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This Philly-Area Man Wrote a Book About His Bike Ride Across America

In high school, Kyle Bryant was an avid snowboarder, a volleyball player, the prom king, for God’s sake. Yes, he was clumsy, known for getting […]

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Ralph Natale and the Decline of the Philly Mob

Ralph Natale was all of 12 when he first felt a dark, primal urge inside him — the desire to kill another man. On that […]

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My Biracial Life: A Memoir

It’s 1:30 a.m. on a Saturday night at the barren 24-hour Melrose Diner in South Philly. I’m there alone. The hostess is hawkeyed at the […]

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Lesbian Love in the ‘Burbs

Joanne Fleisher was leading the life of a typical suburban wife and mother in Philly – until she fell in love with another woman. She […]

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Summer Reading Roundup

Reviews of LGBT books this summer by authors including Andy Cohen, Samuel Delaney and more.

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Event: I’m From Driftwood

“I feel like the more we understand one another, the more united we all actually are,” says Marquise Lee, one of the creators of an […]

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New Book Outs Hollywood

If money talks then Scotty Bowers has plenty to say. His new book Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of […]