State rep’s sudden death leaves vacant House seat
Residents of parts of Center City and the river wards will go unrepresented in the Pennsylvania state House for the rest of the year...
LGBT amendment defeated in worker-database bill
The House State Government Committee this week approved a bill that is part of a legislative trend said to stem the tide of illegal...
‘Transition’ brings Chaz Bono to Philly
Participants at the 10th annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference took a break from workshops last week to hear author and activist Chaz Bono detail the...
Our favorite photos of 2017
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Smithson pleads no contest to child porn William F. Smithson, the Delaware County gay man convicted of killing a coworker, has...
Pride marshals announced
Philly Pride Presents this week announced the individuals who will ride its Grand Marshal float at the June 18 event. This...
Philly schools adopt transgender policy
Following a trend this spring that saw five suburban schools adopt transgender-affirming student policies, the School District of Philadelphia adopted its own policy at...
Forum dedicated to sexual interaction
SEXx Interactive is a four-day celebration of sex-positive culture organized by members of Philadelphia’s queer community. The event, billed as...
Judge: Trans people protected from disability bias
A federal judge in Allentown this week ruled that transgender people diagnosed with gender dysphoria are protected from disability bias under the Americans With...
NY Senate lacks gay-marriage votes
ALBANY, N. Y. — New York Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith said last Saturday that his Democratic conference lacks enough votes to legalize...
LGBT leaders go for gold at DVLF event
LGBT grantmaking organization Delaware Valley Legacy Fund will host its second-annual Platinum Day June 25 to promote LGBT philanthropy. The organization...
Scouts’ case won’t be delayed
A Philadelphia judge has declined to grant a three-month extension in a case that could determine whether the local Boy Scouts chapter remains in...
Nation’s oldest LGBT paper among shuttered publications
The nation’s largest LGBT newspaper publisher shut down this week, taking with it the oldest gay paper in the country and several other LGBT...
Sen. Farnese: Toss out my indictment
Attorneys for embattled state Sen. Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (D) came out swinging last week, urging a federal judge to dismiss his indictment...
Equality Advocates board resigns
Nearly all of the board members of LGBT legal organization Equality Advocates Pennsylvania have resigned within the past two weeks. Ten...
Hate-crimes report questioned
It was a crime that shocked the nation. In August 2009, George Sodoni opened fire inside an LA Fitness Center...
Media Trail
Porn actor transfers after college suspension The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports a student suspended from a Western Pennsylvania Christian college for appearing in...
NJ gov picks LGBT advocate as running mate
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) announced his running mate last weekend, a choice that was met with praise by LGBT advocates....
SEPTA: We’re pro-LGBT civil rights
A SEPTA spokesperson this week said the agency supports LGBT civil rights, even though it doesn’t want to fall under the jurisdiction of the...
Congressmembers urge Obama to ‘do more’ regarding Uganda
At a Congressional committee hearing last week on Uganda’s controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill, several witnesses urged President Obama to speak out against the measure, a...
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