Equality Forum to close Philly office
Equality Forum has decided to give up its office space in Philadelphia. The LGBTQ civil-rights organization, which was founded in Philadelphia in 1993, is...
Interfaith coalition to launch
More than 40 faith leaders who work with LGBT communities have been invited to the start-up meeting for a new coalition later this month....
Pa. Human Relations Commission seeks to strengthen LGBT protections
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission recently proposed statewide regulations asserting that anti-LGBT discrimination is a form of sex discrimination.
Since 2018, the PHRC has accepted...
Report: School bullying up, few resources in PA
An analysis released this week by a national safe-schools agency found pervasive homophobic comments and behavior throughout Pennsylvania high schools. The...
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Incarceration of officer and attorney sought Attorneys for a man who says a Philadelphia police officer sexually assaulted him are seeking the incarceration...
Gay teacher fired for marriage
A Philadelphia-area Catholic high school is feeling the heat after firing an openly gay teacher. Michael Griffin, a language teacher and...
Center to host music benefit with HIV/AIDS focus
Next week, the William Way LGBT Community Center will present a longstanding, yet evolving, classical-music performance about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which has a unique...
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Summit for LGBT rights The LGBT and ally community is invited to the first-ever Pennsylvania Equality Summit next weekend in State College to...
Community hit hard by loss of David Rosenblum
The LGBT community continues to grapple with the sudden death of a local leader last week. David Rosenblum, the director of...
City announces Commission on LGBT Affairs
After a several-month application and vetting process, the city this week announced the members of its inaugural Commission on LGBT Affairs. ...
Dancer brings two premieres, fundraiser, to Philly
Out dancer and world-renowned choreographer Lar Lubovitch is celebrating his 50th year in the dance world — and will do so with a number...
Philly to stage fundraising leather event
A Pride event is returning to Philadelphia next month — and it’s not your typical rainbow-covered festival. The Philadelphia Leather Pride will...
Westbury closes doors after five decades
After more than 50 years in business as an LGBT bar, The Westbury is officially closed. The business, at 261 S....
Panel tackles how to help women succeed in business
Never say you’re sorry, Gail Ruopp told a room of more than 50 people gathered March 29 at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts....
N.J. trans man receives favorable jury verdict
A Hudson County jury last month ruled that trans man Shakeem M. Holmes was subjected to hostile treatment by Jersey City police while being...
Trans inmate sues for transfer to women’s prison
A transgender woman from Philadelphia who has spent the last four years in men’s prisons filed a federal lawsuit this week, alleging ongoing sexual...
A first: Mummers invite LGBT drag group to march
The Philadelphia Mummers Parade is a century-plus New Year’s Day tradition, and this year organizers plan to drag things a little further with new...
Out green expert to head PHS
As a child growing up in Ohio, Drew Becher would cut the grass, plant flowers and pull up weeds — not as a punishment...
Trans youth-services program hits 1-year anniversary
A comprehensive trans-specific health-care program at the Mazzoni Center is celebrating its one-year anniversary. Since its inception in January 2014, the...
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