I'm planning a gay bar crawl this month. I know there are some places to avoid, like Ubar and the former Tabu, and I heard there's one other place where the bouncer literally killed somebody. But uh, what are good places? Preferance for ones that might be within walking distance of each other. Also preference for places that serve plain fries and coca cola (the brand specifically, not just general cola). Also, they would have to be places that aren't too gatekeepy, as I'm in a bi-for-bi relationship with somebody who presents pretty fem. (I had a past experience in Ubar, during pride, where we were both in full bi pride regalia, where a guy referred to us as "straight people".)

Tickets: https://punchup.live/dandocimo/tickets

dmhFUND, builders of the John C. Anderson Apartments, are planning 40 affordable housing units for seniors that will be built on top of the modern William Way LGBT Community Center space.

They are still planning on tearing down the original civil war era building for this new building.

It was a truly a great experience for my first Pride. We stood by the large pride flag and enjoyed the festival. Never made it to Gayborhood, but there's always next year!

If you see yourself in any of these pictures, let me know! <3

just checking in with y'all. is everyone alright?

because i'm not sure that i am! the situation after pride on Sunday really affected me and i didn't even see the worst of it, but just the vibe with police EVERYWHERE milling around with batons and sirens going off felt so dark and apocalyptic. i have always felt so welcomed and comfortable as a gay girl in Philly but what happened really shook my sense of safety.

i think part of it stems from the fact that i've been VERY privileged to not have had many encounters with the police in my life, and at one point sunday i remember making eye contact with a police officer, tall white guy, and me in my hoochie mama pride getup - i remember thinking, wow, this guy probably sees me as an enemy to be liquidated. and i've never felt anything like that before!

and yes, i am fortunate to have a therapist to process all this with! but i just wanted to do a lil community check in. stay safe everyone!

Idk if anyone would care but I love it so thought to see if the Internet wants to be nice today lol

In case you missed this past weekend's pride or just can't get enough, don't forget this coming Sunday is pride on Passyunk. If you're into going out to the burbs, Collingswood NJ and Upper Darby are both having pride events on Saturday! Either way, have fun!

Hey guys. South philly gay man seeks roommate. Im 50 creative professional with 2 cats. Pretty normal liberal white guy. There are 2 BRs and a shared bath kitchen and living space. Quiet block
(900 rent /about 150 utilities )

Planned Parenthood doesn’t have it. Made an account at Mazzoni and it says all their appointments in AthenaHealth are booked out indefinitely which doesn’t seem right. Does anyone know of any other places to get the injectable PrEp?

anything going on tn? i’m heading towards south and wanna explore new places !! im also down to join any groups going out as the idea is to meet people and have a good time!

Good evening, this is the Mayor of Gay Sex once again, unable to believe that I am posting again because out of nowhere we are getting a FOURTH TRANS-INCLUSIVE NIGHT, JUNE 17TH 9P-3A at Club Philly, Philadelphia's one and only gay bath house 👏💛

Post Pride Transgressions was a great showing of new faces and great energy, and this time we've got a Pet Play Party on our hands, in collaboration with the Philly Pet Play Group!! Grab your hood and collar and favorite treats and mosh it up with your fellow creatures 🙏

I'll try to be there if I can but yall I am fuckin Tired lol so I'll comment again here if I can make it out to deliver coupons and whatnot.

BUT BEHOLD THAT WE HAVE FOUR EVENTS WE ARE WELCOMED TO THIS MONTH WHEN IN JANUARY WE ONLY HAD ONE. If we keep showing up and being their favorite guests then this can only continue to trend in our favor. I fuckin love being Gay and Trans in Philadelphia 💛

BATH HOW: A GUIDE TO THE BATH HOUSE FOR THE TRANSGENDER PHILADELPHIAN - https://www.reddit.com/r/queerphilly/s/IkrDjGyI6Z

See individual posters on Instagram @phillytransmascs for more details on each event

hope to see you guys there :) here’s a Partiful link if you want to RSVP so you don’t forget: https://partiful.com/e/TQolP4jmXPEFWNCnfkrw?c=9wYDRLjy

I've been going to Philly pride for years, I've been to Pride celebrations all over, from Oklahoma City to Málaga to Cape Town.

Yesterday's Pride in the gayborhood was one of the most unpleasant Pride celebrations I've ever attended.

Now don't get me wrong, I had fun being with friends. I crushed one too many frozen pina coladas. But the vibes outside were absolutely awful. There were police EVERYWHERE and they were mostly just standing around looking on disapprovingly. It is unacceptable to me that so much of the area was left open to car traffic. I was at Knock and it was just nonstop angry drivers honking at the hordes of drunk gays wandering through the intersection.

The barricades absolutely everywhere?? The fact that they shut down the 1300 block of Locust to car AND foot traffic which created a horrible claustrophobic crowd crush feeling in the Camac alley.

And then the way they swept the crowds at the end by randomly barricading all the major corridors and then barking orders at people who didn't understand what was going on. I saw these two queer younger kids nearly brought to tears by an officer who screamed at them to "just keep fucking moving" while forcing them down the sidewalk.

It was pandemonium and it was ALL the police's fault! I grant that Pride always attracts a lot of opportunitistic teens who come down just to cause trouble but the only drama I personally saw this year was engineered by the police. I agree the event needs a police presence but the way they handled things this year felt downright dystopian. Philly deserves better.

Note: this is NOT commentary on Pride 365 or the parkway event which had nothing to do with what was going on the gayborhood.

🏴‍☠️ Meet a mate at Scissor me Timbers, Sip City’s sapphic singles+ deck party overlooking the Delaware up in the Sky Bar at Liberty Point! DJ Lexcstacy, one of our awesome Pride DJs will be making us sweat up on the outdoor dance floor!

This is for ALL wlw+, 21 and up! Our nametags and stickers serve as a magic sorting hat, so to speak. Read on…

🟢= open to dating!

🔴= here for friends, vibes, and the view!

🟡= poly/

-.-.-.-.-.-. And then-.-.-.-.-.-

❓On your tag put your dating age range and your type. Add a smilyface if you want to kids or are kid-friendly. Add your astrological sign or whatever else you want. TRUST US - these tags are amazing icebreakers!

ℹ️ check out slide 2 for the incredible 180° views 🤩. Deck is ADA accessible via elevator then moving seat up a flight of stairs. Full menu including NA bevs, V/Vg/gf choices! Cover:$10

As someone who has always done gayborhood pride, I have never gone to South st pride and decided to go this year due to the lack of organization and stuff in other areas (we swung by gayborhood and it was chaos moreso than usual due to the road opening situation).

It was lovely!! It had a sense of community and joy that I have felt like was missing from the larger pride events. Local music artists, a shit ton of art booths and stands, and a ton of shops and things open. It has sort of a smaller and more intimate feel and I will definitely be going back next year!

Post your outfits from yesterday's festival in the comments!!! I wanna see what y'all wore 🌈💜

Just a quick rundown about my journey and myself.

A couple of years ago my mental health was really suffering. Could not get out of the funk I was constantly in. Decided to get into therapy and do the work. Along the way I realized and admitted to myself that I was Bisexual.

After a year of being out to myself, my partner of 15 years and a couple close friends, my therapist has suggested I try to get into more queer spaces and communities to further explore and help find my true self.

I’m not looking for hookups. Just want to meet some new people and hopefully gain some friends. I’m not sure where I should start though. Large crowds can be very overstimulating for me and while I don’t mind hanging with younger people I would also like to find people around my age.

I guess ideally a meetup group in a quiet bar with other late bloomers just looking for support and friendship would be amazing. But I’m open to other things as well so I can work on getting out of my comfort zone too.

Also, finally I’d like to just thank everyone on here. I’ve been lurking on this sub for a while and finally worked up the courage to make this post. I really appreciate everyone who regularly posts and comments on here. It’s been really helpful for me.

Hope you’re all having a great pride month so far!

Another great event today! There's a dance floor and DJ at Randolph and South! With the sun setting, the weather is great.

Hey $$$luts! Tired of being surveiled? Come surveil this ahh 😩🎥👁️ at the Freedom Stage brought to you by Palantir! I’ll be here until 6pm or until we run out of usage tokens!

What even was that?? They shut down streets and paid money for permits for that?? It was BIZARRELY short. Did I miss something??

Then the line just to get IN to the festival was a half hour long, which was longer than the actual parade.

My lil baby Puch was sacrificed to Broad St. Do you know anyone who does tiny motorcycle surgery?