Gay attorney’s antibias case resolved
The federal antibias case of Jeffrey S. Downs was resolved this week. In a one-page order signed by U.S. District Judge L. Felipe Restrepo...
Winning a trip down the ‘Love Train’ aisle
Neal Santos and Andrew Olson are in love with Philadelphia almost as much as they are in love with each other — and it...
New exhibit asks trans community to help make history
William Way LGBT Community Center is gearing up to help create a transgender history exhibit this summer and is hosting two “collective curation” events...
World AIDS Day 2017
HIV/AIDS and LGBT service providers from around the region collaborated on this special supplement to mark World AIDS Day. From facts and figures to...
Philly man files sexual-harassment suit
Steven C. Ellis, a former server, says he was forced out of a job at a local restaurant after complaining about workplace...
LGBT history exhibit opening this summer
At a press conference Tuesday, William Way LGBT Community Center executive director Chris Bartlett, joined by Mayor Michael Nutter and other prominent members of...
Equality Advocates names new director
After a nearly six-month search, LGBT legal organization Equality Advocates Pennsylvania has chosen its new leader. The organization announced today that...
Out & Faithful takes on queer spirituality
Religion and spirituality can be topics loaded higher than a twice-baked potato — discussions best avoided at the dinner table along with politics, exes...
Man accused of drag-queen attack ‘remorseful’
A man accused of attacking a local drag queen is requesting placement in a diversionary program, which would allow him to avoid jail time....
Media Trail
Penn wins SAG award for ‘Milk’ The Advocate reports Sean Penn has emerged as an early front-runner in the Oscar race after taking...
Picasso of the posterior
When I came out in 1994, there was no how-to guide for anal sex, and if there were, I would have read it from...
Reading to celebrate Pride
June may have passed but the Pride festivals aren’t over yet. This weekend, catch the ninth-annual Reading Pride Celebration, a not-to-be-missed...
Security remains priority at local LGBT clubs
The mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando happened just hours before Philadelphia Pride, a celebration that brings thousands of LGBTs to Penn’s Landing,...
Rainbow crosswalks to be installed Wednesday
The much-anticipated installation of rainbow-colored crosswalks at the intersection of 13th and Locust Streets in the Gayborhood was slated to be completed Wednesday night. ...
Book seller to thank donors at OutFest
Since Giovanni’s Room put out a fundraising call last summer for donations to rebuild a deteriorating wall, local LGBT community members and donors from...
DHS reinstates MANNA funding
Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance, which provides meals to those struggling with life-threatening illnesses, had itself been struggling to cope with the loss of...
2013 Person of the Year runners-up
Attorney General Kathleen Kane Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane made waves this past summer when she declined to defend the state’s ban on...
Spring Wedding Issue 2017
We could all use a little good news these days, right? Well, our Spring Wedding Issue is chock full of it! From engagements to...
Investigation continues in Blahnik murder
No arrests have been made yet in the murder last week of a transgender woman in South Philadelphia. Police are continuing...
The year in small screen
Two showrunners helped make 2018 the most LGBTQ ever on TV. Out gay showrunners/directors/writers/producers Ryan Murphy and Greg Berlanti have been...
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