Sens. Booker, Casey address LGBT equality in the Trump era
U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), along with local LGBT leaders, addressed the landscape for LGBT rights under the new presidential...
Out ministers to discuss LGBT, faith issues
Pastor Clarence Hayes was moved to action after hearing homophobic comments from Kim Burrell, a pastor at Love and Liberty Fellowship Church in Houston....
Farnese acquitted in bribery trial
A federal jury this week acquitted State Sen. Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. of all charges related to his alleged bribe of Ellen Chapman...
Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club to host March Against Discrimination
A local LGBT advocacy organization will host a march this week protesting policies from President Donald Trump’s administration. The Liberty City...
Trial date set for murder of trans woman
A trial date has been set for one of the defendants in the murder of a local transgender woman. Jose Pena, 20, will stand...
Thousands protest Trump’s visit to Philadelphia
This story has been updated to include comments from GALAEI Executive Director Nikki Lopez and OUTMuslim Founder/Director Sahar AliDeen. Chants of “we are the...
Two report anti-LGBT incidents
Two allegedly anti-LGBT attacks occurred this past weekend in Philadelphia. In one incident, a man attacked a 19-year-old male bisexual student...
Obituary: Reenie Kane, longtime local DJ, 62
Reenie Kane, a DJ who spun at LGBT clubs and events in the area for decades, died Jan. 18 after a heart attack. She...
Hundreds ‘converge’ to end stigma
Messages of hard work ahead, the need to end stigma and hope for the future rang clear at “Convergence: Forging the Path,” which delved...
Florida man on surviving Pulse, finding pride
Ricardo Negron-Almodovar worked until the late hours of June 11, 2016 in Orlando, Fla. His plan was to go to Pulse, a gay nightclub...
City releases Gayborhood racism findings, recommends training
This story has been updated to include comments from representatives at Philadelphia FIGHT and the Mazzoni Center. The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations offered...
Philly mayor named co-chair of new Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination Coalition
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is among eight Pennsylvania mayors involved in a coalition fighting against LGBT discrimination and one of four nationwide to lead the...
Protests, road closures ahead of Trump visit
The area near the Gayborhood is expected to be affected by a scheduled visit by President Donald Trump later this week. ...
Farnese attorney: No ‘smoking gun’ in case
Federal prosecutors have no "smoking gun" proving that state Sen. Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. bribed a constituent in order to advance his political career,...
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...
Demonstrations for black trans lives take over Creating Change
Lourdes Hunter began a demonstration for more than 100 people on the fourth floor of the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott. “We hear...
At Trans United event, supporters discuss sharing resources and funding nationwide
Swathed in purple, Andrea Jenkins ascended the podium at Philadelphia City Hall Jan. 19 to recite her original work “A Requiem for the Queers...
N.C. preacher tells Creating Change attendees to focus on the South
At a Moral Monday gathering in North Carolina aimed at calling attention to voting rights, the movement’s founder the Rev. William J. Barber II met...
Locals turn out for Latinx Institute at Creating Change
Members of Philadelphia's LGBT Latinx community joined 250 other Latinx individuals from around the country at the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott for a national traveling...
Sims, Williams to re-intro anti-conversion therapy measure
State Rep. Brian Sims announced Thursday that he plans to re-introduce a bill to ban conversion therapy for minors in Pennsylvania. ...
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