Election brings historic change to City Council, area races
Change was on the ballot in Pennsylvania on Tuesday and women, LGBTQ folks and people of color were the winners as another blue wave...
Freedom Week offers LGBT activism, legislation
Activists and advocates around Pennsylvania will come together early next month for a week of events culminating in the introduction of two statewide LGBT-rights...
Assault victim sues Woody’s Bar
A Philadelphia man says he’s permanently disfigured after being assaulted inside Woody’s Bar by an underage patron, and he’s suing for $50,000 in damages....
Former high-school coach sues archdiocese for $5 million
John P. Duffy, a former baseball coach at Pope John Paul II High School, is suing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for $5 million, claiming...
LGBT leaders respond to Orlando shooting
Regional LGBT leaders are responding to the mass shooting early this morning that left at least 50 dead and even more wounded at a...
NJ gov. appoints second out LGBTQ person to cabinet
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently welcomed Shawn LaTourette as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection. LaTourette is the first out LGBTQ+ person...
Six years later, Blahnik murder now a cold case
It’s been six years since Stacey Blahnik was brutally murdered in her South Philadelphia home, and investigators have “hit a wall.” ...
For LGBTQ elders, palliative care can alleviate aging’s obstacles
Palliative care is a 21st-century growth market. From 2000-16, the care model — which focuses on humanistic treatment for patients living with a...
Media Trail – 7/19/19
Bill allowing ‘X’ gender on licenses becomes law The Argus-Press reported New Hampshire residents who don’t identify as either male or female will soon...
Media Trail: March 20, 2020
Indiana
AG says state agencies can’t use nonbinary marker
WFYI
in Indianapolis reports that Indiana agencies are not allowed to use
an “X” gender designation on identification documents...
HRC announces expanded voting resources for Pennsylvania
Earlier this week the Human Rights Campaign announced it will be adding five new staff members to their team in Pennsylvania, bringing the total...
New Philly Bar Association director ready to learn
The Philadelphia Bar Association’s new executive director said listening and learning are his key priorities as he begins leading the 12,000-member organization. ...
Russian officials: Activist’s grisly murder wasn’t hate crime
The murder of Yelena “Lena” Grigoryeva, 41, a prominent Russian LGBTQ-rights activist and journalist, allegedly wasn’t politically motivated or a hate crime — despite...
Equality Forum director makes bid for Council
With planning well underway for the annual international LGBT event Equality Forum later this month, the agency’s executive director is also gearing up for...
Day in the Life of: a bartender and ‘community-first’ event planner,...
Ashley Coleman slicked a lemon slice over the edge of a fresh stack of singles in the early part of her shift on a...
PA activist on ‘terrifying experience’ of ‘pinkwashing’ protests
Jason Landau Goodman walked into the reception room at the Chicago Hilton in the early evening, just after Shabbat services, on Jan. 22. ...
Liquor company says ‘love is love’ with Pride bottle labels
The families behind Stateside Urbancraft Vodka have been doing business in Philadelphia since 2015. Now, Stateside is celebrating Pride Month with a “Love is...
Obituary: Michael Carney, Venture Inn waiter
A longtime and beloved waiter at one of the city’s oldest gay bars and restaurants died earlier this month. Michael Carney,...
Attorneys renew efforts for Morris documents
Last month, a Center City law firm sent a demand letter to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office on behalf of PGN, seeking all documents...
FIGHT to launch pediatrics program in February
A local health-services organization will soon begin to address the needs of the area’s younger patients. Philadelphia FIGHT is set to...
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