What's Going On: Mural Honoring Philly Civil Rights Heroes, Resources for LGBTQ Philly Students

Published: March 5, 2021, 8:50 p.m.

b'Artists Felix St. Fort and Gabe Tiberino have joined forces on a new mural honoring the Cecil B. Moore Philadelphia Freedom Fighters, highlighting the unseen women and young people behind this iconic 1960\\u2019s Philadelphia civil rights group. Under the leadership of the indomitable Cecil B. Moore, teenagers and young adults successfully desegregated Girard College in 1965. I speak to Gabe Tiberino, Lead Muralist, Mural Arts Philadelphia, Karen Asper-Jordan, Cecil B. Moore Philadelphia Freedom Fighter, and Corin Wilson, Project Manager, Mural Arts Philadelphia about this exciting project sponsored by Mural Arts and the City of Philadelphia.
https://www.muralarts.org/artworks/cecil-b-moore/

According to the Trevor Project nearly 40 percent of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past twelve months, with more than half of transgender and non-binary youth having seriously considered it. And over 70 percent of LGBTQ youth reported discrimination due to sexual orientation or gender identity. From the School District of Philadelphia, I speak to Rachel Holzman, Esq. Deputy Chief, Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities and Brittany Broaddus-Smith Program Manager, Promoting Adolescent Student Health (PASH) about programs and initiatives in place specifically for LGBTQ students to ensure safety, equity, and justice for all students regardless of gender identity or gender expression.
https://www.philasd.org/studentrights/lgbtq/
https://www.philasd.org/face/programs-services/pash/'