Attorneys for transwoman file appellate brief in job-bias case
Janis Stacy continues to fight for her day in court. Three years ago, the transwoman sued LSI Corporation, where she worked...
Maine OKs marriage
Maine became the fifth state to legalize same-sex marriage this week after the state legislature and governor approved a bill that overturned a ban...
Clinton says she’d review State Dept.’s policies
During Sen. Hillary Clinton’s confirming hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week, the Secretary of State-designate pledged that if she...
International News
Australia’s Mardi Gras re-brand draws ire Some of Mardi Gras’ biggest long-time supporters are incensed that Sydney Mardi Gras’ new name and look...
City settles gay cop case
N. Melville Jones, an openly gay Philadelphia police officer, settled his antibias lawsuit against the city in return for expanded LGBT-related sensitivity training within...
Congress sees two LGBT-rights bills
Two pieces of legislation to bolster rights for LGBT individuals were reintroduced to Congress last week. The Senate saw the submission...
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...
Presbyterian Church approves pro-LGBT measures
The United States Presbyterian Church has approved several LGBTQ-specific overtures at its biennial General Assembly, affirming religious freedom without discrimination for people of all...
Spring 2015 Wedding Issue
Same-sex marriage is now legal in Pennsylvania, and more than a dozen couples shared their engagement and wedding stories with us for our Spring...
Music breaks barriers for winning ‘LoveStory’ couple
Ulit Jaidee can’t whistle. But he can hum — and it was his expert humming of more than a dozen American classics that made...
Arrest made in Kim Jones slaying
Police this weekend made an arrest in the recent murder of a lesbian in North Philadelphia. Investigators say Randolph Sanders shot...
District Attorney announces LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee
Two days before International Transgender Day of Visibility, which takes place on March 31, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced in a press conference the...
Janice Weatherford: chemical salesperson and activist, 63
Janice Weatherford, a former Philadelphia-area LGBT activist, died last month of cancer. She was 63. Weatherford was a native of Alabama...
International News
International News Moscow gay pride parade uncertain At press time, the decision on the Russian capital’s first gay pride march is up in...
Media Trail
Antigay Md. lawmaker indicted on theft charges Baltimore’s WBAL-TV reports a Maryland state delegate was charged Sept. 23 with using campaign...
ACT UP protests police brutality
Members of ACT UP Philadelphia carried body bags through Center City Thursday morning to protest police brutality. The action was notable...
Judge approves transparency in church sex-abuse case
Attorneys for the family of a young man who died from a drug overdose — the result of years of substance addiction after a...
RNC Recap: Day One
The RNC began in Cleveland on Monday with the themes of party unity and Make America Great Again. The Pennsylvania GOP...
Pennsylvania says ‘I do’
“Same-sex couples who seek to marry in Pennsylvania may do so, and already married same-sex couples will be recognized as such. ” ...
Gay widower awarded benefits from Social Security
The Social Security Administration recently granted gay widower John D. Roberts with spousal-survivor benefits, almost two years after he initially requested them. ...
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