Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta announces run for U.S. Senate
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, the first LGBTQ person of color to serve in the Pennsylvania Assembly, is entering the 2022 race for U.S. Senate....
Mayor announces new Reconciliation Committee will include LGBTQ leaders
Last week, amidst citywide protests, Mayor Jim Kenney announced that he has assembled a steering committee to address City reconciliation with Black, LGBTQ, and...
No single gene determines same-sex attraction
A massive new study indicates sexual orientation cannot be predicted by a single "gay gene" as previously pondered but genetics do play a role...
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. ...
Victory Fund backs five more candidates in Pennsylvania
Victory Fund, the organization dedicated to getting more LGBTQ leaders elected to public office across the country, rolled out 17 new endorsements for the...
Judge orders lesbian reinstated to Air Force
TACOMA, Wash. — A federal judge ruled last Friday that a decorated flight nurse discharged from the Air Force for being gay...
Tourism group gets new leader
The Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus held its annual meeting last week, at which members elected new leaders, celebrated current membees and looked to the...
GALAEI looks to bridge gaps with innovative campaign
GALAEI: A Queer [email protected] Social Justice Organization is debuting a first-of-its-kind HIV/AIDS campaign targeting the LGBT Latino community. POSITIVO will serve to...
Trans Equity Project cuts due to funding deficit
Last week’s cuts to queer Latinx social-justice organization Galaei’s Trans Equity Project, a sexual-health and HIV-counseling program serving Philadelphia’s trans community, will not be...
Christie vetoes trans bill
Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill this week that would have eased the process by which transgender individuals can...
Hate-crimes bill moves forward in Philly, stalls in PA
A bill that would instate a penalty for offenders who commit hate crimes against LGBT individuals in Philadelphia has moved one step closer towards...
Sexual-violence agency hosts first LGBT summit
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center will host their first-ever summit focused on domestic-violence issues impacting the LGBT...
Bethlehem bans conversion therapy
The Lehigh Valley municipality of Bethlehem became the seventh in the state to ban conversion therapy in a unanimous City Council vote of 6-0....
More than ever, Pride to shine
While rainbows are a ubiquitous staple at Pride every summer, there will be one new, significant rainbow addition to next month’s festival. ...
Civil rights leaders pen article supporting federal LGBTQ nondiscrimination
Two civil rights leaders of national stature took to SCOTUSblog, a law blog written by lawyers and law professors and students about the U.S....
With DVLF money, groups launch anti-poverty initiatives
Last month, LGBT grantmaking agency Delaware Valley Legacy Fund announced grants to four local LGBT organizations, which made possible a number of new initiatives...
Weiss brothers sell Bump
Gayborhood hot spot Bump changed hands last month from one pair of local brothers to another, who are planning a “major facelift,” which could...
Office of LGBT Affairs launches new website
The Office of LGBT Affairs launched a new website Thursday. Jason Evans, treasurer for the Commission on LGBT Affairs, is spearheading...
Penn welcomes LGBT Jewish students
The University of Pennsylvania will play host next weekend to a conference that seeks to fuse the basic tenets of Judaism and LGBT life,...
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