LGBT homeless youth program in jeopardy
A Philadelphia-area homeless and runaway youth housing organization is facing a funding gap that could potentially shut down its LGBT youth program. ...
A CONGRESSIONAL CALL
ACT UP members demonstrate outside of Sen. Arlen Specter’s (D) Center City office June 30 to draw attention to HIV/AIDS issues, such...
Bingo opens anniversary year with Gaga
As Gay BINGO! launches its 15th season next month, get read to go Gaga. The first game of the season,...
Community pays off Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center mortgage
Allentown’s Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center became one of a small number of Pennsylvania LGBTQ community centers to own its building after community members crowdsourced...
Momentum builds for updates to hate-crimes law
In light of the recent gay-bashing incident in Philly, local leaders in both the state and federal legislatures are building political momentum to instate...
International News – 5/31/19
Kenyan author, LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina dies at 48 A colleague and friend of Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina says he has died at age...
Death benefits dispute settled
A highly contentious dispute involving the death benefits of a deceased gay man was settled last week. Joseph A. Hallman...
Weiss pleads not guilty
Local gay business owner Michael Weiss, indicted last month on charges of tax fraud in connection with his involvement with Spring Garden Street...
Nutter, other mayors, back national marriage equality
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is among a coalition of mayors urging the U. S. Supreme Court to mandate marriage equality across the nation....
Justice Dept. calls for dismissal of first federal marriage suit
A federal agency moved last week to dismiss the first lawsuit filed against the federal ban on same-sex marriage. The U.S....
Rapist of lesbian files rebuttal brief
Jeffrey J. Marsalis filed a rebuttal brief last month, hoping to persuade a three-judge panel to grant him a new trial for sex crimes...
Cabela’s seeks partial dismissal of trans complaint
Cabela’s Retail Inc., which is being sued by trans woman Kate L. Blatt, filed a legal brief last week urging partial dismissal of her...
Rue Landau to remain as Human Relations head
The out lesbian at the helm of the city agency that enforces Philadelphia's anti-bias law will remain in the position under the new mayoral administration....
News Briefing
Transwoman’s bank-robbery sentencing scheduled Sabrina Jackson, a transgender woman who pleaded guilty to an unarmed bank robbery in 2010, is scheduled to be sentenced...
Lesbian widow awarded benefits
A federal judge has ruled in favor of Jennifer Tobits, a lesbian widow who wants the death benefits of her deceased wife, Sarah Ellyn...
Competing Black Pride weekend events create friction
Philly Black Pride and Woody’s are at odds this week after PBP claimed that the Gayborhood bar was throwing a PBP block party without...
Pa.’s congressional Republicans get failing grades on HRC scorecard
by John L. Micek
The civil rights group Human Rights Campaign is out with its scorecard for the current session of Congress, and its findings...
Media Trail
New York marriage deadline looms Advocate. com reports that a New York state marriage-equality bill could be passed by June 20, the...
New app to connect LGBT patients, health providers
Phil Williams recalled his experience after telling a doctor he was gay around age 11. “I was looking for someone...
DONNING THEIR CAPES
Delaware Valley Legacy Fund honored the best of the best at its annual HEROES celebration May 19. Among the honorees were Rossi...
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