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Last week the organizers of the Philly Trans March produced the 5th annual Philly Black Trans History: A Multigenerational Panel Discussion. The panel included...

Larry was born in Philadelphia and lived there all his life. He was a graduate of Temple University and was a member of the...

DeVonte Douglass, a former employee of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, acted in self-defense when fatally shooting a sex worker but has been charged...

The Greater Philadelphia chapter of Gay Officers Action League has sent a letter to District Attorney Larry Krasner expressing concern over a display of...

After several hours of often contentious debate, the Equality Act passed the House of Representatives on February 25 with a 224-206 vote. Every Democrat...

On May 17, 2019, Rep. John Lewis, one of the great Civil Rights icons in U.S. history, spoke with eloquence and passion from the...

In 2020, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) identified at least 44 transgender or gender nonconforming people who were brutally killed in the U.S., marking...

On Feb 23, the city Health Department added HIV to the list of medical conditions making a resident eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. The...

Denise Cohen has been running lesbian bars in Philly for upwards of 30 years, so losing Toasted Walnut to the pandemic was a particularly...

Philly is known for the longevity of its many cultural institutions, including museums large and small, churches, squares, parks, and the many historic buildings....

(NOTE: One day after this story was published, the city of Philadelphia added people living with HIV to the group currently eligible to receive...

State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, the first LGBTQ person of color to serve in the Pennsylvania Assembly, is entering the 2022 race for U.S. Senate....

In a first of its kind report, SAGE, which provides advocacy and services for LGBT+ elders, has released a report on the status of...

Mazzoni Center’s 2021 Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference (PTWC) will be held virtually due to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. The Pennsylvania Convention Center has been...

“We are the antidote to broken politics.” With those words, State Rep. Brian Sims announced that he is running for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. Sims...

Not Another Second, a recently opened exhibit and short film in New York City, celebrates the lives of LGBT+ seniors with a collection of...

The nonprofit Prevention Meets Fashion (PMF), in partnership with ONE® Condoms, will host its 4th condom-centric fashion show during February’s National Condom Month. The...

A transgender nursing assistant has filed suit against PowerBack Rehabilitation, alleging anti-LGBT mistreatment and wrongful discharge at the Center City rehabilitation facility The 140-bed facility...

LGBT advocates are praising a decision by the Biden administration to halt the implementation of a new federal rule that would have permitted social-service...

President Joe Biden has issued an historic commitment to promoting LGBT+ rights internationally, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken committing to upholding LGBT+ rights...