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Philly’s LGBTQ+ community responds to the Harris/Walz ticket

The move to place Kamala Harris at the top-of-the-ticket has excited some voters while others cautiously awaited news about her VP pick. Now that she...
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Want to join the Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs?

The Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs — which plays a crucial role in advising the mayor on policies that support and uplift the LGBTQ+ community in...
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Philadelphia Gay News

What’s an auditor general — and why should it matter to LGBTQ+ voters?

“The auditor general looks at the promises made by politicians and uses empirical data to make sure that those promises are kept,” explained Rep...
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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz talk LGBTQ+ rights at first rally in Philadelphia

Just after 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 6— a full three hours before speeches were scheduled to begin, the line to get into Temple University’s Liacouras Center...
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Philadelphia isn’t prepared to help people struggling with addiction and homelessness, but that isn’t slowing down Mayor Parker’s plans to end Kensington’s open-air drug market

Mayor Cherelle Parker campaigned on shutting down the Kensington neighborhood’s open-air drug market, saying she would bring in the National Guard...