Philly Gayborhood and LGBTQ History Walking Tour
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90 minutes
English
Calling all LGBTQ travelers, gaggle of local gays and their friends alike! Get your facts straight and your history GAY on this specialty tour of Philadelphia’s iconic Gayborhood. Get under the skin of queer Philly. Discover the controversies, paradoxes, and hidden histories of the only formalized Gayborhood in the country. Let’s talk and spill all that historical tea hunny!
Tour includes:
- Barbara Gittings, "Gay Pioneer"
- Alain Locke, Dean of the Harlem Renaissance
- Giovanni's Room, The nation's longest continuously-operating LGBT-focused bookstore
- The evolution of Pride: from protest to parade
- Kiyoshi Kuromiya: Inventor, Architect, Activist
- A tribute to Gloria Casarez
Wheel Chair Accessible upon request.
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Philly Gayborhood & LGBTQ Tour
FromCAD $68.79Per Person
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What's included in Philly Gayborhood and LGBTQ History Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
See the Pride and Progress mural on the side of the William Way LGBTQ Community Center.
On the side of Writer's Block Rehab (local qpoc owned bar), see two incredible murals of queer icons.
Visit the oldest continuously operating LGBTQ-focused bookstore in the country.
Inclusions
- Tour Guide
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- We'll meet at the intersection of 13th Street and Locust St, by the sign that says "Barbara Gittings Way". Right outside the red neon sign for Bud & Marilyn's.
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Beyond the Bell Tours