Troy Bailey has been sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison for killing Michelle “Tamika” Washington – a trans woman and passionate LGBT+ advocate. (YouTube/CBS Philly) A Philadelphia man has been sentences to up to 50 years in prison for the murder of a transgender woman and passionate LGBT+ advocate in 2019. According to
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Lil Nas X depicted on the Writer’s Block Rehab bar in Philadelphia (Instagram/@asheyeart) Lil Nas X has been honoured with an incredible three-storey mural in the heart of Philadelphia’s downtown ‘gaybourhood’. The LGBT+ icon now has a tribute as big as his fame, a 36-by-36-foot mural featuring three characters from his smash hit single “Montero
Jake Gyllenhaal starred in Brokeback Mountain with the late Heath Ledger. (Focus Features) In 1992, a young Will Smith picked up his mobile phone to ring a friend, Denzel Washington, and asked for career advice. Smith was set to star in his first major film role, playing a gay con man in Six Degrees of
Philadelphians dancing to YMCA, Trump’s own campaign song, to celebrate his defeat (Twitter/@ambiej) Overjoyed Philadelphians took to the streets to celebrate Joe Biden’s critical lead by singing and dancing to the Village People’s “YMCA”, a song that’s been co-opted by Trump as the unofficial soundtrack to his rallies. A wave of excitement came on Friday
Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett after she was sworn in. (Getty) As the US presidential election dominates news tickers and Twitter timelines, the Supreme Court heard a case Wednesday morning (4 November) that could throw the nation’s anti-discrimination laws into disarray. In what will become the first fight for justice Amy Coney Barrett, whose
Kendall Stephens was brutally beaten in her own home. (Human Rights Campaign) Kendall Stephens, a trans woman who survived a horrific transphobic attack in her own home, has described the shocking reaction by police who “cracked jokes while she bled onto the floor”. Warning: contains graphic descriptions of violence against a trans person. Kendall Stephens,
Donald Trump holds an LGBT+ Pride flag given to him by supporter. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow adoption agencies to discriminate against same-sex couples in the name of religion. Department of Justice attorneys submitted a 35-page brief to the Supreme Court asking it to rule in favour
White thugs wielding baseball bats have been filmed shouting homophobic slurs at Black Lives Matter protesters. The incident, caught on camera in Fishtown, Philadelphia on Monday night, saw a gang of white men wielding weapons in the street while confronting a group of peaceful protesters. Thugs filmed shouting homophobic slurs at Black Lives Matter activists