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Gay man found brutally murdered near airport

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Police are still looking for clues after the body of a local gay man was found last week. A passerby found...

Lancaster to rally for nondiscrimination panel

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The LGBT and ally community is expected to turn out in full force next week in Lancaster for two demonstrations to save the county’s...

U.S. Senate Candidate John Fetterman

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PGN: Do you support the Equality Act? JF: Yes, very much. I would consider myself a champion of all LGBT rights and policies. As...

Bill banning conversion therapy awaiting mayor’s signature

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City Council last week unanimously passed a bill to ban conversion therapy for minors. The bill would prohibit “the practice of...

LGBT parents-to-be encouraged to join web chats

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A few years ago, Dr. Jacqueline Gutmann sat down with a man whose chart said he had Klinefelter syndrome, a genetic condition that cuts...

LGBT-friendly senior apartments receive AED donation

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An LGBT-friendly senior apartment complex received a heartfelt donation Wednesday from a local city club.  John C. Anderson Apartments, a complex...

Bi+ Visibility Day: Creating an inclusive environment in the queer community

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I have had to fight for my identity, first within myself and then with my family, friends and church, where I grew up in...

Mazzoni honored by local cancer org.

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The Mazzoni Center is being recognized with an award for its commitment to supporting the breast-cancer movement by Susan G. Komen Philadelphia. ...

Calif. mayor looks to become first gay parent in Congress

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There are currently three openly gay legislators in Congress, but the mayor of Palm Springs, Calif. , is seeking to boost that number...

Lutherans propose local solution for gay pastor issues

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A committee of Lutheran Church leaders recommended last week that the church consider allowing gay and lesbians in committed relationships to be ordained as...

Three-alarm fire displaces dozens in Gayborhood

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Joseph Hallman awoke to several loud popping sounds about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. He thought they were gunshots. When he got up to go to...

Hershey litigants agree to protective order 

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Both sides in a contentious legal dispute regarding alleged anti-LGBT reparative therapy at Milton Hershey School have agreed to a protective order in the...

Resolution honoring Stonewall goes unheard in PA House

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On the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta expected to speak on the floor of the Pennsylvania House about a resolution he introduced...

FIGHT closes youth drop-in center, provides funding for outside services

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A local HIV/AIDS service organization recently shut down its youth drop-in facilities. In August, Philadelphia FIGHT shuttered Y-HEP’s (Youth Health Empowerment...

International

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Protest in Paris against France’s gay-marriage law Tens of thousands protested France’s new gay-marriage law in central Paris May 26. ...

Senate confirms Fletman to bench

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Philadelphia now has a fourth openly LGBT Court of Common Pleas judge. The state Senate unanimously approved Abbe Fletman to the...

Lehigh official signs LGBT-inclusive administrative orders

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The Lehigh County executive signed two administrative orders Wednesday that aim to protect and promote equality. The orders will ensure the...

SCOTUS punts trans student’s case

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The nation's top court on Monday delivered a setback in the fight for equal access for transgender students. In a one-sentence order,...

Trial date set in Hershey School antibias case

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Jury selection is tentatively scheduled for April 2018 in the case of Adam Dobson, a gay man who alleges anti-disability bias at the Milton...

Obama’s 100-day gay report card

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This Wednesday marks the 100th day since President Obama took the oath of office and, for the national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community,...

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