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With equal rights facing an uncertain future under the current US administration, Philadelphia is doubling down on the promise of its nickname \u2013 \u2018City of Brotherly Love\u2019. Lynn Houghton visits ahead of a certain world-famous public sculpture\u2019s very timely anniversary.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If one of them hadn\u2019t given me a wink, I might not have noticed the two men as I walked by. As is typical in big cities, people are zooming by at a brisk pace, going about their business. Conservative, even understated in dress and demeanour, the pair didn\u2019t stand out \u2013 except that one was wearing a rather fetching pair of 1960s-style pointy-toed silver boots. Not that such attire warrants so much as a raised eyebrow here in Washington Square West, Philadelphia\u2019s designated Gayborhood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia is famously the city of \u2018brotherly love\u2019 \u2013 the name\u2019s literal translation from Greek. Today, many also add \u2018sisterly affection\u2019 to the nickname, an addition whose roots can be traced in newspaper references to the 18th century. The city even changed its moniker honorarily to \u2018city of sisterly love\u2019 for one year in 2020, in celebration of the centenary of the 19th Amendment, which gave American<\/strong><\/a> women the right to vote. And in the Gayborhood, experiences, businesses and people celebrating all combinations of gender and ethnicity shape the environment and its day-to-day life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My stroll ends at the Tavern on Camac, an elegant, gay-friendly venue comprising a restaurant and piano bar \u2013 and upstairs the nightclub Ascend \u2013 where I\u2019m meeting Tami Sortman, former president of the Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus. Tami fills me in on her favourite historic places on this street. Established in 1897, the Plastic Club was initially created as a space for women artists at a time when the city\u2019s arts clubs were for men only. Open to all since the 1990s, the venerable club today hosts drawing and print-making classes, as well as salons, lectures and performances. The Philadelphia Sketch Club, meanwhile, is the oldest continuously operating artists\u2019 club in the US and continues to be a creative hub. Both have played key roles in bringing diversity to the city\u2019s art scene, providing spaces for artists from all backgrounds to collaborate, exhibit and grow. This mission to nurture and showcase artists from underrepresented communities has found more recent expression too in the Philly Queer Art Club, which meets in various venues around the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Gayborhood is the heart of Philadelphia\u2019s LGBTQ+ community,\u201d Tami tells me. \u201cA place where history, resilience and pride come together. It\u2019s more than just a neighbourhood. It\u2019s a cultural and social hub that has provided safety, visibility and advocacy for generations. The Gayborhood\u2019s impact extends far beyond its boundaries, contributing to the city\u2019s vibrancy, inclusivity and economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIn today\u2019s climate, where LGBTQ+ rights and safety are increasingly under threat across the United States, spaces like the Gayborhood are more important than ever. It serves as a sanctuary, where our community can gather, express themselves freely and find support without fear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaving the tavern, Tami and I walk through the historic neighbourhood\u2019s narrow streets laid with brick and wood to the nearby Sofi Corner Caf\u00e9. Here, we meet chef Soufiane Boutliliss who, though busy with dinner covers, still finds time to say \u2018hello\u2019 and introduce his cute, wisteria-bedecked premises. The caf\u00e9, which Moroccan-born Soufiane runs with his French husband Christophe Mathon, is a popular hangout and well known for its menus, which draw on both owners\u2019 heritages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChristophe and I have truly felt welcomed in this neighbourhood,\u201d says Sofi. \u201cIt\u2019s an authentic and diverse part of the city, and what makes it unique is the strong concentration of LGBTQ+ bars and restaurants. That\u2019s become quite rare in big cities. In London or Paris, neighbourhoods like this have either disappeared or become much more diluted. There\u2019s also a distinct charm here, it\u2019s incredibly friendly and welcoming, with almost a \u2018provincial\u2019 feel, while still part of a major metropolitan area. The spirit of brotherhood and community among Philadelphians has been a real support for our business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another thriving LGTBQ+-owned business I discover on my visit \u2013 and warmly recommend \u2013 is the wonderful Darling Jack\u2019s Tavern, purveyor of elevated comfort food and owned by wife-and-wife business partnership Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran. This entrepreneurial pair have been instrumental in the Gayborhood\u2019s transformation over the past 25 years from slightly sketchy red-light district into the thriving leisure and retail hub it is today, and have opened an impressive six restaurants and two stores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a block north of the Gayborhood stands the imposing City Hall, built in the ornate French Second Empire style, where courtroom scenes were filmed for Jonathan Demme\u2019s 1993 movie Philadelphia<\/em>, a landmark in HIV awareness and an indictment of the prejudices of the day. Crowning the building\u2019s 167m (550ft) central tower, the 10m (33ft) bronze statue of Philadelphia\u2019s founder William Penn, a Quaker and staunch believer in equal rights, features often in the film and remains a commanding sight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rude health of the city\u2019s LGBTQ+ community today would surely have heartened this pioneer of parity, and is a welcome reminder of how far things have come since Philadelphia<\/em> was first screened. In a show of support for the LGBTQ+ community in 2007, rainbow street signs were installed on 36 thoroughfares, and the intersection of 13th and Locust was given rainbow pedestrian crossings in 2015, coincidentally a day before civil-rights activist James Obergefell\u2019s Supreme Court victory that overturned individual US states\u2019 refusal to allow same-sex marriage. These crossings were updated in 2023, as was the city\u2019s official Pride flag in 2017, to include colours representing trans people and people of colour. The spot is shouting distance from many popular gay establishments, including Franky Bradley\u2019s \u2013 known for its drag shows \u2013 and Woody\u2019s (formerly ICandy). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designated the Gayborhood by the Philadelphia Historical Commission in 2024, the area is also home to the William Way LGBT Community Centre, which holds the archives for the city\u2019s gay citizens. Another Gayborhood landmark is Giovanni\u2019s Room bookstore, named after James Baldwin\u2019s sublime and boundary-smashing 1956 novella. Founded in 1973, it\u2019s the US\u2019s oldest gay purveyor of alternative literature. Located on the corner of 12th and Pine, it was a refuge when it opened, providing resources for those seeking legal rights for LGBTQ+ citizens. It also carries cannily curated vintage clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diverse culture has long been welcomed into the city\u2019s mainstream institutions too. During my visit, the Barnes Foundation art collection on Benjamin Franklin Parkway was premiering an exhibition by queer painter and videographer Mickalene Thomas called All About Love<\/em>, in which Mickalene\u2019s lovers, muses and family members are captured in regal, empowered repose. \u201cWe have been delighted to present the work and voice of this important woman and LGBTQ artist,\u201d says Deirdre Maher, director of communications for the Barnes. \u201cThe Barnes\u2019 commitment to accessible education and to diversity, inclusion and social justice is central to our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City-wide, Philadelphia is a vibrant, culture-rich place with no qualms about \u2018tooting its own horn\u2019. Founded in 1682 and considered the birthplace of the US, it is the country\u2019s sixth most populous city, its first UNESCO Heritage City and the place where the Constitution was drafted and signed. The city will soon have extra reason to crow, as next July will mark 250 years since the colonies declared independence here from Britain in 1776. Located in the Old City, the handsome, red-brick Georgian Independence Hall is where the signatories of the Declaration of Independence met and added their signatures to what was then \u2013 and today seems once again \u2013 a radical document. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While in many ways less momentous, another Philly anniversary next year has a symbolic resonance whose timing in the country\u2019s current political direction makes it all the more powerful. In 2025, it will be 55 years since pop artist Robert Indiana\u2019s world-famous Love<\/em> sculpture was permanently erected at John F Kennedy Plaza, at the intersection of 15th Street and Arch Street, in what has become known as Love Park. The sculpture\u2019s iconic design has its roots in a poem the artist wrote in 1955, When the Word is Love<\/em>, which later inspired a series of drawings. In 1965, New York City\u2019s Museum of Modern Art published a version as its annual Christmas card, which quickly became one of the most popular cards the museum has ever produced, and soon after Indiana began building sculptures based on the design. In 1970 the first on a monumental scale became part of the permanent collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art (now called Newfields), and Philadelphia was gifted its own 3.6m (12ft) tall version in honour of its bicentennial in 1976. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the day I went to view the sculpture, I was lucky enough to see the \u2018elopement\u2019 (technically a wedding with no formal witnesses present) of two lovely young women in front of the sign. Weddings are frequently celebrated here, and I asked non-denominational officiant Susan Harte from Journeys of the Heart what it\u2019s like being a celebrant during these troubling times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have officiated at the wedding ceremonies of same-sex couples for almost 15 years,\u201d she says, \u201cand have witnessed the ebb and flow of both the legal protections and the obstacles for marriage equality for a long time. After the November election, many of us in the wedding industry offered ceremonies free of charge to same-sex couples who wished to legally marry before the new administration came into power. It\u2019s a precarious time for the LGBTQ+ community in the US, with many couples suffering anxiety about the future of federal protection. Regardless, we continue to be out there, advocating for and celebrating love, no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photography by H. Daluisio, Bob Skiba, Michael Perez, Greg Benson, Kait Privitera, RaeAnn Serra, Karl Moore, R. Rabena, A. Ricketts, M. Fischetti and courtesy of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Barnes Foundation and Sofi Corner Caf\u00e9. Artwork by Mickalene Thomas<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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