William Way LGBT Community Center

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our virtual food drive so far!! 🥫The pantry is growing again!! Here are some of the items we’ve already received.

We are so grateful for the support ❤

If you would like to contribute food items, please check out our list on Amazon:

www.tinyurl.com/WWCCMeals 🥫🍞🥦🍅

• 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗔 𝗚𝗔𝗬 𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗧

- The GLF manifesto from the cover of Temple University’s Free Press, July 27, 1970.

The post-Stonewall years in Philadelphia saw the birth of new, leftist, counter-culture organizations that rejected the assimilationism of earlier homophile groups. On May 29, 1970, a group of about 50 people met at Gazoo, a gay collective at 230 South Street to form Philadelphia’s Gay Liberation Front. Among the leaders was activist Steve (Kiyoshi) Kuromiya. Primarily young and male, GLF members espoused not only gay liberation, but civil rights, feminism and anti-war causes.

Soon there was a GLF student group at Temple, which sponsored weekly coffee hours and dances at the school’s Student Activities Center. GLF events received fairly extensive coverage in local radical papers like the Free Press, Plain Dealer and Distant Drummer.

By 1971, GLF was being overshadowed by the new Gay Activists Alliance. GAA was more political, structured and more focused on gay rights issues and soon had over 400 members. By the summer of 1972, the year of Philadelphia’s first Gay Pride Parade, after a brief but active existence, the GLF had folded.

🔥 WE WON’T BE ERASED. Let Pennsylvanian LGBTQIA+ voices be heard. We need YOU to take the 2026 PA LGBTQIA+ Health Survey so we can continue to advocate for our health!

📝 Take the survey now: bit.ly/2026lgbt (La encuesta también está disponible en español!)
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Why should YOU take this survey❓
• It is completely anonymous.
• The survey is supported by the Pennsylvania Department of
Health and can be used by the community to support advocacy and research efforts.
• Other large-scale surveys do not collect data on sexual orientation and gender identity.
• LGBTQ+ organizations across PA need this data to apply for grants and inform programming.

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Recently we have seen a greater demand for food at our monthly Grocery Day. We ask if you would consider purchasing much-needed food items from our Amazon list.

Your contribution will ensure our Grocery Days can continue and we can help to ease food insecurity in our community.

Simply purchase an item from our list and it will be shipped directly to us. https://a.co/01YDmRMy

Just 2 days away… 💙✨

Indigo Ball: 50th Anniversary is almost here and we cannot wait to celebrate this milestone with you!

Hosted by the incredible AJ Hikes (), the evening will be filled with unforgettable performances and electric energy:

🎤 Performers
✨ Spencer Tate (.tate)
🌈 Philly Voices of Pride ()
👞 Men on Tap (menontap.org)

🎧 DJ
🔥 — bringing the beats and keeping us dancing all night

📸 Photographer
📷 — capturing every joyful, historic moment

For 50 years, William Way has celebrated community, resilience, and pride. This anniversary celebration will honor our legacy while lighting the way forward.

The countdown is on — we’ll see you there. 💃🏾🕺🏽💙