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About six years ago, a United Church of Christ in Montgomery County took a vote to receive the “open and affirming” designation. It requires...

Jussie Smollett, one of the stars of Philadelphian Lee Daniels’ hit Fox TV series “Empire,” was the victim of what police are calling a...

The voices of Central Pennsylvania’s LGBT community will be amplified in a new book exploring the region’s LGBT history.  Contracts were...

The defense for a homeless man accused of strangling a psychiatrist in a hotel near the Gayborhood is still working on completing evidence discovery...

Locals will have the chance to participate in the Equality March for Unity and Pride — while enjoying a family-friendly drag show — on...

Even though the power went out for a time at the Please Touch Museum last Monday morning, courtesy of the day-long storm that blew...

Philadelphia hosts gay Catholic conference Adapted from reporting by Michael Clark  Four workshops exploring justice within the interactions of gay people and the Catholic...

Reading took its place this week among the list of Pennsylvania municipalities that prohibit discrimination against residents based on sexual orientation and gender identity....

The Democratic National Convention is set to bring the political heat to Philadelphia next week and, between and after all the speeches, rallies, photo...

Local business owner and music consultant Carter Burnette died Nov. 14 of liver cancer. He was 50. A native of Camden, N.J.,...

A committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to approve a bill this week that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT individuals, marking the...

Before personalities like Melissa Etheridge and Carol Channing take the stage at the 2010 OUTMusic Awards in New York City next month, a transgender...

Rabbi Deborah Waxman has a lengthy affiliation with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College — as a student, vice president and professor. And now, she adds...

The wave of Democratic upsets that began with the 2018 midterm elections a year ago and put more openly LGBTQ people in Congress than...

Things are looking up at the William Way LGBT Community Center, which held its annual meeting last week to discuss new initiatives and funding....

For the first time, an openly gay man has been elected to head the Temple University Beasley School of Law Alumni Association. ...

Sen. Sanders displays transgender pride flag at office Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is showing his support for transgender Americans by displaying the new transgender...

AIDS Services in Asian Communities, which held a popular health and social event for gay Asian men and their supporters for more than a...

When he was a Temple University student, Alex Deering took a class taught by former Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street. The out community member,...

 A national organization that promotes openly LGBTQ candidates for elected office just announced three additional endorsements in Philadelphia’s upcoming primaries. The Victory Fund previously...