Black LGBTQ voices from the front lines of Philly protests
This weekend, protestors flooded the streets of Center City to honor and seek justice for those Black folks who recently suffered violent deaths at...
International News – June 13-19, 2020
New Trump appointee to foreign aid agency has anti-LGBT history
Merrit Corrigan is the new deputy White House liaison at the U.S. Agency for International...
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Uganda’s antigay bill advances Uganda’s infamous Anti-Homosexuality Bill was approved by a parliamentary committee Nov. 23 and is moving toward a...
LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX
Spectators at the new SEXO exhibit perused the interactive offerings at the opening reception April 12 at the William Way LGBT Community Center. ...
Clay Studio marks Pride with LGBT Date Night
Throw on your smocks! A local arts organization is inviting couples to make their next date night a little dirty. Clay...
Court accepts McCord brief
A federal judge presiding over a challenge to the state’s ban on same-sex marriage this week agreed to accept the Pennsylvania treasurer’s friend-of-the-court brief...
Report: Anti-LGBT violence up 13 percent
A new report out this week found that violence against LGBT individuals is on the rise nationally, with certain segments of the population disproportionately...
Decade notables
The past 10 years have seen a wealth of progress for the local LGBT community, as it gains visibility and influence within Philadelphia and...
Bridal store under fire for refusing lesbian couple
A bridal store in Bloomsburg denied services to a same-sex couple last week. Outrage sparked online after a woman shared a...
Series on HIV and aging kicks off in Germantown
Older adults in the LGBT community who have HIV live in all parts of Philadelphia. That was the impetus behind hosting a series of...
“Queerbook” connects LGBT performers nation-wide
A drag-king performer is assembling an LGBTQ-themed yearbook dubbed “The Queerbook” to celebrate performers and entertainers in Philadelphia and other major cities. ...
Penn grad to lead national HIV/AIDS org
While Kevin Jones had several leadership roles involving HIV/AIDS research, his own 2009 diagnosis with HIV gave him new insight into the fight against...
International News
Pakistani Muslims condemn gay-rights meeting A group of conservative Islamic political and religious officials has condemned a meeting by the U. S....
Milano killer says abusive childhood a factor in his crime
Richard R. Laird, the twice-convicted killer of gay artist Anthony V. Milano, says jurors weren’t fully informed of his abusive childhood before resentencing him...
AIDS agency blocked from demolishing church
For as long as Andrew R. Palewski can remember, he’s had an affinity for old buildings. But his fight to save the...
State board of probation and parole hires out chairman
Out lawyer Leo Dunn recently took the reins of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole with an aim to improve conditions for inmates...
International News
Body dug up again from cemetery The body of a man believed to be gay has twice been dug up from a Muslim...
Local Scouts: We’ll accept gay adults, if given the option
The Boy Scouts of America Cradle of Liberty Council will accept gay adults, if given the option to do so by the national BSA...
Trans candidate edged out for judgeship
First-time candidate Henry Sias came within 5,000 votes of becoming the nation’s first transgender male judge Tuesday. Sias placed 14th out...
Bebashi anniversary event sold out
Bebashi, an HIV/AIDS organization focusing on people of color, has sold all 400 tickets to its 30th-anniversary gala, set to take place next weekend....
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