NJ student believed dead after gay sex video
A freshman at Rutgers University is believed to have committed suicide after his roommate allegedly set up a live-stream video feed of him having...
Vt. marriage bill awaiting House approval
Legislators in Vermont were expected to vote Thursday on a bill that would grant same-sex couples the right to marry in the state. ...
Ahead of million-dollar mark, PAT launches grant program
Philly AIDS Thrift announced this week that it is launching a formalized grant program, the first time for such an undertaking in its nearly...
More than 140 applicants for Commission on LGBT Affairs
After a three-week period, the Office of LGBT Affairs closed applications for the city’s new Commission on LGBT Affairs on the Nov. 4 deadline....
International News
Australian blackmailer gets jail A gay man who attempted to blackmail a closeted member of Australia’s Parliament was sent to prison on March...
Fighting AIDS in Africa for 20 years: From Peace Corps volunteer...
In 2011, there were 34. 2 million people living with HIV. In some 15 African countries, between 5-25 percent of the population has...
Ryan Murphy announces initiative to vote out GOP
Democrats delivered the biggest House win in 45 years in last month’s midterm elections. And that, according to out TV mogul Ryan Murphy, gave...
BENEFICIAL BANKING
About 50 people turned out July 28 at the William Way LGBT Community Center to honor the local groups that received more than $25,000...
International News
Life sentence in antigay slaying A 20-year-old Liverpool man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of an 18-year-old gay man...
SCOTUS plaintiff, ‘L Word’ star to headline 20th HRC Philly gala
The man who took the case for marriage equality to the U.S. Supreme Court and a star of "The L Word" will arrive in Philadelphia...
Interfaith coalition to launch
More than 40 faith leaders who work with LGBT communities have been invited to the start-up meeting for a new coalition later this month....
Study finds local syphilis resurgence in men who have sex with...
According to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, cases of syphilis among local men who have sex with men are on the rise. ...
Judge: No delay in gay-cop trial
Common Pleas Judge Linda A. Carpenter last week refused to postpone a trial in the antibias case of N. Melville Jones. ...
International News
Polish LGBT advocate among dead in crash The April 10 plane crash that killed the homophobic Polish President Lech Kaczynski has also claimed...
Homeless hitchhiker arrested in Philly for murder
Caleb “Kai” McGillvary had his 15 minutes of fame on YouTube in February after saving a man’s life with a hatchet. ...
LGBT college centers talk info sharing, racial justice at Creating Change
Zaneta Rago-Craft started a #TalkAboutItTuesdays campaign this year on the Facebook page for the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals, a group of...
Fallout continues from priest arrests
The Philadelphia District Attorney last week filed charges against a former Archdiocesan official for his alleged role in covering up instances of sex abuse,...
Creating Change host committee seeking volunteers
A frequent refrain from the September meeting of the local host committee for Creating Change was, “We need more people to sign up.” ...
Taking Pride
The local LGBT community has much pride to celebrate Sunday at the annual Pride Parade and Festival. The City of Brotherly Love...
LGBT liaison to retire from PPD
After more than 35 years as a member of the Philadelphia Police Department, and about two as its LGBT point person, Deputy Commissioner Stephen...
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