New Board leadership for DVLF
Delaware Valley Legacy Fund elected its new slate of board leaders Dec. 11, bringing about a change at the helm of the...
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Gay chorus holds auditions The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus will host auditions for its upcoming shows from 7-9 p. m. Jan. 5...
Sims chief of staff stepping down
The chief of staff for Brian Sims, Pennsylvania's first elected openly gay state lawmaker, will leave his position June 17, according to a mass email he...
HIV service agency may close doors
If a recently inaugurated crowd-funding effort doesn’t succeed in raising adequate capital, a local HIV-services agency will be forced to close its doors within...
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Settlement reached in building dispute A contentious dispute involving a building in Center City that formerly housed many LGBT businesses and nonprofits has...
LGBT groups remember local hero
“The bottom line is this: We are Black men who are proudly gay. What we offer is our lives, our love, our...
Trans woman files suit against Walmart
Walmart Stores Inc. and one of its managers are the target of an antibias lawsuit filed by a transgender former employee. ...
Organizers advocate for safe consumption site outside federal prosecutor’s Old City...
Supporters of Safehouse, a Philadelphia-based proposed safe consumption site, marched across Independence Mall on Tuesday morning before rallying outside the office of William McSwain,...
Third Circuit agrees to review sexual-orientation case
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to review the case of "John Doe," a South Philadelphia man who resigned from his job...
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Smithson sentenced William F. Smithson, convicted in November of the strangulation death of Jason Shephard, was sentenced last week to life...
One year later: the Women’s March looks to midterm elections
When asked what it takes to organize an event for more than 50,000 people, Deja Lynn Alvarez laughs. “A lot. It...
Harrisburg city council to oppose conversion therapy
Harrisburg will not be joining the eight cities and boroughs across Pennsylvania that have banned conversion therapy, but it has introduced a resolution that...
Judge lets gay-bashing case move forward
The trio accused of attacking a gay couple in Center City this past fall was back in court Thursday trying to get the charges against...
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PAC keeps after Morris records Members of the city’s Police Advisory Commission are continuing to discuss the possibility of signing a confidentiality agreement...
PUTTING DOWN THE PEN
Longtime Philadelphia Inquirer staffer Gail Shister announced last week that she will leave the publication June 1. The out journalist came to...
Sims apologizes, ignites new outrage
After hundreds of anti-abortion activists held a rally against him outside the Planned Parenthood clinic at 11th and Locust Street on May 10, pressure...
Michelle Obama applauds LGBT equality while campaigning for Clinton at La...
Near the beginning of her 25-minute speech this afternoon at La Salle University, first lady Michelle Obama called out the LGBT community while describing...
PA gets first gay mayor
Tuesday’s election saw a number of LGBT firsts — including the first out mayor in Pennsylvania. Ron Strouse of Doylestown defeated Republican...
Lawmaker introduces antigay-marriage bill
About eight months after he pledged to introduce a bill that would institute a ban on same-sex marriage in the state constitution, Pennsylvania Sen....
CCP unveils first local community-college LGBTQ center
Community College of Philadelphia is seeking to improve student engagement, retention and graduation rates with its newest initiative: an LGBT center — and the...
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