Local orgs to launch innovative trans project
Two local organizations are collaborating to bring a first-ever national transgender-focused HIV-prevention effort to Philadelphia. The Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS...
Pitt student wins scholarship to lead LGBT-competency training
Amy Kelley recently attended the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner in Washington, D.C., where she was in the presence of leaders such as Hillary...
Three Montco townships enact LGBT-inclusive antibias ordinances
Three townships in Montgomery County recently enacted LGBT-inclusive antibias ordinances without fanfare. On Sept. 14, Upper Gwynedd Township enacted its ordinance. The following day,...
Attorney in DUI case to subpoena city for Morris file ...
Attorney Michael L. Doyle says he’ll subpoena the city for the police Internal Affairs file pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident. ...
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SEPTA to hold hearings on transpasses Next month, SEPTA will host public hearings on its proposed 2014 budget, which includes a plan to eliminate...
Judge: Trans people protected from disability bias
A federal judge in Allentown this week ruled that transgender people diagnosed with gender dysphoria are protected from disability bias under the Americans With...
Community pays off Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center mortgage
Allentown’s Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center became one of a small number of Pennsylvania LGBTQ community centers to own its building after community members crowdsourced...
Gay dating in the time of COVID-19
When the pandemic swept through the country and prompted Philadelphia and everywhere else to lock down, people who were dating, trying to date, or...
NJ lawmakers take steps to fight bullying
Panels in both chambers of the New Jersey General Assembly voted this week to move forward on a proposed anti-bullying law that takes a...
Aging and older adults
A special section focusing on older LGBTQ adults offers articles on care and services, housing, legal issues such as common-law marriage, momentum for Pennsylvania’s...
PHMC to present research on older LGBT community
Data on local LGBT older adults will be shared with the community at a town-hall meeting this weekend. For the past...
Philly vet happy to have open trans military service
Nick Greiner, a Center City veteran, first enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1995. He served during “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the law...
Trial for alleged murderer of trans woman postponed until December
A jury trial for the alleged murderer of trans woman Diamond Williams has been postponed until December. Charles N. Sargent stands...
Colours Crystal Ball looks into the future
After a several-year hiatus, the Legendary Crystal Ball will return to Philadelphia this weekend, bringing HIV-prevention messages to center stage. The...
HRC highlights lack of LGBT laws in PA
Human Rights Campaign this week released its first-ever State Equality Index, detailing the LGBT-inclusiveness, or lack thereof, of state laws across the country. ...
William Way shows continued growth at annual meeting
Things are looking up at the William Way LGBT Community Center, which held its annual meeting last week to discuss new initiatives and funding....
Feminist leader visits Philly, talks equality
Gloria Steinem came to Philadelphia on April 16 to deliver one message: Whether you’re a proponent for women’s rights, LGBT rights or all of...
GOAL president, police LGBT liaison help celebrate Trans Day of Visibility
Jo Mason ticked off the reasons why Time Magazine declared a “transgender tipping point”: a transgender woman got to play a transgender woman on...
Warrant issued for suspect in the murder of Dominique Rem’mie Fells
“People have been donating a lot of flowers. Rem’mie would have loved all the colors,” said Alonda Talley, a current resident of Morris Home...
Obituary: Danny Tolan, activities coordinator, 23
Danny Tolan’s family says he lived more in his 23 years than most people do in a lifetime. “There was never...
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