Same-sex benefits suit moves forward
Bradley A. Ankney, a Pittsburgh math teacher, recently married his same-sex partner and the couple receives spousal benefits from Ankney’s employer, the Allegheny Intermediate...
Sims to receive national LGBT award
The American Bar Association’s Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity last week named Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims as one of the recipients...
LGBT senior building honored for design excellence
The architecture firm that designed the John C. Anderson Apartments — only the country’s second LGBT-friendly senior-living facility — will be recognized for exemplary...
Workshop empowers LGBT elders living with HIV
The LGBT Elder Initiative is presenting its third-annual community workshop on HIV and aging, “Gettin’ Older with HIV,” as part of its informational forum...
Drag pageant brings disco fever to A.C.
The 2014 Miss’d America Pageant, a drag-queen spoof on the annual Miss America Pageant, returns to Atlantic City at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at...
Day in the Life Of: a senior account executive, Jennifer Lydon
It is a pretty big day for Jennifer Lydon. Lydon, 48, is a senior account executive at Metro US — a free daily newspaper...
Ginsburg gives mixed signals on SCOTUS timeline
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg this week seemed to backpedal on previous statements that had indicated the nation's top court wanted to make...
Appeals court upholds N.J. ban on conversion therapy
A federal appeals court Thursday upheld New Jersey's law that prevents mental-health professionals from administering conversion therapy to minors, or the practice of attempting...
Death penalty not off table in trans slaying
A local prosecutor this week said a death-penalty request is possible in the grisly slaying of transgender woman Diamond Williams. “It’s...
PA among states pressing SCOTUS for pro-marriage ruling
Top legal officials from more than half of the country’s states — including Pennsylvania — have joined in the chorus calling on the U.S....
Mazzoni Center announces new legal director
Thomas Ude, Jr., former senior staff attorney and counsel for Lambda Legal, will assume the legal and public-policy director position at Mazzoni Center, effective...
Philly readies for nation’s first LGBT jazz fest
Scores of jazz fans are expected to stream into Philadelphia later this month for the nation’s first LGBT jazz festival. The...
Bucks prosecutors file brief in Milano case
Bucks County prosecutors last week filed a lengthy brief aimed at keeping Frank R. Chester behind bars, if not executed. Chester...
Adoption expo coming to Philly
The American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys will host their first Family Building Expo in Philadelphia...
Arturo Galster, 55, iconic drag performer
Former Philadelphian Arthur Francis Galster died Aug. 25. He was 55. Galster, known as Arturo to his friends, was the victim...
Drag event marks fifth year
Just as the artists it presents, Beauty Ball has undergone its own transformation. Starting as a house party in 2010, the...
Out therapist talks evolution of male relationships
A noted out author and therapist will this week lead a discussion on the evolution of relationship-building among gay men this week. ...
Revamped Giovanni’s Room space to open next weekend
The new incarnation of Giovanni’s Room is set to open this weekend. Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room will open its...
Two years out, no arrest in Cordova case
Kyra Cordova was murdered on Labor Day 2012. Two more of the holidays have passed, and Cordova’s murder remains unsolved. The...
Whitewood fee-squabble continues
Parties in the Whitewood case continue to squabble over the amount of money owed to prevailing plaintiffs for legal fees and costs. ...
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