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