Trump administration sides with Catholic agency in foster-care dispute
The U.S. Department of Justice recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief that sides with Catholic Social Services of Philadelphia in its legal battle to receive...
Sestak pushes for DOMA repeal
A U. S. representative from Pennsylvania this week put pressure on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to take action on a bill...
Antigay tweets to be included in gay-bashing trial
Four tweets that the prosecution characterizes as antigay will be admitted as evidence during the trial of Kathryn Knott for her alleged role in...
MLK Day draws crowds, sparks protests
ATLANTA — The inauguration of the nation’s first black president is a huge step toward realizing Martin Luther King Jr. ’s dream of...
Dyke March gears up for growth
The annual Philadelphia Dyke March will step off at 4 p. m. June 12 from Kahn Park, 11th and Pine streets, with an...
No further arrests in murder of trans woman
Police have not taken any new suspects into custody in the October murder of a trans woman in Logan, police spokesperson Officer Christine O'Brien...
TOY to provide support to area youth
The 700 kids who passed through the doors of the Philadelphia Children’s Alliance last year came from all areas of the city, all family...
Supreme Court to take on DOMA, Prop. 8
Next year is set to be a momentous one for marriage equality, as the U. S. Supreme Court will rule on the validity...
LGBT advocates blast state rep after homophobic outburst
LGBT community members and allies this week spoke out against an anti-LGBT state representative’s in-session homophobic tirade. On Tuesday, state Rep....
PROP. 8 CHALLENGE CONTINUES
Attorney Theodore Olson (center) shakes hands with Proposition 8 opponents July 2 after a news conference at the Federal Building in San Francisco. ...
New state policies for trans inmates
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections recently instituted new policies in response to the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act, but critics say the rights of...
World AIDS Day 2017
HIV/AIDS and LGBT service providers from around the region collaborated on this special supplement to mark World AIDS Day. From facts and figures to...
Media Trail
Gay-marriage ban moves in Minn. Senate The Duluth News Tribune reports a Minnesota Senate committee has passed a bill that would...
Two challenges filed to Sims’ petitions
There were two challenges filed Tuesday that seek to knock state Rep. Brian Sims off of this spring's primary ballot. A...
Local vet speaks out about trans military ban
Joanne Carroll thought the president, to whom Carroll does not refer by name, was “ridiculous” after he tweeted a plan to ban transgender people...
Antigay consulting firm cites, withdraws animal-rights clients:
A staffer at a consulting firm known nationally for its work on behalf of a number of conservative, often antigay, politicians and initiatives, has...
Local Dems make historic endorsements
For the first time ever, the local Democratic party has endorsed an openly LGBT candidate for Philadelphia City Council. At its...
Key question in Morris case remains unanswered
A key question in the Nizah Morris case remains unanswered, though the answer could help resolve protracted litigation pending in Commonwealth Court. ...
Sexuality, spirituality explored at center
The William Way LGBT Community Center will host a one-of-a-kind event to bring together LGBT people of all religions to tell their stories of...
LGBT police group prez: Trump ‘represents none of us’
The president of the Greater Philadelphia Gay Officer Action League took to Facebook this week to publish a nearly 800-word post disagreeing with the...
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