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Calling all LGBTQ travelers, gaggle of local gays and their friends alike! Get your facts straight and your history GAY on this specialty tour of Philadelphia’s iconic Gayborhood. Get under the skin of queer Philly. Discover the controversies, paradoxes, and hidden histories of the only formalized Gayborhood in the country. Let’s talk and spill all that historical tea hunny! Tour includes: - Barbara Gittings, "Gay Pioneer" - Alain Locke, Dean of the Harlem Renaissance - Giovanni's Room, The nation's longest continuously-operating LGBT-focused bookstore - The evolution of Pride: from protest to parade - Kiyoshi Kuromiya: Inventor, Architect, Activist - A tribute to Gloria Casarez Wheel Chair Accessible upon request.
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15 min
See the Pride and Progress mural on the side of the William Way LGBTQ Community Center.
10 min
On the side of Writer's Block Rehab (local qpoc owned bar), see two incredible murals of queer icons.
15 min
Visit the oldest continuously operating LGBTQ-focused bookstore in the country.
10 min
See what the heart of the Gayborhood consisted of and the location of Philadelphia's oldest Gay bars
We'll meet at the intersection of 13th Street and Locust St, by the sign that says "Barbara Gittings Way". Right outside the red neon sign for Bud & Marilyn's.