In September 2016, a protest was held in Philadelphia’s “Gayborhood,” an area of the city in which there are several prominent gay bars, regarding the allegedly discriminatory treatment of minorities at several establishments.
Shortly after the protest, a video was released in which one can hear Darryl DePiano, owner of ICandy, using a racial slur. DePiano apologized, but the video, as well as the general fervor over racism in the Gayborhood, led to “Philadelphia’s Commission on Human Relations … requiring owners and staff at 11 LGBTQ bars and clubs to undergo training in the city’s anti-discrimination laws and implicit bias,” according to LGBTQ Nation.
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