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Church protests marriage ban Ohio. com reports clergy at a church in Cleveland are protesting the state’s ban on gay marriage by...
Community Briefs: April 1, 2022
Philadelphia bar associations to hold name change clinic
To continue to provide resources for trans Philadelphians, the Philadelphia Bar Association’s LGBT Rights Committee and the...
Lehigh County mulls same-sex bens
Lehigh County could become the seventh jurisdiction in the state to offer health benefits to same-sex partners of county employees. County...
District Attorney’s LGBTQ+ advisory committee holds first meeting; members still not...
The newly-created LGBTQ+ advisory committee for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office held its first meeting earlier this month. However, the names of committee members...
Former Philly resident elected prez of national LGBT group
A former Philadelphia resident and past William Way LGBT Community Center employee was recently announced as the next president of a national LGBT grantmaking...
Sold-out Indigo Ball set for success
Hundreds of supporters of the William Way LGBT Community Center will come together next week for the agency’s largest fundraising event of the year,...
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Archdiocese amends school policy The Boston Herald reports the Roman Catholic Boston Archdiocese, which came under fire last year when a priest said...
Longer, London-themed event to raise funds for ActionAIDS
Locals are invited to dress like Londoners and enjoy three hours of small games of chance and cocktails. The fourth-annual Glamsino Royale fundraiser is...
Out bar owners purchase Uncles
The co-owners of Tavern on Camac recently purchased another longtime Gayborhood locale. Stephen Carlino and Dennis Fee signed a sale agreement...
Local drag performer assaulted
Aloe Vera, a local drag performer, sustained a broken jaw during an assault in South Philadelphia this week. Vera, whose legal...
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Transwoman continues quest for trial Attorneys for transwoman Janis Stacy filed a 31-page brief this week, refuting assertions by her former employer that...
Lancaster disbands Human Relations Commission
Despite months of backlash by civil-rights activists, the Lancaster County Commission last week voted to disband the county’s panel that investigates discrimination complaints. ...
HOPING FOR A HOMER
Despite the Phillies continuing their Gay Community Night losing streak — which now stands at 1-10 — the LGBT fans enjoyed a night at...
Weiss pleads not guilty
Local gay business owner Michael Weiss, indicted last month on charges of tax fraud in connection with his involvement with Spring Garden Street...
A timeline of the anti-LGBTQ Trump administration
From removing protections for LGBTQ people in housing and shelters to allowing discrimination in medical care, President Trump’s hand-picked homophobes and transphobes who served...
The candidate trying to unseat Metcalfe
Daniel Smith Jr. is looking to unseat incumbent Daryl Metcalfe in the 12th Legislative District in the general election Nov. 6. Metcalfe has held...
Boy with HIV permanently barred from reapplying to Hershey School
A 14-year-old boy with HIV whose federal lawsuit prompted an antibias policy at the Milton Hershey School won’t be able to personally benefit from...
First Unitarian installs first sole female minister
“This city has wonderful justice work going on — but there’s a lot more work that needs to be done,” said the Rev. Abbey...
PA LGBT Caucus doubles, poll numbers up
Pennsylvania made big strides toward LGBT equality this week. Amid the announcement that there is unprecedented support for LGBT nondiscrimination in...
Gayborhood salon focuses on hair health on 10th anniversary
A serendipitous email 10 years ago drastically shaped Drea Baldini’s career path. “I was working in a salon — a...
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