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Adoption discussion for LGBT parents LGBT individuals exploring the idea of adoption are encouraged to attend a free information session from 6-8 p....
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Police find Morris file The Philadelphia Police Department has located the Nizah Morris homicide file, which was missing for about eight years, and...
Black Pride back with new offerings
While Philadelphia Black Gay Pride is about to enter its 12th year, the weeklong event will celebrate a number of firsts this year. ...
Media Trail
Lawsuit filed against Westchester police The Wall Street Journal reports a lawsuit alleges the Westchester County, N. Y., police sought to humiliate...
GO-ING ALL NIGHT
About 300 LGBTs and supporters gathered before the namesake of the Franklin Institute at the Oct. 6 Indigo Ball. In addition to...
Pa.’s congressional Republicans get failing grades on HRC scorecard
by John L. Micek
The civil rights group Human Rights Campaign is out with its scorecard for the current session of Congress, and its findings...
LGBTQ community responds to COVID-19 with mutual aid
Since the beginning of COVID-19-induced quarantine and social distancing, Philadelphia’s LGBTQ community has organized via underground and online channels to meet the most basic...
Indigo Ball to ‘sparkle’ again
The William Way LGBT Community Center will once again host its annual Indigo Ball at Hotel Sofitel Philadelphia. The Oct. 14...
Arguments moved up in Philadelphia couple’s marriage case
A judge agreed late last month to move up oral arguments in one of several pending challenges to Pennsylvania’s ban on marriage equality. ...
Lehigh Valley firm launches LGBT practice group
Gross McGinley, LLP, in Allentown recently launched an LGBT practice group to better serve the area’s LGBT community. The formation...
2016 Person of the Year Honor Roll
Sharron Cooks There was a record number of LGBT delegates at this summer’s Democratic National Convention, including Sharron Cooks. The Philadelphia...
LGBTQ Victory Fund endorses trans candidate for Del. senate
The LGBTQ Victory Fund, a national organization dedicated to electing out leaders to public office, endorsed trans woman Sarah McBride on Wednesday in her...
Judge’s jury instructions under scrutiny
The jury instructions issued by Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge Barry C. Dozor during the murder trial of William F. Smithson are coming...
Dinner, dancing and drag queens at Black-Tie BINGO
The Bingo Verifying Divas will don their finest next month for the 11th annual Black-Tie GayBINGO. This year’s fundraising gala will...
Penn seeks to ‘out’ trans litigant
Officials at The University of Pennsylvania want a federal judge to unseal the real name of a trans woman who’s suing the university and...
St. Luke’s to extend benefits to same-sex couples
After almost three years of being pressured to provide domestic-partner benefits for employees, St. Luke’s Health Network announced this week its plan...
Day in the Life of: PA Horticultural Society president, Matt Rader
Matt Rader bounded into the main exhibition area for the Philadelphia Flower Show the Monday before it opened. He marveled at the Big Timber...
COLOURS names new board prez
The longtime board president of The COLOURS Organization, Inc., recently stepped down and the agency has named a new interim leader. ...
Celebrating Pride by engaging with science
Often, science-based museums are perceived as family affairs — something fun and educational for the kids while parents serve as chaperones. That is a...
Republican state legislator calls police after “belligerent” phone call with Democratic...
Two state representatives, Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia) and Tom Murt (R-Montgomery), had a heated phone exchange the evening of August 3 which resulted in Murt...
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