Large-scale Gayborhood fundraiser planned for Orlando victims
Representatives of bars throughout the Gayborhood met this week and decided to launch a large-scale, collaborative fundraiser next month for victims of the Orlando massacre....
Meeting cancelled for committee considering antibias bill
The Pennsylvania Senate committee that was set to today consider legislation that would prohibit discrimination in housing cancelled its meeting. A...
‘It was just panic,’ ICandy manager on hearing of Orlando shooting...
ICandy manager Scott McFerren got a frantic call around 4:30 a.m. the morning of Philadelphia Pride. It was his friend, Lance Keller, who had...
Philly LGBT bars step up security after Orlando
LGBT hotspots in Philadelphia have increased security, with bag-checks and police presence, in the wake of the mass shooting at Pulse, a popular LGBT...
Piecemeal nondiscrimination bills intro’d in PA Senate
A new strategy to advance LGBT nondiscrimination in Pennsylvania has emerged in the Pennsylvania Senate. State Sen. Patrick Browne (R-16th Dist.)...
Philly comes together for Orlando
It was a heart-wrenching scene Monday night at Philadelphia City Hall, as local LGBT choruses led more than 2,000 in “True Colors,” “We Shall...
Philly to fundraise for Orlando victims
Philadelphia's LGBT community will come together this week to raise funds for the victims of the Orlando massacre. ICandy, 254 S. 12th...
Philly victim remembered as ‘quiet force’
A quiet force. That’s how Akyra Murray was described by West Catholic Preparatory High School board of governors member Aaron Spence....
After Orlando, Casey to intro gun-control bill
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania will unveil new gun-control legislation in the wake of the nation's deadliest mass shooting, which targeted LGBT people. ...
Pride shadowed by Orlando massacre
The nation's deadliest mass shooting was on the minds of many at Sunday's Philadelphia Pride celebration. Just hours after at least...
LGBT leaders respond to Orlando shooting
Regional LGBT leaders are responding to the mass shooting early this morning that left at least 50 dead and even more wounded at a...
First Charlene Arcila Award announced at PTHC
Organizers of the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference today announced the winner of an inaugural award named for the conference's founder. PTHC presented...
Elders celebrated at opening of 15th Trans-Health Conference
Caprice Carthan had a motto to share with attendees of the 15th annual Trans-Health Conference, which kicked off June 9 at the Pennsylvania Convention...
Lawmakers push for vote on antibias bill
A vote in the state House of Representatives may take place next week that could determine if the long-stalled Pennsylvania Fairness Act will move...
Pride returns to Philly with larger parade
The 28th-annual Philadelphia Pride will have its largest parade yet. There will be 75 groups marching, up from 61 last...
Penn part of first international HIV vaccine study to recruit trans...
Marc Walker had many worries in April when he first stepped into the manila office building above a FedEx on Market Street in University...
Lesbian inaugural head of Office of Open Records wins award
When Gov. Ed Rendell phoned Terry Mutchler in 2008, he told her, “You’re either up for a really incredible challenge or you’re a little...
Panelists discuss black trans lives at AIDS Education Month kickoff
A. Dionne Stallworth, founder of GenderPAC, sat on a June 2 panel for AIDS Education Month wearing a T-shirt that said, “I am black...
Trans woman claims bias at Walmart
Kate Lynn Blatt, a Pottsville trans woman, says anti-trans bias by a Walmart employee prevented her from accessing a female fitting room at the...
As Pride celebrations begin, PA Fairness Act remains stalled in Harrisburg
As annual Pride celebrations begin, a welcomed summer tradition in many Pennsylvania communities, I again have to report that the state has yet to...
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