N.J. hospital to host state’s first LGBT health-care conference
A New Jersey hospital that launched LGBT primary-care services earlier this year is now gearing up to host a conference on LGBT health-care needs....
Local lawyer to head national LGBT family project
A Philadelphia attorney who focuses on LGBT family law was recently named to head the national LGBT Family Law Institute. Tiffany...
Equality Forum celebrates 25th anniversary, names historic markers
An LGBT education nonprofit next week will celebrate its 25th anniversary and designate two historical markers. Equality Forum will host its...
Five to be awarded at OutFest
Five individuals and one community organization will be presented awards at next weekend’s OutFest celebration. “We try to acknowledge people that...
D.A.’s Office warns of sizable fee to certify Morris record
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office last week said it expects to charge more than $100 for certification of a dispatch record relating to the...
Trans woman continues to seek accurate birth certificate
A trans woman born in New Jersey continues to seek a gender-accurate birth certificate, despite opposition from state officials who insist she already has...
Barney Frank talks Trump and how Democrats can ‘take back’ power
An out former Congressman next week will take a local stage for a series of performances. Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank...
Suspect sought in Gayborhood gunfire
Police are seeking a man they say opened fire in the Gayborhood last weekend. Officers were on patrol around 2:50 a.m....
LGBTQ Youth Supplement 2017
Local youth sound off on the state of the LGBT community in our Fall 2017 LGBTQ Youth Supplement.
Landmark trans disability case settled
Kate Lynn Blatt, a Pottsville trans woman who filed suit in 2014 claiming her former employer failed to reasonably accommodate her disabling gender dysphoria,...
Allegations fly after Equality PA board member booted
Statewide LGBT-rights organization Equality Pennsylvania last week sought legal intervention after a board member it recently removed shared financial information about the organization online....
LGBT Commission considers Morris case
Trans attorney Julie Chovanes gave an impassioned presentation at the Sept. 12 meeting of the Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs in Germantown, urging commissioners...
AIDS doctor fights for her day in court
Dr. Emmanuella Cherisme wants her day in court, claiming she was fired from her job at AIDS Care Group four years ago after refusing...
Upper Dubin approves nondiscrimination law
Upper Dublin in Montgomery County became the 44th municipality in the state to ban LGBT discrimination last week. The township’s commissioners...
LGBT team to walk ‘Out of the Darkness’ for suicide prevention
The local chapter of a suicide-prevention organization is organizing the first-ever LGBT team for its annual walk. Pride & Prevention, an...
Chefs serve up fundraising for animal-welfare organization
Food and animal lovers can come together next month for an event that helps the city’s largest no-kill shelter continue to save the lives...
Obituary: Vincent Whittacre, West Philly business owner, 57
Longtime West Philadelphia business owner Vincent Whittacre died Sept. 13. He was 57. Whittacre was a co-owner of four restaurants —...
Obituary: Joanne Krienes, aka Joey Daniels, 63
Local female impersonator Joanne Krienes, also known as Joey Daniels to some friends and family, died Sept. 3 after a battle with lymphoma. She...
Bi Visibility Day returns for second year
The Philly Bi Visibility Day Rally and Health Fair will take place Sept. 23 at the Board Game Art Park at 15th Street and...
Lehigh Valley LGBT orgs to merge
Two Lehigh Valley-based LGBT organizations will merge in an effort that organizers say will support the production of the area's annual Pride festival. ...
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