Lesbian journalist Victoria A. Brownworth dead at 69
Brownworth's work appeared in The Advocate, The Bay Area Reporter, and many other publications.
MAY 28, 2025
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Brownworth's work appeared in The Advocate, The Bay Area Reporter, and many other publications.
"I want to be visible. I've fought for visibility and I will remain visible," the Philadelphia-based activist says.
The current fight against Southern intolerance is rudderless, says longtime LGBT activist Mark Segal.
Roland Emmerich's Stonewall film may or may not follow history to a T, but it's important to remember it's entertainment, says longtime activist and gay publisher Mark Segal.
The Obama campaign is getting back to the basics this week, talking about the economy, swing states, and shoring up the Democratic base. The campaign also finally sits down with Philadelphia Gay News, making good on that blank page publisher Mark Segal infamously ran alongside the publication's interview with Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, and many other trans people were part of the modern queer rights movement that started with Stonewall.
Mark Segal recounts his amazing life in activism in his new memoir, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality. Read an exclusive excerpt below.
Longtime LGBT activist Mark Segal (pictured above) weighs in on the raucous protest that rocked the Creating Change conference in Chicago.
Laverne Cox, Mark Segal, Jim Fouratt and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy discuss what happened at Stonewall on the night that changed history in a new documentary.
The 2020 presidential candidate stopped by the historic bar to buy a round of drinks.
Philadelphia's gayborhood is now home to one of only 3 housing developments in the country specifically for LGBT seniors.
La difusion de la pelicula Stonewall no contribuye a la habilitacion de las comunidades LGBT Latinas, ni de otras comunidades LGBT de color.
Hundreds of people listened to five drag queens read childrens’ books to establish a new Guinness World Record.
In this third excerpt from Mark Segal's memoir, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality, the activist talks about the long road to build LGBT senior housing in his beloved Philadelphia.
Activist Mark Segal wants the candidates to choose at least one out LGBT person for their cabinet.
In this second excerpt from Mark Segal's memoir, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality, the activist discusses presidential encounters.
HuffPost Gay Voices should have kept its original moniker or come up with a better new one, writes activist Mark Segal.
Mark Segal, who founded the Philadelphia Gay News in 1976, and Bob Ross, who co-founded the Bay Area Reporter in 1971 are the newest inductees to the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame.
Philadelphia puts the pieces together for the nation's newest LGBT senior development.