City, state issue guidance on bias incidents
The wave of bias incidents that has swept the nation since Donald Trump was elected president is drawing targeted responses from the local and...
Clifford looks to bring reform to MontCo
Dan Clifford is running for a seat as judge in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. Clifford recently received the...
Film festival feud over…for now
TLA Entertainment Group and the Philadelphia Film Society, which co-present the Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, announced this week that they have...
Hate crimes, trans and conversion-therapy bills intro’d
Legislators in Harrisburg have begun delivering on promises to introduce LGBT-inclusive legislation this session, including bills to combat hate crimes and conversion therapy and...
Executive orders meant to advance PA Fairness Act
With the budget battle concluded, there’s an opening to turn the state’s focus to LGBT nondiscrimination legislation. So says Sam Gehler, field director for...
Thousands protest Trump’s visit to Philadelphia
This story has been updated to include comments from GALAEI Executive Director Nikki Lopez and OUTMuslim Founder/Director Sahar AliDeen. Chants of “we are the...
Primary ballot takes shape
Political hopefuls from around the state submitted their stacks of signed petitions last week to secure their spots on the ballot of the upcoming...
LGBT organizations to sponsor demonstration against anti-trans bus tour
The city’s Office of LGBT Affairs and other organizations will sponsor a “Pop-Up Love Party” Saturday to counteract the message of the “Free Speech...
Penn State student receives national award
National LGBT student organization Campus Pride last month named the two winners of its annual Voice & Action Award — which recognizes exemplary LGBT...
Allentown activist presents LGBT health disparities in North Carolina
Adrian Shanker, executive director of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, is in North Carolina this week presenting information about health disparities for...
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Bishop targets diversity program Times-Tribune. com reports Bishop Joseph F. Martino is calling on Misericordia University to “seriously consider discontinuing its Diversity...
International News
Brazil AG pushes same-sex unions Brazil’s attorney general has asked the country’s highest court to legalize same-sex unions in the South American nation,...
First same-sex couples to wed aboard Love Train
Each year, the City of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program organizes the wedding of a couple on the Love Train, which takes participants past its...
Philly gets top HRC score, five years running
Philadelphia has again achieved a perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index. The national LGBT-rights organization releases the...
Rainbow flag to fly again at City Hall
The fifth-annual Philadelphia LGBT History Month celebration kicks off next week with the raising of the rainbow flag. For the month...
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Murder suspect commits suicide CNN. com reports the suspect charged in the murder of gay Seaman August Provost committed suicide July 31...
Assault victim sues Woody’s Bar
A Philadelphia man says he’s permanently disfigured after being assaulted inside Woody’s Bar by an underage patron, and he’s suing for $50,000 in damages....
Gay man allotted $500 in antibias case
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations recently ordered PHL Taxi Co. to pay $500 to Mark M. Seaman, who complained of being ejected...
Backlash over ‘Kiss-In’ at N.J. college
Students at Mercer County Community College were prepared for possible heckling from fellow students during a planned LGBT demonstration last month, but they didn’t...
State agency: D.A. must certify Morris records
The state Office of Open Records has ordered the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to certify a record believed to pertain to the Nizah Morris...
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