GALAEI board member to serve as interim director
The vice president of the board for GALAEI: A Queer [email protected] Social Justice Organization will take over as interim executive director, the organization announced...
QSpaces: Making LGBT health care accessible
Nic Anthony and Catharine Hoffman have a plan to make finding LGBT-friendly health care safer, more convenient and accessible. They’re making an app for...
Queer and trans-inclusive erotica event comes to Philly
If all you want for the holidays is a space to unleash your desires and fantasies, you needn’t wait for Santa. SEXx Interactive will...
Five years after Tyler Clementi death, pledge aims to curb harassment
Jane and Joe Clementi had just dropped off their youngest son, Tyler, at Rutgers University in the fall of 2010. Their oldest son, James,...
City announces Commission on LGBT Affairs
After a several-month application and vetting process, the city this week announced the members of its inaugural Commission on LGBT Affairs. ...
Penn celebrates LGBT-awareness week
Students, faculty and staff at the University of Pennsylvania will take part in a series of LGBT-awareness events next week, continuing a tradition that...
Action Wellness looks back on 30-year legacy, celebrates expanded future
In 1986, a homeless man with HIV was denied entrance to a hospice facility in South Philadelphia. Kevin Burns, serving as...
Philly’s senior discounts
"You can go to museums, the theater, eat out — all for just a few dollars. And you can ride free, too."
Mary Groce, a...
Human-rights leaders explore LGBT Philly
Although not marked by a rainbow flag, Rittenhouse Square played an important part for LGBT people in Philadelphia. “It was a...
Highs, lows from locals on HRC Congressional list
The Human Rights Campaign recently released its annual Congressional Scorecard, which rates politicians according to their voting records on LGBT-related issues, and locals placed...
Buddy Program fosters connections
Studies show that being social and cultivating an interpersonal support system leads to a healthier lifestyle. Action Wellness, a Philadelphia-based organization serving the needs...
Lesbian mother ‘heartbroken’ after Pa. court ruling
A lesbian mother says she’s “heartbroken” after Pennsylvania Superior Court last week said she isn’t entitled to partial custody of her former life partner’s...
‘Seven Deadly Sins’ theme slated for Attic fundraiser
The Attic youth made a runway in less than a minute Tuesday night. Program specialist Loran Grishow-Schade sat cross-legged at one end with a...
Trump attacks trans people – again
President Trump’s latest anti-LGBTQ move to stoke his base two weeks before the midterm elections may backfire. As protests unfold in front of the...
LGBT orgs., city officials gather to support trans youth
A number of city officials, and representatives of local and state agencies, will gather later this week to affirm their support for local transgender youth. ...
Pulse parties for animals
Pulse Events will fuse partying with philanthropy next month. Pulse Party “for the” Animals will be held 9 p.m.-1 a.m. April...
Philly to host 2018 LGBT biz conference
As the Independence Business Alliance celebrated 10 years as the region’s LGBT chamber of commerce last week, it also looked to the future with...
Philly welcomes first out Presbyterian pastor
This past weekend, history was made in the local Presbyterian community. On Jan. 5, Broad Street Ministry ordained David Norse, the...
Reflections on an epidemic
Wayne, Bruce, Troy, Greg, Marcus, John, Dominic … I remember their names. Beautiful men — mostly young, certainly too young to die. I remember...
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