Gender Reel and Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference take Philly by storm!

On Thursday, May 31, 2012 the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference will host it’s first annual Gender Reel mini film festival. The free mini film fest will take place the first night of the conference from 7-8:30 pm in Room 103A. The primary goal of this years mini film festival is to give PTHC attendees […]

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Gender and Cultural Identity intersect in Puerto Rico

Living outside the binary is not an easy task especially for transexual and drag queens living in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. MALA MALA: A Transformative Puerto Rican Documentary, takes a thought-provoking look at the places where gender identity and cultural identity intersect, while capturing the search for selfhood and the love shared between […]

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Gender Reel loves “Second Son” by Ryan Sallans

In the upcoming book, Second Son: Transitioning Toward my Destiny, Love and Life, author Ryan Sallans discusses transitioning and the struggles he encountered as an out Midwestern transman. Ryan, who began his transition from female-to-male in 2005, travels the nation speaking to professionals, college audiences, and youth. Ryan has been featured in magazines around the world. He shares […]

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Gender Reel gets Wayed in!

With over 200 people attending the first ever Gender Reel in September 2011, it became immediately clear to Organizers that the festival needed a larger venue. After looking at multiple spaces, Gender Reel Organizers decided to use the William Way Center. The William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center was formed in 1996, when […]

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The film “Miss Representation” stimulates Philadelphia on March 8th.

On March 8, Stimulus Productions (one of Philadelphia’s premier LGBTQ dance parties and organizations) will be hosting a screening of the ground-breaking documentary, Miss Representation,at William Way Community Center (1315 Spruce Street) in Philadelphia. The film Miss Representation exposes how American youth are being sold the concept that women and girls’ value lies in their youth, […]

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