TOP PICKS: 5 Unique LGBTQ Events This Weekend
This event is a fundraiser for Devine Light LGBTQ Homeless Shelter.
FRIDAY EVENTS
Allowed to Love: Heroes and Martyrs in the LGBTQ Community
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
MUSE Gallery, 52 North Second Street; all ages.
Come check out the work of Carolyn Cohen as she pays homage to the LGBTQ community’s heroes and victims.
My Parents Are Transgender
6 p.m. to midnight
4914 Walnut St. 19104; all ages.
Divine Light LGBTQ Homeless Shelter and Sapphosway are throwing an all-inclusive social to connect families of the transgender community and allies interested in supporting its efforts. The $25 cover at the door will include dinner and a full evening of dialogue, dance, and diverse entertainment.
Guerrilla Queer Bar: April Fools Philly!
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Secret mystery location.
The Welcoming Committee is back at it again this First Friday for a special April Fool’s Day spectacular. Be a part of their monthly party crusade, which pops up at typically straight bars and gays out! Tickets can be purchased online, with various special accommodations and offers.
SATURDAY EVENTS
Truth Be Told Productions Presents “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead”
8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom Street; all ages.
Truth Be Told Productions brings us an “unauthorized parody” that’s already a Fringe Festival and GLAAD Media Award winner. Tickets can be purchased online, with various special accommodations and offers
GET OFF: 70s/80s Sleazy Disco Party at STIR
10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Stir Lounge, 1705 Chancellor Street; over 21.
STIR is turning it up for the disco classics of Donna Summer and Blondie, plus ’80s hits from Madonna and more. The $5 cover and $1 drink specials the first hour will draw larger crowds, so don’t be tardy to the party.
NOTE: If you have weekend LGBTQ events that you would like considered for our top picks, please email us at gphilly@phillymag.com.
