Awareness, adoption on tap at Venture Inn
LGBT bar Venture Inn will host the Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia this weekend for a unique event that seeks to connect...
Philly judge bids farewell
Kevin Dougherty, widely regarded as an LGBT-affirming judge, addressed Philadelphia City Council Thursday to thank the representatives for their work during his tenure as...
Hundreds ‘converge’ to end stigma
Messages of hard work ahead, the need to end stigma and hope for the future rang clear at “Convergence: Forging the Path,” which delved...
New court procedural rule may help open Morris records
A new state Supreme Court procedure that makes search warrants available to the public applies retroactively to the six warrants issued in the Nizah...
Judge denies early release for Kathryn Knott
A judge last week denied Kathryn Knott's request to be released early from prison. An attorney for Knott submitted a petition June...
Steinke, Cohen draw mid-ballot positions
Candidates in the May primary drew their ballot positions Wednesday, and the two LGBT candidates running for Philadelphia City Council fell in the middle of...
First Person Arts seeks stories about pride
In its 15th season, First Person Arts wants to hear stories of LGBT pride. While LGBT people have told their...
Supporters wear purple shirts at inaugural Southwest Senior Center Pride
When Pastor Pamela K. Williams’ mother was dying last spring, the woman called her daughter to her bedside. “Can you forgive me?” she asked....
Father of gay-bashing defendant named to top cop post
The father of one of the defendants in a high-profile 2014 gay-bashing case was named this week to the helm of a suburban police...
Pet Issue 2017
Couldn't we all use some puppy and kitten pictures to help us get through this crazy world? Well, feast your eyes on our pawsitively purrfect...
Mazzoni Center to honor attorney at awards luncheon
The Mazzoni Center is preparing for its anticipated awards luncheon, where the health and wellness organization will honor a local attorney who fights for...
#LGBTDNC: Day in the Life of: a DNC diversity-working-group member and...
Zach Wilcha already had a coffee meeting (although he drank water; he doesn’t like coffee) and a 20-minute phone call with an LGBT business...
IBA wins two awards at national conference for LGBT chambers
The Independence Business Alliance, the LGBT chamber of commerce in Greater Philadelphia, today earned two awards for a business-certification initiative and community impact. Representatives...
The Attic receives $100K grant
An LGBT youth organization this week received a $100,000 grant to support its work. Impact100 Philadelphia, a women’s philanthropy and grantmaking...
Out Jamaican poet to headline LGBT conference
Staceyann Chin knows what Paradise is like — and it’s certainly not brimming with peace and prosperity. The several years Chin...
Pride comes to Reading
Nearly 2,000 people are expected to converge on Reading next weekend — not to hit the sales displays at the region’s famous outlet stores,...
Smollett charges dropped
Chicago prosecutors dropped all charges on Tuesday in their case against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett. In a case that has had more plot twists...
People living with HIV go behind the scenes at ballet
Crowded in a vestibule with nine other members of Cohmar Community Living Room, Willie Norris peaked through the glass that separated the lobby of...
DOJ urges judge to postpone ruling on trans exclusion in ADA
The U.S. Department of Justice last week urged a federal judge to postpone ruling on a challenge to the American With Disabilities Act’s exclusion...
Judge orders arbitration in antibias case
A Philadelphia judge has ordered confidential arbitration in the case of Alfred W. Zaher, an openly gay attorney who claims he lost a job...
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