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Legislative outlook: Where state-level LGBT bills stand

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This month is one of the busiest times of the year in Harrisburg as legislators work to hammer out and pass the annual state...

Mazzoni’s Elixir gala returns

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This year, Mazzoni Center’s annual gala will commemorate the community organization’s milestone 35th anniversary.   Elixir: the Cure for the Common...

Creep of the Week: Pat Robertson

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Extra, extra! Read all about it: Pat Robertson will come to your Big Gay Wedding! There’s one condition: You’re gonna have...

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

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Guests at the Traverse Arts Project’s Oscar party March 7 struck a pose for the paparazzi on the red carpet. Shaun Faulkner...

Couple faces Valentine deportation

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As couples in the area rush to buy last-minute gifts for their sweethearts, two local men are feverishly working to ensure they can even...

GALAEI honors youth-oriented leaders and organizations

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GALAEI: A Queer [email protected] Social Justice Organization will pay homage to two dedicated community leaders and one organization with the fifth annual David Acosta...

Philly lawmakers to boycott Trump inauguration

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Philadelphia’s Congressional delegation is breaking with tradition and sitting out this week’s presidential inauguration. U.S. Reps. Bob Brady, Brendan Boyle and...

Local orgs. participate in national event for LGBT elders

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Local organizations are taking part in a national community-building event for LGBT elders. Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) will partner with AARP...

Kavanaugh and LGBTQ rights

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While the vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hits a snag amidst a credible accusation of sexual assault, it is worth noting that...

New Jersey trans man sues Catholic hospital

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A New Jersey trans man filed suit this week in federal court in Newark, claiming a Catholic hospital denied him access to a medically...

Howard Deck, pioneering and beloved union leader, 70

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Howard Deck, a pioneering labor-union leader, died Feb. 15 of a heart attack. He was 70. Deck, a native of Reading, began...

Lutherans allow sexually active gays as clergy

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MINNEAPOLIS — The nation’s largest Lutheran denomination took openly gay clergy more fully into its fold last Friday, as leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran...

Visit Bucks County 2015

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New Hope will be in the rainbow spotlight this weekend for its annual Pride festivities but the riverside town is just one of myriad Bucks...

News Briefing

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Giovanni’s Room vandalized Two basement windows on the Pine Street side of LGBT bookstore Giovanni’s Room were smashed this week. ...

Trans woman gets favorable rulings from PCHR

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Bobbie E. Burnett has been involved in litigation against her employer, the Free Library of Philadelphia, for the past six years. She’s...

Council moves to strengthen antibias law

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City Council last week unanimously voted on a bill to strengthen penalties for local businesses that discriminate.  Councilman Derek Green introduced...

Sex worker arrested for murder

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Police this week arrested a sex worker for the murder of a suburban man in a Center City hotel. Police...

Four to be honored at Black-Tie GayBINGO!

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AIDS Fund’s monthly GayBINGO event will honor community contributions in a more formal setting this month with the 18th-annual Black-Tie GayBINGO! The March 25...

Accused killer of trans woman seeks suppression of police statement

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Charles N. Sargent, who allegedly stabbed to death trans woman Diamond Williams, seeks the suppression of a statement he gave to Philadelphia police. ...

Lehigh Valley partnership moving ahead

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The merger between Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and Pride of the Greater Lehigh Valley is now complete, the organizations announced last week. ...

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