Resolution for statewide LGBT Pride Month passes in House
A resolution designating June as LGBT Pride Month moved forward in the House of Representatives Wednesday. State Reps. Dan Frankel and Brian Sims introduced...
Arkansas adoption battle heats up
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Attorney General Dustin McDaniel no longer wants supporters of a new law aimed at banning gays from adopting...
OUT IN OFFICE
State Rep. Brian Sims (D-182nd Dist., left) was ceremonially sworn into office by the state’s first openly gay man on the bench,...
Del. lawmakers vote twice in favor of LGBT rights
The First State took two steps forward for LGBT rights last week. The Delaware Senate rejected a measure that would have...
LGBTs launch new theater company
A theater company that will be largely guided by a group of LGBT theater aficionados will celebrate its opening season this spring, providing Philadelphia...
Law firm honored for pro-bono work
A local law firm headed by an openly lesbian managing partner was recently recognized by a pro-bono legal-services agency for its longtime volunteer representation...
LGBT biz award doubles
The PNC Bank LGBT Business Award, presented by LGBT chamber of commerce Independence Business Alliance, will double in 2015. The fifth-annual award...
Orlando police: We don’t know if hate crimes were committed at...
Orlando police last week said they don’t know whether the Pulse Nightclub massacre was a hate crime, a terrorist attack or both. As a...
Education, entertainment at Equality Forum
Activists, advocates, entertainers and politicos will blanket the city in LGBT culture over the next week as the 19th annual Equality Forum rolls into...
Election: Lt. Governor
Mike Stack (D)* State Sen. Mike Stack has represented the Fifth District since 2001 and this election, he hopes to...
Equality Forum off in 2015 in light of Reminder celebration
It will be 50 years come this summer since the country’s first public demonstrations for LGBT rights took place here in Philadelphia, and locals...
As Pride celebrations begin, PA Fairness Act remains stalled in Harrisburg
As annual Pride celebrations begin, a welcomed summer tradition in many Pennsylvania communities, I again have to report that the state has yet to...
William Way archives take center stage in ‘Speaking Out’
Before it even officially debuted last week, the National Constitution Center’s landmark LGBT exhibit, “Speaking Out for Equality: The Constitution, Gay Rights and the...
Justice in SEPTA case discloses campaign contribution
State Supreme Court Justice David N. Wecht recently disclosed a campaign contribution received from a law firm representing SEPTA in an antibias dispute pending...
Forum for nightlife community on racism planned
A community forum geared toward members of Philadelphia's nightlife community has been scheduled for this week. According to a Facebook event,...
News Briefing
Gayborhood bars change names Two local LGBT establishments recently changed the names of their businesses. Pure, 1221 St. James St.,...
Locals sign on to full DOMA repeal
Legislation was re-introduced this week to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act in its entirety. The Respect for Marriage Act...
ACLU to schools: Stop web filtering LGBT content
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The American Civil Liberties Union sent letters Monday to schools in Missouri and Michigan telling them to stop...
AIDS Fund to honor leaders at black-tie event
AIDS Fund is ready to glam up the city for its 14th annual Black-Tie GayBINGO. The black-tie affair will start at 6:30...
Focus on Family head resigns
DENVER — Conservative evangelical leader James Dobson has resigned as chairman of Focus on the Family, but will continue to play a prominent role...
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