The Gayborhood

Ten years ago, Amber Hikes started a queer nightlife production company. Today, she’s the Executive Director of the Office of LGBT Affairs in Philadelphia. She’s on the front lines, fighting racism and discriminatory practices in the Philadelphia’s gay neighborhood. Join us as we take a walk through the Gayborhood, down the streets between Chestnut and Pine, Broad and 11th and into Philadelphia’s City Hall. Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs on Instagram Amber Hikes Instagram @dapper_Stemme Community Conversations Initiative MAP: The Gayborhood iCandy owner Video: Apology Video: Articles about Philadelphia's Gay Neighborhood: Philly Mag, “Racism in the Gayborhood: A Progress Report” Philly Voice “Exclusive iCandy owner breaks silence on video that launched racial firestorm in Gayborhood” Philly Mag “Video iCandy Darryl Depriano N Word” Philly.com “He paid for his mistakes” Philly Voice “One Year Later Strides Made Gayborhood Racism Work Still to be Done” Mic “Philadelphia’s Queer People of Color have Fought Racism for Years, Now the City is Paying Attention” More Color More Pride Flag Press: More Color, More Pride Website Hello Tierney Design Yes Magazine “ Why Philly’s New Pride Flag has Black and Brown Stripes” Vox “Gay Pride Flag Philadelphia Fight Explained” Medium “We Don’t Need a New Pride Flag” Time “Lena Waithe Rainbow Pride Flag Met Gala” Wait… Another New Pride Flag? Listen to Music from the episode: Shi Da Buzzard: " Keep pushing " “ City Lit ” “ For the block ” on Spotify and Instagram SuperKnova: “ City Glow ” on Spotify and Instagram Elle de Luna “ Gaslight ” on Instagram Keep Queer Public Alive: Visit our Patreon page and become a sustaining member today. You can gain access to our secret behind the scenes Instagram account, prizes and so much more. Become part of the QP family.

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The Gayborhood is an episode from The Queer Public Podcast by Real-Life Queer Life.

This episode is 25:25 long.

This episode was published on Jun 3, 2019.

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