Gay couples in H.H. start New Year with ‘I do’
FRANCONIA, N. H. — Jeffry Burr and Neil Blair are just hours from their wedding, but there are no typical prenuptial jitters. After...
Philly LGBTQ nonprofits receive grants from PHL COVID-19 Fund
A handful of Philadelphia-area organizations that serve LGBTQ communities were among dozens of local nonprofits that received grants from the PHL COVID-19 Fund, a...
Plea deals on the table for gay-bashing suspects
The District Attorney’s Office confirmed this week that plea agreements have been offered to each of the three suspects accused of physically and verbally...
Wolf signs intimate-partner violence bill at Allentown LGBT center
Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill today at the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown that makes it easier for victims of intimate-partner violence...
Attorney General orders FBI, Bureau of Prisons to examine LGBTQ discrimination
In a victory for LGBTQ employees at the U.S. Department of Justice, Attorney General William Barr ordered the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons...
Pennsylvania poised to make history
They call it The Hillary Effect. For two years since Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 3 million and lost the election by...
Local couple overcomes obstacles to build family
Many parents spend the requisite nine months preparing their homes and lives for a baby. But, for Stephen Wagner and husband Brian Sedor, the...
International News
Sydney celebrates Mardi Gras Revelers decked out in sequins, feathers, wigs and leather danced through the streets of Sydney last weekend to the...
News Briefing
PAC Morris subpoena decision expected The city’s Police Advisory Commission plans to reach a decision next month about court-enforcement of its subpoena of...
International News: Sept. 6, 2019
Second French game in three days halted after homophobic banners A second French league game in three days was interrupted due to banners deemed...
Obituary: Stephen Gallagher, genetic analyst, 31
University of Pennsylvania genetic analyst Stephen Gallagher, an active member of the local LGBT community, died May 27 of acute heart failure. He was 31....
LGBTQ, AIDS organizations join fight to bring safehouse to Philadelphia
To combat the opioid crisis, several Philadelphia LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS organizations are advocating for a medically-supervised consumption site in the city’s Kensington section. ...
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...
2nd TransWork job fair takes place next week
TransWork, an employment program for trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people, will hold its second job fair Nov. 4 in collaboration with health insurance company...
SCOTUS aftermath continues
The marriage-equality landscape changed indelibly last Wednesday as the Supreme Court struck Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and invalidated Proposition 8,...
State police revise hate-crime designation
The Pennsylvania State Police recently revised a hate-crime designation for a 2009 mass shooting near Pittsburgh from “anti-gender-nonconforming” to “anti-female.” In...
LGBTQ youth advocacy org commends FCC findings
The Federal Communications Commission released an analysis Aug. 15 recognizing young LGBTQ Americans as a high-risk population for suicide attempts. The findings...
Leeway Foundation honors out artist
The Leeway Foundation, a local grantmaking institution that funds the work of female and transgender artists, recently announced the winners of its annual award,...
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