GAYBORHOOD 1. Equality Pennslyvania 6. Cobblestone streets 1211 Chestnut Street Camac Street between Spruce and Pine Streets Founded in 1996, Equality , located in the Mental Health Take a walk on the cobblestone streets in that add Partnerships building, is a network of individuals and organizations whose goal charm to the city and date back to the 1800s. is to achieve equality for LGBT Pennsylvanians through education, policy, and legislation reform. 7. The Church of St. Luke & the Epiphany 330 S. 13th Street 2. Knock; Washington West Project; The Bike Stop WALKING 225 S. 12th Street, 1201 Locust Street, and 204 S. Quince Street This Episcopal Church is home to various LGBTQ+-oriented groups, including Dignity Philadelphia (for Catholics), ACT-UP, Unlike the more lively bars near it in Gayborhood, Knock is a restaurant and and the Pinks and Blues (a peer-run support group for sexual and TOURS OF bar that serves patrons who are looking for a more upscale atmosphere to gender minorities living with mental illness), and was the first home relax in. § The Washington West Project, located at 1201 Locust, started as of ActionAIDS, now Pennsylvania’s largest HIV/AIDS service a collaborative health-promotion effort among various LBGTQ+ health organization. PHILADELPHIA organization to increase HIV awareness and testing. Today it is run by the Mazzoni LGBTQ Health & Well-Being Center to provide free, confidential rapid HIV Testing and STI (sexually transmitted infection) screening 8. The AIDS Fund services in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment. § Established in 1982, 1315 Spruce Street, #4 the Bike Stop is the only leather bar in the city. Located on a small street, The AIDS Fund is an organization that supports HIV/AIDS OVERVIEW: the bar provides a historical look at how some members of the LGBTQ+ education, prevention, and services in the Delaware Valley by raising This tour encompasses the Washington West community had to socialize in secrecy. money and promoting awareness about HIV through a wide range “Gayborhood,” the heart of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, of events, such as monthly GayBINGO and the annual AIDS Walk transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) community. It 3. Philadelphia Fight Community Health Center Philly to be held this year on Sunday, October 20, 2019. features nightclubs, sidewalk cafes, entertainment 1233 Locust Street and community centers. Some say the LGBT Philadelphia Fight began conducting HIV drug trials at a time when there 9. William Way Community Center and rights movement began in Philadelphia on July 4, was not many options for people living with HIV. Today is has grown a Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts 1965, when outside of Independence Hall, the first community health center that provides anyone with comprehensive primary 1315 Spruce Street and 300 S. Broad Street care while still offering state of the art HIV care. The Critical Path Learning “Annual Reminder” (the 50th anniversary of which The William Way Community Center is the home to various social, center (formally The AIDS Library) is housed on the 2nd floor. was celebrated on July 2015) was held protesting political, and support groups for the LGBTQ+ community. Opened America’s treatment of gays and lesbians. Since in 1997, William Way sponsors many activities such as Buddhist 4. Tabu Lounge and Sport Bar; Tavern on Camac; meditation, intergenerational activities, and discussion groups, and then, the LGBTQ+ community has become U Bar also offers a gallery space for artists and a 10,000-plus volume library integrated with the entire city, but this neighborhood 254 S. 12th Street, 243 S. Camac Street, 1220 Locust Street and archive. While on the tour, be on the look-out for the Pride remains its most vital scene. and Progress mural located on the west wall! As for the Kimmel Tabu is a popular bar and nightclub that attracts a younger and diverse Center, this architectural masterpiece is the home of the Philadelphia crowd looking for a night of dancing. Every week there are various themed Orchestra, as well as Philadanco, the famous African American ballet WHY YOU SHOULD RETURN: parties, drag shows, queer women’s events, burlesques, and cabarets. Tavern company. Watch hip hop dancing, hear classical, world, and jazz This lively street scene is active year-round, so you on Camac has a long history in Gayborhood – it was originally a rowhouse music, or attend one of the many free concerts throughout the year. should visit often and support the many LGBTQ+- built in the early 1800s and was then converted into a bar known as Maxine’s in the 1920s and then Raffles in the 1980s. Hosting an ever-popular piano run businesses. The Gayborhood is usually identified bar, people come here to hang out and have a good time. While more low- 10. Woody’s as being located between Chestnut and Pine streets key than some of the other bars found in Gayborhood, U Bar is the place to 202 S. 13th Street (north and south) and between 9th and Broad streets be if you’re looking for a smaller environment and laid-back atmosphere with Since its opening in 1980, Woody’s has remained an iconic gay bar (east and west). Just look for the rainbow stripe on good conversation. in Philadelphia that attracts a diverse crowd with its various theme the bottom of the street signs. nights and always lively dance floor. 5. Giovanni’s Room /Philly AIDS Thrift 345 S. 12th Street EMERGENCY: 11. In case of emergency, contact 911. Report emergency Being the first of its kind since 1973, Giovanni’s Room has been the biggest 1348 Bainbridge Street and best source for books, periodicals, and information by, for, and about Founded in 1979, the Mazzoni Center is an LGBTQ+ health & to NSO staff. the LGBTQ and feminist communities. It was acquired by the Philly AIDS wellbeing center that provides primary care, gender affirming care, Thrift when the original owners decided to retire and closed for business community health services, and family medicine. Take the Market-Frankford El to 13th Street in May 2014. Today they continue to serve the community by selling Stop or the Green Line Trolley to Juniper LGBTQ+ books—both new and old—as well as clothing, housewares, art, and miscellaneous objects. Street stop. Services outside of the Gayborhood and additional interest:

The Attic Youth Center: The only LGBTQ+ youth service organization in Philadelphia. Located at 255 16th Street, the attic serves youth 13-21. Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference: The largest trans-specific health conference that is free to attend and includes workshops, panels, and networking opportunities. GayBINGO: The wildly popular bingo fundraiser takes place almost every month and benefits the AIDS Fund Philadelphia. Philly LGBTQ+ Pride Parade & Festival: Each June, Philadelphians show their pride with a parade through Center City and a festival at Penn’s Landing. qFlix : Held each spring it is the largest LGBTQ+ film festival on the East Coast. OutFest Weekend: OutFest, a celebration of the National Coming Out Day every October, has grown into the largest such celebration in the world. Dancing and showing pride in the streets of the Gayborhood is an experience not to miss. Philly Dyke March: Led by the Dykes on Bikes, Dyke-identified people and allies march through the street holding signs and chanting for more 1 visibility and equality for those queer voices that are often marginalized. The march is always held the Saturday before Philly Pride. Philly Black Pride: During the same weekend of the Penn Relays, queer and trans people of color spend 4 days celebrating the out and 2 proudness of their intersecting identities. 10 3 Philly Trans March: It is called not just a march, but a revolutionary 4 300 S. Broad Street moment. Normally scheduled during the fall. 9 Stir Philly: Located outside of the gayborhood, Stir Lounge is a queer 8 owned business that describes itself as a “waterhole that welcomes 5 everyone.” It is located at 1705 Chancellor Street. 6 See www.phillygaycalendar.com and Philly Gay News (www.epgn. 7 com) for more events information.

To get back to Penn, take the #21 or #42 bus, or the Green Line from Market Street to 37th and Spruce streets. Tour developed by Penn’s LGBT Center 11

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