New research shows discrimination more greatly harms LGBTQ people of color
A coalition of leading LGBTQ rights groups has released the most extensive summary to date of scholarly data on the intersection of anti-LGBTQ and...
International News – July 9, 2021
SPAIN
LGBT+ people flooded the streets of Barcelona, Madrid and other Spanish cities on the night of July 5 to protest the hate crime killing...
Pennsylvania Youth Congress calls out corporations for lack of LGBTQ support
In June, as corporations donned rainbow merchandise and updated their logos for Pride, the Pennsylvania Youth Congress was sending a message: companies who celebrate...
ACT UP Philadelphia calls for revamp of city’s housing services
To mark the end of Pride month and the ongoing fight for adequate housing, members of the Philadelphia chapter of the HIV/AIDS activism organization...
PGN continues pursuit of records in Morris case
Last week, attorneys for PGN filed a supplemental brief in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, reiterating the paper’s request for additional records in the Nizah...
Supreme Court declines to hear wedding flowers dispute
On July 2, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of Barronelle Stutzman, a Washington florist who refused to make a floral...
Pope Francis praises priest’s work with LGBTQ Catholics
Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and editor-at-large for America Media, is the priest most LGBT+ Catholics have always wanted to have. Since the...
Kensington orgs facilitate youth study on community policing
The nonprofit Creative Praxis recently wrapped up the youth-centric study My Voice Matters in partnership with the We CAN Collaborative (Change and Action Now)....
Lawsuit challenges Tennessee restroom-sign law
Last week, ACLU attorneys challenged a Tennessee law that would require businesses and other public venues to post a warning sign if they allow...
West Chester’s Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come...
West Chester native Carl Nassib’s coming out this week has been applauded by both the LGBTQ community as well as the NFL. His June...
Celebrating a Diverse Spectrum
Peyton Udell came out five-years-ago. Coming out is challenging for many, but for Udell, a 29-year-old cosmetologist who makes her home in Wynnewood, coming...
International News: Vatican expresses deep reservations over gay rights bill
The Vatican has issued statements for years about LGBTQ issues. But on June 22 it was revealed the Vatican has inserted itself in a...
DOJ and ACLU to argue anti-trans laws are unconstitutional
As the U.S. Supreme Court was releasing its questionable ruling in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia on June 17, the U.S. Department of Justice...
Community reacts to Philly Pride Presents disbandment
In the face of mounting criticism from community members, the leadership of Philly Pride Presents (PPP) abruptly dismantled its organization and cancelled their September...
PGN subpoenas DA Krasner in Nizah Morris case
Last week, attorneys for PGN subpoenaed District Attorney Larry Krasner to testify at an upcoming court hearing regarding the paper’s request for additional records...
Philly Pride Presents dissolves organization; September Pride event cancelled
The organization behind Philadelphia’s Pride Parade and Festival, Philly Pride Presents, has decided to disband, according to two independent sources close to the organization....
U.S. Supreme Court rules against city in foster parents case
The decision was unanimous. In a 9-0 ruling bound to have a long-ranging impact, the U.S. Supreme Court found the City of Philadelphia violated...
Local advocates react to Supreme Court’s ruling
Hopes were dashed today for a bias-free foster-care system in Philadelphia after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia...
Wolf joins Democratic legislators to push LGBTQ anti-discrimination bill
by Shaniece Holmes-Brown
Midway through Pride Month, Gov. Tom Wolf and Democratic allies in the General Assembly have announced their latest push to pass anti-discrimination...
Christian university cuts social work program due in part to LGBTQ...
Executive leadership of Cairn University, a Christian university in Bucks County, Pa., announced last month that the school’s undergraduate and graduate social work programs...
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