Gayborhood Crime Watch
Gayborhood Crime Watch The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the 6th Police District between...
Home of gay activist Kameny named D.C. landmark
WASHINGTON, D. C. — An inconspicuous, two-story brick home with a screened porch in northwest Washington has been listed as a historic landmark...
Community orgs continue Covid-19 vaccine push
Nearly 900,000 Philadelphians have been vaccinated for Covid-19 according to data gathered by city health officials, but local organizations are continuing to go into...
AIDS agency celebrates its silver anniversary
The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania will celebrate its 25th anniversary in style next week at a Center City gala fundraiser. ...
Local org hosts performing arts series curated by Philly poet Ursula...
The organization Intercultural Journeys is hosting the second season of Close Ups, a series of performances and conversations curated this year by legendary Philadelphia...
Officer testimony renews hope in Morris case
For the past 12 years, an outstanding question in the Nizah Morris case has been whether Officer Elizabeth Skala was authorized to give a...
News Briefing
Hearing scheduled in murder case An evidentiary hearing in the Jason Shephard murder case is scheduled to be held later this month...
NJ lawmaker ditches DNC event because of antigay sponsor
The president of the New Jersey Senate backed out of a speaking engagement during last week’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia because of the...
News Briefing
Singing out for Delaware Pride It’s down to the final two contestants in the second-annual Pride Idol, a monthly karaoke contest held in...
Out PECO VP to receive national law award
The National LGBT Bar Association, the largest organization of LGBT and allied legal professionals in the country, has announced that Romulo L. Diaz Jr.,...
Media Trail
Bishop targets diversity program Times-Tribune. com reports Bishop Joseph F. Martino is calling on Misericordia University to “seriously consider discontinuing its Diversity...
AIDS orgs in for sea change
Local and national HIV/AIDS experts, advocates and activists gathered at the University of Pennsylvania last week to share ideas and information about the shifts...
Picasso of the posterior
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Rehoboth’s candlelight walk for World AIDS Day
It’s been 30 years since World AIDS Day was founded at the 1988 World Summit of Ministers of Health for AIDS Prevention. For...
LGBTQ teachers forced to balance schoolwork and staying safe
Philadelphia’s new school year begins on September 2, but it will be virtual, for now. In late July the school board voted 7-1 to...
A look at the LGBTQ+ elected officials in the Philadelphia region
In recent years, more and more members of the LGBTQ+ community have been running for public office, and many have been elected. In 2022,...
Antigay lawmaker pledges to block HB300
Despite having more than 90 cosponsors, House Bill 300 may struggle to get out of the House State Government Committee, which is chaired by...
Police investigating cause of death of trans woman of color found...
The Philadelphia Police Department has confirmed to Philadelphia Gay News the death of trans woman of color Alicia Simmons in West Philadelphia. The cause...
Morris anniversary haunted by lingering questions
This week marks the 16th anniversary of the death Nizah Morris — a homicide that still haunts the local LGBT community. The transgender woman...
State senator to organize free activist workshop
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