Trans ally urges anti-violence resolution by state lawmakers
Pennsylvania resident Melanie Dante wants state lawmakers to enact an anti-violence resolution on behalf of sex workers. Dante, 46, is an...
Trans woman cited for harassment, disorderly conduct
Kate Lynn Blatt, a trans woman who allegedly caused a disturbance at a Walmart store in Saint Clair, Schuylkill County, has been cited for...
The legacy of the Up Stairs Lounge arson
Several-dozen Metropolitan Community Church congregants clinked glasses and chatted on the night of June 24, 1973, at the Up Stairs Lounge in the French...
Judge orders Social Security to recognize PA same-sex common-law marriages
In a sharply worded ruling this week, U.S. District Judge Berle M. Schiller ordered the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex common-law marriages in...
Case resolved against roommate of Tyler Clementi
The criminal case against the roommate of a gay Rutgers University student who killed himself shortly after being the target of online bullying came...
Second council ally not seeking reelection
Philadelphia Councilman-at-Large Bill Greenlee announced that he will not seek reelection, paving the way for another new City Council member. “After giving it much...
50,000 fill the Parkway for Women’s March on Philadelphia
Emily Cooper Morse found the Women’s March on Washington online almost immediately after the presidential election results came in favor of Donald Trump. Her...
Picasso of the posterior
When I came out in 1994, there was no how-to guide for anal sex, and if there were, I would have read it from...
Commission on LGBT Affairs names two co-chairs
The Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs last weekend named two new co-chairs. Jason Evans and Barrett Marshall will serve as co-chairs...
Morris 911 transmissions hold key information
When advocates for Nizah Morris mark the 12th anniversary of her death next week with a Center City march and vigil, one of their...
Gay man sues employment agency
A gay Jenkintown man has filed suit against Kelly Services Global LLC after being terminated from a job assignment for allegedly touching a...
Spring Travel Guide 2017
Warm weather is upon us and that means one thing — vacation! Dive in to our Spring Travel Guide to find out tips on where and...
Leeway LGBT grantees focus on intersectionality
The Leeway Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting women and trans artists, awarded 26 Art and Change Grants to individuals promoting social change through...
Obama talks, McCain balks
In this election season, we attempted to bring you the views of both the Democratic and Republican candidates for president — just as we...
Reading mayor changes course, allows Pride flag to fly
The mayor of the eastern Pennsylvania city of Reading has reversed course and says he will allow the LGBTQ rainbow flag to fly...
Preaching to the choir
The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus is rebranding ahead of its 37th season, with changes to its annual fundraiser, a new logo and a refocused...
Drexel student wins IBA/DVLF scholarship
Robert Reid’s already-impressive résumé just got even fuller, as he was named the winner of the 2015 Independence Business Alliance/Delaware Valley Legacy Fund scholarship....
Internal Affairs file for Morris incident lacks key evidence
The official Internal Affairs Division investigative file for the Nizah Morris incident was released last week but doesn’t contain key evidence about the 2002...
New CBLSL women’s official heads full swing into season
Although spring has just begun, members of the City of Brotherly Love Softball League have been eagerly looking forward to the warmer weather, which...
Mixed verdict in Scouts case
A body of eight federal jurors handed down a mixed verdict Wednesday after deliberating the City of Philadelphia’s case against a local Boy Scout...
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