Supreme Court denies bid to overturn PA marriage equality
A U. S. Supreme Court justice this week denied a Pennsylvania clerk's effort to stop marriage equality in the Keystone State. Justice...
Mayor, City Council: Forget ‘Hoosier hospitality,’ move to Philly
Feeling unwelcome in another state because of a "religious-freedom" law? Philadelphia's mayor and all 15 City Council members — who penned an open letter...
Volunteer spots still open for DNC
The Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for the Democratic National Convention has recruited more than 16,000 volunteers for the July event, surpassing its initial goal...
No, your father isn’t always right
“My father always said …” You’ve heard or maybe even said this one, right? And how many times have you said, “Who gives a...
Court allows lawsuit over Trump-era ACA rule
A federal court has permitted LGBTQ+ plaintiffs to continue pursuing claims in a lawsuit, Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth (BAGLY) et al v. HHS...
Giovanni’s Room doors reopened
Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room opened last Friday morning to a bustling crowd of shoppers. Giovanni’s Room, the nation’s oldest...
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Trans girl allowed female ID card A trans girl in Argentina has been allowed a female identification card, and for her gender...
Center City bar owner will remove dress-code sign
Center City bar owner Teddy Sourias said he’ll remove a dress-code sign banning Timberland work boots at U-Bahn — after a complaint about...
Out singer to headline bar crawl
Kick off the holiday season with a pre-Turkey Day bar crawl replete with a bona-fide celebrity host. Lance Bass, openly gay...
Casey backs marriage equality, DOMA repeal
U. S. Sen. Bob Casey, who has faced mounting pressure in recent days on his position on marriage equality, announced today that he...
City seeks to exclude anti-LGBT evidence in police brutality trial
City attorneys want a federal judge to exclude LGBT-related evidence in an upcoming police-brutality case, claiming the evidence is irrelevant and inflammatory. ...
Local AIDS worker: CDC numbers ‘do not represent a certainty’
One in two black men who have sex with men and one in four Latino men who have sex with men will develop AIDS...
Businesses bring Pine St. concerns to Wash. West
Members of the Washington West Civic Association board of directors said this week they wouldn’t support or oppose the Pine Street Storm Relief Project...
Lesbian couple races together for a cure
In their 18 years as a couple, Kelly McCrea and Janet Kollmann have shared a lot. But one defining experience is one...
AMA supports banning conversion therapy
The American Medical Association (AMA) has voted to support state and federal efforts to ban gay conversion therapy, the scientifically discredited practice of attempting...
Petition opposes potential appointment of LGBTQ-progressive priest as Philly archbishop
An online petition aiming to block the appointment of a priest with progressive views about the LGBTQ community as Philadelphia’s new archbishop has received...
Philly Bar Association backs marriage equality
For the first time ever, the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association this week voted to endorse marriage equality — and called...
Emergency dispatch-records bill amended
The state Senate has amended a controversial bill that seeks to protect the privacy rights of 911 callers in Pennsylvania. Critics say an earlier...
Kenney continues pressure on Chick-fil-A
Philadelphia City Councilman-at-Large Jim Kenney late last month urged the leadership at national fast-food chain Chick-fil-A to make good on its pledge to be...
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