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napsdufroid t1_jdmi7dx wrote

Reply to comment by Indiana_Jawns in Mayoral candidates stand in support of drag community - Philadelphia Gay News by diatriose

To be fair, anti-LGBT discrimination, just as anti-discrimination based on race or religion, is something anyone with more than a single brain cell would stand behind. But considering the other problems the city has, this has the appearance -- and note I said appearance -- of going for low-hanging fruit rather than addressing, say, violence, crime, or drugs.

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Indiana_Jawns t1_jdmgojh wrote

Reply to comment by FMG1978 in Mayoral candidates stand in support of drag community - Philadelphia Gay News by diatriose

When there are laws being passed specifically aimed at discriminating against the LGBT community, yeah, this is an issue that matters. It could also be good for the city by reinforcing that we’re a community that accepts all people. Moves like this can entice people fleeing discrimination to move here

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rovinchick t1_jdmgdlh wrote

Reply to comment by LP788 in Central Bucks anticipates Duane Morris will bill $1 million for addressing anti-LGBTQ complaints about the district by Dryheavemorning

It's two attorneys working it (and I'm sure a bunch of support staff in the background), so it makes sense that you as a single attorney would be half. The district claims that insurance will be covering the bill, which is why they probably didn't shop around all that much. And, maybe the insurance company even dictated which firm they use, because they could be on the hook for a much larger payout if they lose.

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UndercoverPhilly t1_jdm3szt wrote

Reply to comment by Tall-Ad5755 in Black clergy and businesspeople support Sixers arena proposal by dc122186

I don't think it will be built there. I can't know for sure how this will play out, but a stadium in Center City would just change the character of the downtown completely, and not in a positive way, IMO. I'm mostly familiar with MSG and that is an area I would avoid like the plague in NYC unless I had to ride transit. Lots of vagrants and cheap stores, fast food around it. (We already have that at Market East!!) But NYC is huge so go 8 blocks in each direction and the character completely changes. Philadelphia has a very small downtown from just river to river and put a behemoth like that in it and it won't be as easy to escape. But we'll see.

People complain about the area a lot but it's still better than it was in 2006/7 when I moved to Philly. I remember the first time coming out of Market East the year before moving to Philly with a friend who picked me up at the train station and being shocked at how rundown and creepy it was. (And I grew up in NYC so I know rundown and creepy). The area around the RTM and Convention Center was definitely NOT safe and I remember there being some publicized stabbings of tourists during some holiday event in the first few years that I was living in Philly. At first, I used to take the Chinatown bus (before the other buses) to commute a couple of nights between downtown Manhattan and Chinatown and I made it walking home each night around midnight but it was definitely sketchy. Sometimes the entire stretch under the Convention center street was filled with homeless sleeping on the sidewalk.

Crime, drug addicts and homelessness are the problems in the area, and until the CITY does something about that, you could put the Taj Majal there and it's still going to have repercussions.

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UndercoverPhilly t1_jdm2fnq wrote

Reply to comment by Tall-Ad5755 in Temple limits public access to food court following violent incidents by Sunset_Bleu

I think because Temple is not a private school, it's a public university that receives funding from the state, people feel like it should be accountable to the citizens since we pay taxes. That said Temple has some 37,000 students while LaSalle, a private university, doesn't even have 4,000. The impact of LaSalle on the neighborhood will be much less. Also LaSalle DECREASED its tuition by 29% in 2017, according to wikipedia so that it would be more accessible financially. They aren't a wealthy school either so they are probably seen as doing more for the surrounding community or having a neutral effect.

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