diversity
OPINION: Diversity Isn’t “Being in the Room” — It’s Whites Giving Up Their Seats
As Philadelphia and the rest of the nation grapple with what it means to be more inclusive, it seems as though some privileged individuals aren’t […]
The 2017 Oscar Nominations Are Out, and It’s #GoodNightSoWhite
After two consecutive years of white actors and actresses dominating the acting categories for Hollywood’s biggest night — and two years of the viral hashtag […]
Black Trans Demonstration Planned for Creating Change Conference
A collective of black transgender demonstrators is planning to stage a direct action at the Creating Change conference at 1 p.m. on Friday. The demonstration, […]
Creating Change 2017 Is Finally Here: Our Recommended Events
More than 4,000 people will begin arriving in Center City on Wednesday for Creating Change 2017, the nation’s largest LGBTQ conference. The 29th-annual conference, presented […]
Want to Solve the Mummers’ Diversity Problem? Just Call It “The White Heritage Parade”
It’s a new year, and the older I get, the more I have begun to realize that some stuff won’t change because it really doesn’t […]
That Time (Last Week) a White Man Joked That I Must Be the Coat-Checker
Holiday parties: for me, either the best of times or the most uncomfortable of times. As the editor of G Philly, Philadelphia magazine’s LGBTQ channel, […]
11 Tech Leaders on How to Bolster Diversity in Philly Tech
It’s no secret that the tech industry has a diversity problem. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that several Silicon Valley tech companies — Twitter, Pinterest, Salesforce, […]
Woody’s Is Hosting a Q&A to Amend Allegedly Discriminatory Policies
On Tuesday, November 22nd, popular Gayborhood bar Woody’s will be hosting a public Q&A to address current concerns pertaining to its dress code policies and overall diversity […]
LGBTQ&A: Zachary Wilcha
Zachary Wilcha is the first-ever executive director of the Independence Business Alliance (IBA), Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT chamber of commerce. We chatted about the organization’s recent […]
OPINION: Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs Should Seriously Address the Gayborhood’s Racial Insensitivity
A little more than a year ago I first shared publicly my experience of dealing with racial insensitivity in the Gayborhood. After that, I took […]
LGBTQ&A: Dante Austin
Dante Austin, 24, has been an openly gay deputy sheriff officer with the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office for nearly three years. We caught up with him […]
LGBTQ&A: Anthony Mustafa Adair
Anthony Mustafa Adair, a 24-year-old rising star in Philadelphia’s theater scene, chats with us about his experiences as an openly gay Afghan performer and his […]
OPINION: We Need More Diverse Representations of LGBTQ Life on TV
Next week, Fox’s megahit show Empire returns, and my black gay friends are more excited for its arrival than they are warmer Philly weather. “It’s […]
Jim Kenney’s Team: Mostly White, Majority Women
Last May, Jim Kenney won the mayoral primary in an eye-popping, record-breaking landslide, the likes of which hadn’t been seen in almost 40 years. His […]
Central High School Named Nation’s Most Diverse
Not only is Philadelphia’s Central High School one of the top high schools in the city, the region and the state of Pennsylvania, it’s also […]