Flag-raising details announced
For the first time, Philadelphia's annual rainbow flag-raising ceremony will take place the same day as OutFest. The sixth-annual event take...
Lib City endorses 10 candidates
When two women, both doctors in their 40s, wanted to get married in Montgomery County in the summer of 2013, they contacted the register...
Lib City endorses 10 candidates
When two women, both doctors in their 40s, wanted to get married in Montgomery County in the summer of 2013, they contacted the register...
Papal weekend through an LGBT lens
Margie Winters and her spouse Andrea Vettori both ended their speeches at last weekend’s Papal Picnic at John C. Anderson Apartments with a challenge...
New state policies for trans inmates
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections recently instituted new policies in response to the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act, but critics say the rights of...
Plaintiff seeks settlement in bullying case
Thomas Vandergrift, an openly gay man who’s suing the Pennsauken School District for allegedly subjecting his nephew to anti-LGBT bullying, is urging school-board members...
OutFest to celebrate 25th anniversary
The weekend of the 25th anniversary of OutFest will be jam-packed with LGBT spirit. After a number of large community...
Equality PA director named to new state diversity committee
The executive director of Equality Pennsylvania has joined a newly formed advisory council to encourage business diversity in state contracting. ...
Fifth-annual Trans* March to celebrate progress
The fifth-annual Philly Trans* March will step off again later this month and, while organizers say the event will serve as a rallying cry for...
Same-sex benefits case remanded to state court
A federal judge has remanded to state court the case of a man who seeks the death benefits of his deceased same-sex domestic partner....
Distillery ‘comes out’ for AIDS Walk
A local distillery is “coming out” on OutFest weekend. Midnight Madness Distilling, based in Quakertown, the maker of Fortis craft...
Arrest made in Gayborhood arson
An Olney man was charged with arson and related offenses in the Sept. 15 Gayborhood fire that caused the evacuation of two apartment...
New site set for Lehigh Valley community center
It was announced this week that the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center will be opening in just a few months — in a new, and...
Pope artwork part of the landscape in Philly
Jack Wilcox, a graphic designer who lives in the Gayborhood, is passing out pope posters from his stoop this weekend. He...
Getting out and about papal weekend
The weekend that many in the city have been looking forward to (many with trepidation) is finally upon us. If you’re staying local or...
Mazzoni, ACLU back appeal in SEPTA case
Mazzoni Center and the ACLU of Pennsylvania are requesting permission to file a statement in favor of overturning a recent court ruling exempting SEPTA...
Mural underway to honor late LGBT Director Gloria Casarez
Gloria Casarez wanted to save the world, even as a child, said her mother Elisa Gonzalez, while painting a portion of a memorial mural...
NOW urges firing of D.A. staffers in porn ring
The local chapter of the National Organization for Women is urging District Attorney Seth Williams to dismiss three staffers involved in a pornographic email...
Out collector adds LGBT sensibility to antiques show
Mo Wajselfish became an antiques dealer almost by accident. He had been a painter and a musician during his university years. But when he...
Garden State Equality director steps down
New Jersey’s statewide LGBT organization has launched a search for its next director. Andrea Bowen announced last week that she...
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