Married PA men sue for health benefits
A Conshohocken steel worker and his husband filed suit in federal court this week after the employee was barred from adding his spouse to...
Homeless shelter seeks partial dismissal of trans lawsuit
In a court filing this week, attorneys for a Delaware County homeless shelter accused of wrongfully evicting a transgender woman urged a federal judge...
‘Saturday Night Live’ fires comedian with PA roots four days post-hire...
NBC’s Emmy-winning, late-night comedy show “Saturday Night Live” took fans on a casting roller coaster this week after hiring — and firing — Shane...
William Way’s gala honors Stonewall 50, Black and Brown trans women...
William Way LGBT Community Center’s 17th-annual gala will honor Stonewall 50 with the theme of “Activism!” Celebrating the contributions of LGBTQ pioneers, the...
SEPTA urges high court to uphold antibias ruling
SEPTA came out swinging last week, urging the state Supreme Court to uphold its ruling that SEPTA isn’t bound by the city’s LGBT-inclusive antibias...
Spending bill lifts needle-exchange ban
Both chambers of Congress recently approved a measure that will allow federal funding for needle-exchange programs in a move considered a major boost to...
Pope Francis praises priest’s work with LGBTQ Catholics
Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and editor-at-large for America Media, is the priest most LGBT+ Catholics have always wanted to have. Since the...
Liberty City elects new leaders
Liberty City Democratic Club elected two new executive board members last week. At its May 5 meeting, the board selected Lee...
Diversity group to be led by out director
After 10 years as a member of the board of directors of the Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress, Greg DeShields will take the helm of...
Same-sex couple gets exemption from realty-transfer tax
In what is believed to be a first, the Board of Appeals of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue last week reversed an earlier decision...
Penn seeks to ‘out’ trans litigant
Officials at The University of Pennsylvania want a federal judge to unseal the real name of a trans woman who’s suing the university and...
Philly AIDS Thrift wins $10K at luncheon celebrating LGBT business leaders
At the sixth-annual Business Leaders Luncheon last week, Philly AIDS Thrift received $10,000 from PNC Bank and the Independence Business Alliance, the region’s LGBT...
Attorney in DUI case to subpoena city for Morris file ...
Attorney Michael L. Doyle says he’ll subpoena the city for the police Internal Affairs file pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident. ...
Prop. 8 heads to appeals court
A three-member panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California heard oral arguments from opponents and supporters of California’s ban on same-sex...
GETTING FABULOUS
Guys and gals throughout the Gayborhood welcomed spring this past week by getting fit and fabulous. Eric at Andre Richard Salon (from...
HIV cases remain high among queer and trans people of color
The HIV epidemic is far from over. Local and national efforts to end HIV manifest largely in the form of biomedical treatment and prevention...
Police investigate attacks on Morris Home residents, employee
Police are investigating attacks on residents and one employee of a drug and alcohol recovery center for trans and gender-variant individuals. Morris Home residents,...
Congress votes in favor of DADT repeal
The end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” loomed closer this week with both chambers of Congress voting to move forward on its repeal. ...
Gay web series explores life after coming out
A gay web series set in Philadelphia about life after coming out has won an award in a worldwide avant-garde short-film competition. ...
Gay basher gets reduced prison sentence
A federal judge has accepted a plea-bargained sentence for a brutal gay basher that’s three years less than federal guidelines recommend. ...
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