Dignity elects new board leaders
LGBT Roman Catholic organization Dignity Philadelphia recently elected a new set of leaders. The organization, which is celebrating its 40th year,...
Biden reverses Trump’s trans military ban
LGBTQ advocates are hailing an executive order signed by President Joe Biden on Jan. 25, reversing a Trump-era policy that severely restricted military service...
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Booker wins NJ Senate primary Newark Mayor Cory Booker won the Democratic nomination for a vacant U. S. Senate seat in New...
Out PR head out at Visit Philly
The city’s tourism bureau recently eliminated a public-relations position that was held by a longtime out staffer who was involved with a number of...
Dr. Rachel Levine confirmed by Senate to be Asst. Secretary of...
By Laura Olson
Pennsylvania’s former top health official, Dr. Rachel Levine, on Wednesday became the first openly transgender individual to be confirmed by the U.S....
Legal group listens to LGBT kids
This past spring, the American Bar Association launched a social-media campaign that encourages adults in the legal community and beyond to recognize the impact,...
Trans women continue push for name changes
Three transgender women continue to pursue their legal challenge of a provision in the state’s name-change law that prevents Pennsylvanians convicted of serious felonies...
Philly to host Creating Change 2017
The Philadelphia skyline flashed on screen during last week’s closing plenary of Creating Change, the annual conference hosted by the National LGBTQ Task Force....
Deadline passes for Knott appeal
It appears that Kathryn Knott will not file a full appeal of her prison sentence. Knott was convicted of assault and...
Binational couple wants Obama’s help in returning to U.S.
President Barack Obama’s message of hope resonates strongly with Kindall Goble and Phil Healing. The two men recently had to move...
International News – 7/5/19
Thousands join gay pride parades around the world Thousands of people turned out for gay pride celebrations around the world June 29, including a...
City asks judge to lift injunction barring Scouts’ eviction
City attorneys have asked a federal judge to lift an injunction preventing the eviction of a local Boy Scouts chapter from a city-owned building....
What else to do during Pride
Shades: A Celebration of Black, Queer Identities & Expression Thursday, June 6, 6 p.m.-midnight; $15-$50 New Voices for Reproductive Justice hosts this two-part event...
Sen. Harris Wofford, 92, U.S. senator and activist who married his...
A former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania who didn’t serve in that role long – but will be remembered for fighting for civil rights since...
Anti-LGBT couple in Australia seeks to become foster parents
An anti-LGBT couple in Perth, Australia is pursuing a legal challenge to serve as foster parents, despite openly acknowledging they would subject an LGBT...
Ending Roe v. Wade could end same-sex marriage
On September 6, 2018, at the Senate confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, then-Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) asked a series...
City Council passes LGBT equality bill, first in the nation
Philadelphia City Council passed a first-of-its-kind LGBT equality bill April 25. Bill 130224, which passed in a 14-3 vote, would not...
Defense gets Knott case
Kathryn Knott's defense attorney called four of her friends to the stand on his first day with the case. Knott, 25,...
PennDOT revises trans rules
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation moved last week to relax its gender-marker rules, making it easier for transgender people to update their identification cards...
Media Trail
Memphis gay newspaper closes Advocate. com reports the only LGBT newspaper in Memphis, Tenn., has ceased publication. Publishers of the Memphis...
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