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VICTORIA A. BROWNWORTH
Political Activist, Journalist , Philadelphia, PA
Your silence will not protect you. -- Audre Lorde

“Don’t Say Gay” Signed in Florida; More Anti-LGBTQ Bills Progressing in Other States
March 31, 2022 Philadelphia Gay News It was a bad week to be LGBTQ in the U.S. as Republican governors and state legislatures continued...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 31, 20225 min read
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Is Violence Always Wrong?
March 30, 2022 Philadelphia Gay News It was the slap shown round the world. At the Oscars, Philly native Will Smith slapped comedian...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 30, 20225 min read
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The Oscars Made History for More than “The Slap”
March 29, 2022 Philadelphia Gay News Will Smith may be a West Philly native, but before Smith became the only Oscars story in...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 29, 20225 min read
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Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearing a Referendum on LGBTQ Rights, Race
March 23, 2022 Philadelphia Gay News Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. (Youtube screenshot. It was...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 23, 20225 min read
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Record Number of Anti-LGBTQ Bills in State Legislatures
March 23, 2022 Philadelphia Gay News This year is on track to set a record for anti-LGBT+ legislation. A mere three months into 2022,...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 23, 20224 min read
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Captive Audiences: The Lavender Tube on Athlete Controversies, Funny Pirates and Taut Thrillers
March 22, 2022 Bay Area Reporter Brittney Griner report on MSNBC When we started writing this column in 1994, we had a segment we called...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 22, 20226 min read
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A Somber Anniversary with Unanswered Questions
March 16, 2022 Philadelphia Gay News Op-Ed Last week was peak March madness in Philadelphia: near 80 one day and snowing hard a few...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 18, 20224 min read
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Brittney Griner Denied Consular Access in Russia
Former Hostage Says More Should be done to Publicize Her Case March 16, 2022 Philadelphia Gay News It has been over a month since...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 16, 20224 min read
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Radical Transformation, Radical Love: Black Queer Women You Need To Know
March 11, 2022 curve volume 32 #1 When bell hooks (born Gloria Jean Watkins) died on December 15, 2021, she was only 69. There were...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 11, 20226 min read
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Stellar “The Andy Warhol Diaries” Shows the Man Behind the Art
March 9, 2022 Philadelphia Gay News Describing their new documentary series, “The Andy Warhol Diaries.” which began streaming March 9,...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 9, 20224 min read
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Olympic Gold Medalist Brittney Griner Still Being Detained in Russia
March 9, 2022 Philadelphia Gay News One of the best women basketball players in the world, Olympic gold medalist, seven-time WNBA All...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 9, 20225 min read
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LGBTQ Representation on TV Reaches Record High
March 8, 2022 Philadelphia Gay News GLAAD’s latest annual report on LGBTQ visibility on TV reveals that queer, trans and nonbinary...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 8, 20224 min read
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Marching into TV Land: The Lavender Tube on Kate, Andy, Eve and Pam
March 8, 2022 Bay Area Reporter Sandra Oh in 'Killing Eve'; John Cameron Mitchell and Kate McKinnon in 'Joe v. Carole'; 'The Andy Warhol...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 8, 20227 min read
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The Changing Definition of Freedom
March 2, 2022 Philadelphia Gay News President Biden delivering his 2022 State of the Union address. (Youtube screenshot.) At President...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 2, 20224 min read
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Ukraine, Russia and the Fight for LGBT+ Freedom
March 2, 2022 Philadelphia Gay News The Russian invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin has highlighted past and present actions by Putin...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 2, 20225 min read
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Acclaimed Lesbian Author Malinda Lo’s Timely Breakthrough
March 1, 2022 Queer Forty At a time when Asian Americans are facing an exponential rise in hate crimes and street violence and...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 1, 20226 min read
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10 Queer Women You Need to Know Right Now
March 1, 2022 Queer Forty March is Women’s History Month. Cue mainstream media highlighting historical figures—and erasing their...
Victoria A. Brownworth
Mar 1, 20227 min read
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