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It’s Always Sunny In Queeradelphia
• Overview of Philadelphia• The Gayborhood• LGBTQIA Resources
– Gayborhood– Greater Philadelphia community– Drexel
• Annual Events• Bars & Nightclubs• Queer-Friendly Neighborhoods for Off-
Campus Living
Philadelphia
The Gayborhood
• Located in the Located in the Washington Square Washington Square West neighborhood of West neighborhood of Center CityCenter City– East to West: 11East to West: 11thth St to St to
Juniper StJuniper St– North to South: North to South:
Chestnut St to Pine StChestnut St to Pine St
• Rainbow street signs Rainbow street signs added in 2007added in 2007
The Gayborhood
• LGBTQIA health/wellness, youth, and community centers
• Queer-friendly businesses
• Gay bars & nightclubs• Super cute restaurants• Adorable older gay
couples holding hands• Cha ching! $$$
Gayborhoods in the Burbz?
• New Hope, PA• Lambertville, NJ• Collingswood, NJ• Rehoboth Beach, DE• Asbury Park, NJ• Cape May, NJ• Northwest Philly
(40+ minutes away)– Manayunk– West Mount Airy
William Way Community Center: 1315 Spruce St
• Community service & events, educational & cultural programs
• Founded in 1976• Named after William
Way– Opened first LGBT
community center in Philly, AIDS Walk
– Died prematurely of AIDS
Mazzoni Center: 21 S. 12th St
• Philly’s LGBT health & wellness center
• Founded in 1979 (oldest AIDS service organization in PA)
• Primary health care• Mental health services• LGBT legal services• HIV/STD testing• Food bank & housing
subsidies for people affected by HIV/AIDS
• Outreach & education
The Attic Youth Center: 255 S. 16th St
• Youth center for kids ages 14-21• Youth programming
– Life Skills Center– Mental Health Counseling– Supportive Services– Community engagement
• The Bryson Institute– LGBTQ sensitivity training for all
professions that interact with queer youth
• Attic Graffix– Youth design & create their own t-
shirts, pillows, posters, etc.
LGBTQA Student Center: Creese Student Center –
48C• Opening: October 22nd, 5-7 pm• Mission: “to provide resources and support the
development, growth, and education of Drexel students, faculty and professional staff, with the intent to serve as a safe and inclusive location for the LGBTQIA community and their allies on campus”
• Centralizes LGBTQA-related resources• Staffed by graduate students and, supported by Student
Center for Inclusion and Culture• FUSE e-board members have office hours• FUSE advocacy spearheaded its creation• Help us to make it grow!
Drexel Student Health Center: 3201 Arch St
• Confidential STD testing• Free condoms• Women’s Care Clinic: 1427 Vine St
– Well-Woman Care– Rapid HIV testing– Pregnancy testing– Emergency contraception
Drexel Counseling Center: Creese Student Center
• General counseling• Treatment for previously diagnosed
psychological conditions• LGBTQIA-specific counseling
Other Drexel Resources
• Student Center for Inclusion and Culture– Intercultural Center: 33rd & Chestnut– Provides multicultural programming in the form of
educational events, social events, & sensitivity training
• Victim Support & Intervention Services– Creese Student Center, Suite 215– Provides support for victims of harassment,
physical & sexual assault, rape, robbery, etc.• Office of Equality & Diversity
– Intercultural Center– Offers conflict resolution in cases of harassment &
discrimination, among other services related to diversity at Drexel
• FUSE e-board!
LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania: 3907 Spruce
St• Established in 1982• Outreach &
education• Support services• Library of LGBTQIA-
related media
Philadelphia Black Gay Pride: April
• Week of events to promote pride among black queer individuals
• Usually the third or fourth week of April
Equality Forum: May
• Weeklong LGBT civil rights summit with an international focus
• Panel discussions, art exhibits, social events, parties, International Equality Dinner
• SundayOUT at the Piazza: fun block party in Northern Liberties
Drexel Pride Days: May
• Week of LGBTQIA-related events on & around Drexel’s campus
• Events created & facilitated by FUSE, Student Center for Inclusion & Culture, and other LGBTQ-related organizations
• Movie screenings, drag shows, networking, etc.
Philly Dyke March
• Typically takes place in June, before Pride
• 1993: Lesbian Avengers planned a march before the March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights
• Reaction to corporate and male-dominated LGBT events
• Regular part of Philly since 1998
Philly Pride: June
• Nation’s first LGBT pride parade
• Started in 1970• Parade from the
Gayborhood to Penn’s Landing
• Outdoor festival in Penn’s Landing
Philadelphia Trans* Health Conference
• Runs for three days in June• Hundreds of workshops and
activities– Health, safety, wellness,
housing, employment, social service, mental health, medical care
• Focused on health, safety, overall wellness of the trans* community
• Thousands of people from all across the country
• Founded in 2002• Run by Mazzoni Center
QFest: July
• Film festival featuring LGBTQIA-related short films, feature films, & documentaries
• Runs for two weeks in mid-late July
Philly Trans* March: October
• Annual rally and demonstration for the rights of trans, genderqueer, gender-variant, and gender non-conforming individuals
• Takes place on the Saturday before Outfest
• Features performances by local trans* artists
• March starts at LOVE Park, works its way up & down Broad and through the Gayborhood
Outfest: October
• Huge block party in the Gayborhood
• Takes place the Sunday closest to National Coming Out Day, as part of National Coming Out Week
• Food, drinks, dancing
ICandy
• 12th & Spruce• Boy bar (becoming
increasingly more diverse)
• Dance floor has wall of mirrors, hot dancers, lights, lasers, fog machine
• Approx. 1,000 degrees
• Frat House Fridays: 18+
• Watch out for old guys & extreme Philly queer voguers
Woody’s
• 13th & Walnut• Boy bar• Really loud!• Dance floor has cool
lights• 18+ on Wednesday
nights• Be careful about going
out on Wednesday nights
Voyeur
• Camac & St. James (between 12th & 13th, just below Walnut)
• Boy bar• Awesome DJs• Drag show every
Wednesday• Pricey• Drugs are bad• No under 21 nights
Stir Lounge
• 17th & Chancellor• Ladies’ Night on
Fridays: no cover!• No under 21 nights
Stimulus & Arouse
• Women’s parties thrown every month
• Time and locations change every month
• Check their Facebook pages for more info
Clubs Your Straight Friends Will Try to Drag You To
• The Roxxy (Frankford & Delaware)– 18+ Thursdays– 17+ Fridays & Saturdays
• Shampoo (8th Street, between Callowhill & Spring Garden)– 18+ some Fridays & Saturdays– Beware: sometimes they have nights for high
schoolers• Blurr (Bank & Market, between 2nd & 3rd)
– 18+ Thursdays
Fairmount – Lower North Philly
• Between Fairmount Ave & Girard, from Corinthian to the Schuykill
• Behind the Art Museum• Families & young
professionals• Super-cute traditional
rowhomes• Lots of shops, restaurants,
bars along Fairmount Ave• 15-30 minute commute to
campus (walk/bike/SEPTA)• Check out Brewerytown,
too!– Poplar St. to Cecil B.
Moore, 25th to 33rd
Northern Liberties – Lower North Philly
• Front St to 6th, from Spring Garden to Girard
• Yuppie hipster Mecca• Home to the Piazza
at Schmidts• Getting super
expensive (gentrification sucks)
• Lots of new construction, warehouse & loft-style apartments
• 20-30 min commute (SEPTA/bike)
Fishtown – Northeast Philly
• Triangle formed by Frankford Ave, York St, & Delaware Ave
• Right next to Northern Liberties
• Small rowhomes & warehouse apartments
• Lots of cool neighborhood bars (also loud drunks)
• Turning into Hipsterville
• 25-30+ min commute (SEPTA/drive/bike if you like a workout)
Bella Vista & Queen Village– South Philly
• Two adjacent neighborhoods in South Philly
• Front St to Broad, South St to Washington Ave
• Historically strong Italian American populations, becoming LGBT-populated
• Cute houses & dive bars
• Getting pricey• 30 min commute
(SEPTA & bike)
East Passyunk Crossing – South Philly
• Broad to 8th, Tasker to Snyder
• “East Pashyunk”• Rising LGBTQIA
population• Lots of LGBTQIA-
owned businesses• Dubbed “The New
Gayborhood”• 30+ min commute
(SEPTA)
Spruce Hill – West Philly
• Between 40th & 46th, Market to Woodland
• Incredibly diverse• Streets lined with
huge trees• Clark Park• Studio 34: yoga
studio that does queer & trans* yoga