Judge approves Alycia Lane’s inquiry to officer’s orientation
A Court of Common Pleas judge last week approved the motion of former news anchor Alycia Lane that sought, in part, to reveal the...
Court allows lawsuit over Trump-era ACA rule
A federal court has permitted LGBTQ+ plaintiffs to continue pursuing claims in a lawsuit, Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth (BAGLY) et al v. HHS...
Acosta Award winner takes on leadership, trans issues:
A local young transgender woman has made it her mission to help the trans community triumph over the challenges in their lives. ...
NJ Gov. signs “LGBTQI+ Senior Bill of Rights” legislation
On March 3, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to protect seniors and queer elders who may be entering long-term care facilities. Called an “LGBTQI+...
Cheri “Sheddy” Rollins Sanchez, organizer, 28
Cheri “Sheddy” Rollins Sanchez, a former organizer for Philadelphia Student Union, died March 12 in Miami, Fla. They were 28. Sanchez was...
CBLSL players headed to Gay Games
Thanks to a donation from a longtime member of the City of Brotherly Love Softball League, the local LGBT softball association is in the...
Training educates LGBT community on reporting discrimination, racism
When members of the LGBT community came forward to discuss issues of racism and discrimination, Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations Executive Director Rue...
ChesCo group launches new health event
It can be intimidating to walk into an OBGYN’s office as a gay couple planning to start a family, said Rachel Stevenson, owner of...
Queer community loses hero, activist Phyllis Lyon
For decades starting in the 1950s, Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin maintained a listing in the San Francisco telephone directory. The founders of Daughters...
Spreading cheer through charity
Giving Tuesday this week kicked off the philanthropic holiday season, and there are a number of events and efforts in the coming week in...
City names inaugural LGBT Affairs deputy director
The city this week named Evan L. Thornburg as the first deputy director for the Office of LGBT Affairs. The Ursinus...
Gay foes, LGBTs rally in Harrisburg
The National Organization for Marriage’s summer-tour bus, which has been traveling throughout the country rallying against marriage equality for the past month, parked in...
City Hall flag-raising commemorates Transgender Day of Remembrance
The trans flag was raised into the air at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual observance that...
LGBT Caribbean program to launch
The Caribbean isles will get an influx of LGBT tourists, thanks to a new program inspired in part by Philadelphia’s LGBT-tourism efforts. ...
Media Trail
Mich. candidate seeks fewer transgender rights 365gay.com reports a Michigan secretary-of-state candidate has included rolling back transgender rights on his agenda....
Philly man contends discrimination from car-rental co.
A Philadelphia resident visiting family in Pittsburgh over Thanksgiving weekend says he was subjected to antigay remarks by a staffer of the company from...
Judge: Scouts must post bond
The local Boy Scouts of America chapter must post a bond to protect the city’s financial interests if it wants to continue occupying a...
Local Dems make historic endorsements
For the first time ever, the local Democratic party has endorsed an openly LGBT candidate for Philadelphia City Council. At its...
Person Of The Year: Elizabeth Coffey Williams
“I always say that what I do is, in my eyes, relatively small,” said LGBTQ+ advocate, quilter and former actress Elizabeth Coffey Williams. “But...
Wolf wins, Fleck may be out
Western Pennsylvania businessman Tom Wolf won the Democratic nomination for governor in a landslide Tuesday. Wolf, the former secretary of the...
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