Buttigieg targeted by right-wing operatives in antigay sex-assault smear
Two notorious right-wing operatives, Fox News pundit Jacob Wohl and lobbyist Jack Burkman, have been revealed as the masterminds behind a plot targeting Democratic...
The Black Panthers and the Gay Liberation Front: Did Black Lives...
Few instances in the modern movement for gay and lesbian equality (what we now call the LGBT movement) produced as much controversy —...
Inauguration blues? Give back to the LGBT community
Drag Brunch to support national group With a $5 donation, locals can support a national nonprofit organization while enjoying brunch with drag queens. ...
Local faith groups ready for papal visit
Preparations are well underway for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families — and local LGBT-friendly faith groups are...
City adds HIV to list of medical conditions eligible for COVID...
On Feb 23, the city Health Department added HIV to the list of medical conditions making a resident eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. The...
AIDS Education Month launches with new youth focus
Philadelphia FIGHT has launched its annual AIDS Education Month, with a wealth of events planned for the coming weeks, including one new concert to...
Judge issues favorable ruling in trans antibias case
An employment-discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of an HIV-positive trans woman of color moved one step closer to a jury trial after a federal...
Council to consider bill on domestic-partner benefits for city contractors
City Council will soon consider expanding its city contracting rules to allow for equal benefits for LGBT workers and their partners. ...
Trial postponed for murder suspect in trans case
A jury trial for Matthew J. White, charged with murdering the boyfriend of a West Philadelphia trans woman, has been postponed until July. White...
NAACP forms first-ever LGBT committee
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced a new initiative this month aimed at uniting the sexual- and racial-minority populations to...
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Gay inmate lodges complaint On Oct. 27, openly gay federal inmate Kenneth J. Houck Jr. lodged a complaint with federal-court officials in Colorado, stating...
Amid COVID-19 cancellations,Trans Day of Visibility celebrated online
Despite the continuation of Philadelphia’s Stay at Home Order and subsequent event cancellations, members of the transgender community, and allies, still celebrated International Trans...
Oral arguments next week in Morris case
Both sides in an open-records dispute regarding the Nizah Morris case will present oral arguments to a Philadelphia judge next week. ...
Judge dismisses anti-bias suit against AIDS agency
A federal judge last month dismissed an anti-bias complaint filed by Dr. Emmanuella Cherisme against AIDS Care Group. In a...
PTHC brings new training programs
A month after Philadelphia passed one of the nation’s most transgender-inclusive laws, the city is gearing up to welcome more than 3,000 trans and...
Feds: City misconstrues antibias law
The U. S. Department of Justice has filed a “statement of interest” in the case of trans litigant Bobbie Burnett, contending the city...
NAACP head on marriage equality in MD, elsewhere
During an Election Day blitz through Philadelphia last week, the head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People predicted that marriage...
Suspect in slaying of transwoman and activist to stand trial
The North Philadelphia man charged with murdering transwoman and activist Tameka Michelle Washington last month signed a statement saying he shot her during an...
ACLU of PA gets new director
An openly gay man with more than a decade of experience at the national American Civil Liberties Union took the reins of the state...
London Chanel’s killer gets 22-44 years in prison after guilty plea
One day after rejecting a plea deal, the man charged in last year’s killing of transgender woman London Kiki Chanel changed his mind. ...
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