Obituary: Robert John “Bob” Burrowes, Jr., chef, square dancer and leather...
Robert J. “Bob” Burrowes, local chef, leather man and founding member of the Independence Squares, died Oct. 23 of kidney failure. He was 52....
Local man promotes ‘LGBT Bill of Rights’
A Hatboro man is looking to disseminate a document he crafted that stipulates basic rights that should be afforded to LGBT people, in order...
National LGBT History Month Project: Transgender Forward
As the gay and lesbian community celebrates marriage equality across the United States, the transgender members of the LGBT community continue to work diligently...
National LGBT History Month Project: Archive documents Charlotte LGBTQ history
Archivist and University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) Prof. Joshua Burford stresses that the LGBTQ archive he spearheaded is not a complete history....
Services announced for Diamond Williams
A local trans woman who was murdered more than two years ago will finally be laid to rest. A funeral for...
Local orgs. want immigration detention center closed
Philadelphia groups, including Juntos and GALAEI: A Queer [email protected] Social Justice Organization, commended the state for issuing a letter indicating the license for the...
Police LGBT liaison stepping down
After 29 years on the force, Deputy Commissioner Kevin Bethel is leaving the department, Philadelphia Police announced Wednesday. He plans to take a new...
LGBT-friendly charter school proposed
An application will be submitted to the Philadelphia School District’s Charter School Office next month that proposes the creation of a new charter school...
PA Fairness Act stalled in committee
The budget impasse in the state legislature is putting a damper on progress for the Pennsylvania Fairness Act, according to organizers with Pennsylvania Competes,...
Police brutality trial set to begin
Luis A. Berrios 3d, who alleges anti-LGBT misconduct by Philadelphia police, is scheduled to have his day in court later this month. ...
AIDS Walkers remember a pop-culture-loving friend
If Eddie Long had been at the 29th-annual AIDS Walk last Sunday, he definitely would’ve taken his shirt off, despite temperatures hovering just above...
Lax scholarship program marks 20th year
Four local gay men were recently awarded scholarships to pursue their educational goals, as part of a program that has now entered its second...
LGBTEI hosts second conversation on Alzheimer’s and dementia
When LGBT people age, their support systems often look different from others, said David Griffith, director of programs and outreach for the LGBT Elder...
Rush to judgment in Jenkins case?
Concerns of under-reporting of hate crimes by Philadelphia police resurfaced last week after authorities said the homicide of Kiesha Jenkins isn’t a hate crime....
Trans woman files suit against Walmart
Walmart Stores Inc. and one of its managers are the target of an antibias lawsuit filed by a transgender former employee. ...
Joe Lobdell: tragedy and triumph of a 19th-century transition
When Joseph Israel Lobdell passed away in 1912 at the Binghamton State Hospital, his death went largely unnoticed. Joe, as he was known, was...
Three decades ago, AIDS activists set up camp in SF plaza
Thirty years ago this month, two San Francisco men, fed up with government inaction as AIDS decimated the gay community, chained themselves to a...
Thomas John: De-mystifying the medium
With a notable client base (Jennifer Lopez doesn’t make a move without him — Jenny McCarthy and Courtney Cox too), a televisual résumé (“The...
Out medium hosts benefit for GALAEI
Philadelphia can get into the “spirit” of the season when out psychic medium and author Brian Warriner lends his talents to a benefit fundraiser...
Nijicon celebrates LGBT comics for a second year
With comics books as popular as ever in film, television and pop culture in general, LGBT fans of comics are starting to coalesce at...
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