Mazzoni Center hires consulting firm to find permanent leadership
In an email sent to staff, the Mazzoni Center, an LGBTQ-centered health center, announced that its board has retained Cybeleum, an outside consulting firm,...
African-American lesbian sues her former employer
Nafeisa Johnson, an African-American lesbian, has filed suit against Northeast Building Products, alleging wrongful termination and other unlawful acts allegedly due to her race...
Women’s world series to ‘bring the love’ to Philly
Softball players from the West Coast, East Coast and everywhere in between will finish their summers in the City of Brotherly Love, which will...
LGBTQ lawyers raise the bar
In its highest attendance to date, the Lavender Law Conference took place in Philadelphia for the first time since 2002. Orchestrated by the LGBT...
Intelligencer awards out attorneys
Three LGBT lawyers have been named as recipients of The Legal Intelligencer’s 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award. Romulo L. Diaz Jr....
IN MEMORIAM
Passersby pay tribute to fallen servicemembers at the Korean War Memorial near Penn’s Landing on Memorial Day as Pennsylvania National Guard members complete drills....
Wash West seeks lighting funds
The Washington Square West Civic Association is working to install lights along one corridor in the Gayborhood, but must now overcome a funding obstacle...
Philly FIGHT shows off new Chestnut Street facility
Just a year after its founding, the John Bell Health Center, operated by Philadelphia FIGHT, outgrew the former counseling and testing space it occupied...
Media Trail
Gay-friendly middle school to open U. S. News reports the Milwaukee Public School System will expand the services provided by its gay-friendly...
Trans woman sues Temple Health
A Philadelphia Trans woman has filed suit in federal court, alleging that Temple University Health System dismissed her as a dietary aide because she...
Trans PA native stepping down at military group
Rumors flew last weekend about the possible forced resignation of OutServe-Servicemembers Legal Defense Network executive director Allyson Robinson. Robinson, a ...
Historian, parents discuss LGBT family ties in Philly
The first-floor meeting room at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia in Fairmount Park swelled with people last weekend who had gathered for “Coming Out...
Lawmakers joyous after DADT repeal
President Obama this week put one of the final nails in the coffin of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. ” Surrounded by lawmakers,...
ACLU of PA gets new director
An openly gay man with more than a decade of experience at the national American Civil Liberties Union took the reins of the state...
International News – 6/14/19
London police arrest fifth suspect in attack on lesbian couple Police in London have arrested a fifth suspect on suspicion of punching two women...
William Way honors history at Homecoming
Now in its fifth year, William Way LGBT Community Center’s Homecoming celebration has become a staple of Pride weekend. The center’s...
Fundraiser benefits Bucks LGBT youth safe space
Planned Parenthood Keystone is amping up its annual fundraiser for the Rainbow Room, one of the three LGBT youth programs the organization operates, with...
Joseph Eugene Miller, 70
Joseph Eugene Miller, aged 70, died during March 2021. He was the son of the late Fred E. and Mary (Martin) Miller. He grew...
City Council passes three LGBTQ bills, which now await the mayor’s...
Philadelphia City Council passed three bills Thursday fortifying protections for trans and nonbinary people by strengthening gender-neutral bathroom requirements, expanding anti-discrimination policies for those...
LGBT fans turn out for Ellen DeGeneres
After two days of tweeting, Ellen DeGeneres’ crew made an appearance on the 1600 block of Walnut Street. The city closed off the block...
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