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Philadelphia Cinema Alliance director of production Claire Brown Kohler (from left), artistic director Ray Murray, programmer Kelly Burkhardt, managing director Mark James Wawrzynski and...
Subcommittee strives to increase LGBTQ responses on 2020 Census
A Philadelphia subcommittee dedicated to ensuring accurate LGBTQ representation on the 2020 Census met this week to discuss navigating the barriers to an inclusive...
Local LGBTQ organizations join national lawsuit to protect medical rights
A national smattering of LGBTQ health centers and other medical organizations are taking the Trump administration’s “Denial of Care Rule” to bat in district...
Judge approves Alycia Lane’s inquiry to officer’s orientation
A Court of Common Pleas judge last week approved the motion of former news anchor Alycia Lane that sought, in part, to reveal the...
Alternative Pride events across Philly drew big crowds and big names
A host of fringe Pride events drew large crowds last weekend while offering inclusive celebrations for minorities within the LGBTQ community — namely women...
Out Penn freshman earns IBA scholarship
After winning the 2016 LGBTQ Scholarship this month from the Independence Business Alliance and DVLF, Ben Blanco said it was especially gratifying to earn...
Coach arrested on sex-abuse charges
An Archdiocesan high-school baseball coach was arrested this week on charges stemming from two encounters with teenage boys. Police arrested Louis...
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Suburban trans teacher reinstated A judge reinstated a transgender art teacher from Media, Delaware County, who had been fired after undergoing a sex-change...
Asian-American families invited to workshop
A national tour seeking to offer guidance and support to families of Asian-American LGBT people will be stopping in Philadelphia next week. ...
DOJ issues ‘license to discriminate’
The long-feared federal "license to discriminate" has finally surfaced. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday issued a "Memorandum on Federal Law Protections...
Kenney appoints two LGBTs to new posts
Mayor-elect Jim Kenney this week appointed a lesbian and a gay man to two new top posts. Anne Fadullon will serve...
Judge denies new trial for convicted child molester
A New Jersey man convicted of traveling overseas to have sex with underage boys was subjected to prosecutorial misconduct, but not enough to warrant...
PA bakers and restauranteurs back LGBT equality in SCOTUS case
Twenty Pennsylvania-based culinary industry leaders announced their opposition to anti-LGBT discrimination this week. A Human Rights Campaign-led amicus brief included more than 200 bakeries...
In tweetstorm, Trump unveils intent to ban trans military members
President Donald Trump issued a series of tweets Wednesday morning suggesting a ban on transgender people serving in the military. “After...
Conference celebrates ‘sex as resistance’
When the SEXx Collective put together this year’s conference, organization cofounder Elicia Gonzales said they “wanted people to think about the mind, body and...
Health groups join forces to assist LGBTQ parental hopefuls
With survey evidence that the LGBT population has grown, New York-based advocacy organization Family Equality Council has joined forces with Reproductive Medicine Associates to...
Bush signs pro-gay bill
President Bush signed a bill into law last week that, among other conditions, requires businesses to transfer retirement benefits to the same-sex partners of...
Philadelphia Police Commissioner resigns after lawsuit alleges harassment, discrimination in department
Philadelphia’s Police Commissioner Richard Ross, Jr. resigned Tuesday amid allegations of sexual harassment and race and gender discrimination within the law enforcement department that...
Philly faces down Westboro
Members of a virulently antigay organization arrived for a scheduled demonstration at a local high school this week and were met with throngs of...
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