin, I started dating this guy whom I haI went to France to effectively be a student teacher in Toulouse. It was something I wanted to do, but turned out to be way more difficult than I anticipated. I was living off a r...

Grey, a Black queer person sits for interview on blue and white couch. They are smiling and wearing a red collared shirt with white embroidery in the shape of feathers

by Grey

How a Crush Saved a Queer Person’s Life. “Falling in Love was the Catalyst for Accepting Who I Am.”

Hey, so my name is Grey. I grew up in Florida.  I grew up in a church and in a family that was very conservative Christianity wise. They’re also Caribbean. There’s alSo that led me to finding community online, then finding community in person, and then coming to a place where I can accept and be proud of who I am. And that has brought me to wh...

From Anderson Cooper to Heartstopper, Gay Man Learns the Value of Living for Himself.

by Kevin Bentley

From Anderson Cooper to Heartstopper, Gay Man Learns the Value of Living for Himself.

My name is Kevin Bentley, and I’m from Baltimore, Maryland. When I was 17, my brother came out as bisexual. He put it out there and was just, “This is it. No room for discussi...

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