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It's Always Sunny In

It's Always Sunny In. QUEERADELPHIA. 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.

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It's Always Sunny In

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  1. It's Always Sunny In QUEERADELPHIA

  2. 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

  3. Philadelphia

  4. The Gayborhood • Located in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Center City • East to West: 11th St to Juniper St • North to South: Chestnut St to Pine St • Rainbow street signs added in 2007

  5. 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! $$$

  6. 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

  7. LGBTQIA Resources: Gayborhood & Beyond

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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.

  11. 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!

  12. 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

  13. Drexel Counseling Center: Creese Student Center • General counseling • Treatment for previously diagnosed psychological conditions • LGBTQIA-specific counseling

  14. 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!

  15. LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania: 3907 Spruce St • Established in 1982 • Outreach & education • Support services • Library of LGBTQIA-related media

  16. Queeradelphia Events

  17. Philadelphia Black Gay Pride: April • Week of events to promote pride among black queer individuals • Usually the third or fourth week of April

  18. 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

  19. 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.

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. QFest: July • Film festival featuring LGBTQIA-related short films, feature films, & documentaries • Runs for two weeks in mid-late July

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. Queeradelphia College Nightlife

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. Stir Lounge • 17th & Chancellor • Ladies’ Night on Fridays: no cover! • No under 21 nights

  31. Stimulus & Arouse • Women’s parties thrown every month • Time and locations change every month • Check their Facebook pages for more info

  32. 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

  33. Queeradelphia Off-Campus Living

  34. 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

  35. 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)

  36. 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)

  37. 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)

  38. 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)

  39. 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

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