Jersey party moves to A.C.
An annual LGBT beach party will celebrate its 12th year with some changes. Sand Blast, the largest mid-Atlantic LGBT summer beach party,...
QFest 20th anniversary postponed
QFest 20th anniversary postponed The 20th-anniversary celebration of the local LGBT film festival will have to wait until the fall, as organizers announced...
Suspect IDed in Grindr case
Police last week identified a Philadelphia man accused of raping, assaulting and robbing a tourist he met on gay male dating app Grindr. ...
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Litigant continues marriage-equality challenge Antigay activist James D. Schneller still wants to intervene in a federal marriage-equality lawsuit filed by the...
New eateries, trucks join DOFL
Dining Out for Life will return for its 24th year next week — with a host of new participants eager to open their doors...
New housing initiative to focus on young adults
Entertainer Jon Bon Jovi will be in town next week to mark the opening of the JBJ Soul Homes — a residential community for...
Court accepts McCord brief
A federal judge presiding over a challenge to the state’s ban on same-sex marriage this week agreed to accept the Pennsylvania treasurer’s friend-of-the-court brief...
Feds: City misconstrues antibias law
The U. S. Department of Justice has filed a “statement of interest” in the case of trans litigant Bobbie Burnett, contending the city...
Longtime Rittenhouse event to benefit LGBT youth org
For the first time since its inception 100 years ago, The Rittenhouse Flower Market will include an LGBT organization as one of its 2014...
Top national honor for Nizah Morris coverage
It was announced this week that Philadelphia Gay News writer-at-large Tim Cwiek is the recipient of a national investigative journalism award for his reporting...
Rep. to introduce first-ever divorce equality bill
A Lehigh County state lawmaker plans to introduce the state’s first piece of legislation to grant same-sex couples the right to divorce in Pennsylvania....
Bucks County pays firm for anti-marriage equality services
In a 2-1 vote, the Bucks County Board of Commissioners last week authorized the payment of $13,500 to a law firm that provided anti-marriage...
Lib City makes no gov endorsement
A lively crowd of more than 50 turned out to the Liberty City Democratic Club’s endorsement meeting at the Ethical Society of Philadelphia to...
LGBTEI helps seniors navigate technology
LGBT Elder Initiative will present Keeping Connected, part of the LGBTEI’s Conversations series, 10 a. m. April 13 at the United Way Building,...
Price change in effect for Pride
The organizers of Pride announced this week that there will be an increase in the admission cost for the upcoming festival. ...
Diversity group to be led by out director
After 10 years as a member of the board of directors of the Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress, Greg DeShields will take the helm of...
State settles same-gender rape case for $45K
State officials have agreed to pay $45,000 to settle the federal lawsuit of David H. Chapman, an inmate who was sexually assaulted...
Doc explores being out about addiction, recovery
“The Anonymous People” is a provocative documentary about a group of people increasingly unwilling to remain silent: the roughly 23-million Americans living in long-term...
Black Pride brings new ideas, focus on youth
Philadelphia Black Gay Pride is gearing up for its 15th annual weeklong celebration with a more youth-oriented focus. Love, Laugh,...
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