No arrests in Gayborhood cases
There are no new leads in three recent incidents involving firearms in the Gayborhood. No arrests have been made in a March...
Health funding level in proposed budget
Mayor Michael Nutter proposed an approximately $4-billion budget last week, and funding for the city’s health department, which supports HIV/AIDS causes, remained largely unchanged....
MD Senate moves trans bill forward
Maryland came one step closer to protecting all LGBT citizens last week. The Maryland Senate approved the Fairness for All Marylanders...
DVLF honors community leaders
The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund will present its 2014 HEROES awards later this month, recognizing a diverse array of community leaders. The...
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...
Live music brightens ‘Shut Up & Dance’
Shut Up & Dance is back for another year of dance, music and nourishment. The annual fundraiser for Metropolitan Area...
Kenneth Andrews, freelance photographer, 61
Kenneth Andrews, local freelance photographer, died Feb. 6 of natural causes. He was 61. Andrews was born March 14, 1953, in the...
News Briefing
Nizah committee to contact city, state pols Advocates for Nizah Morris say they’ll contact city and state lawmakers for help in obtaining a...
International
Whippings held in Nigeria Four young men were convicted of gay sex and whipped publicly as punishment March 6 in an Islamic court...
Shots fired outside of Woody’s
Shots were fired outside of Woody’s last weekend, and the gunman remains at large. Police say the incident took place about...
Gunpoint robbery at Spruce Street Video
A Gayborhood staple recently was robbed at gunpoint. A man held up Spruce Street Video, 252 S. 12th St., at about 3:30...
Edie Windsor to return to Philly, Temple
This spring, Temple University alum Edie Windsor — whose Supreme Court case had a cascading effect on the marriage-equality movement — will return to...
News Briefing
Youth group supports Morris probe The Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition, a social-justice organization representing thousands of LGBTQ youth, has endorsed a state probe...
Report: PA, NJ elders facing housing discrimination
Days after the ribbon cutting for Philadelphia’s LGBT-friendly senior residences, a study was published that revealed LGB older adults across the country, including in...
Oral arguments held in partner-bens dispute
Oral arguments were held last month in the case of a Pittsburgh man who’s seeking to extend his workplace benefits to his same-sex partner....
Site teaches support, acceptance for nonconforming kids
One local small-business owner is working to create a community for families with gender-nonconforming children. Mia Rincon of Phoenixville recently launched Pink...
Gear up for softball season with skills day
The weather outside may be telling a different story, but spring really is almost upon us. And with spring comes the return...
Senior center officially open
Rainbow confetti flew through the air Monday morning, marking the official opening of the John C. Anderson Apartments, an LGBT-friendly senior-living facility...
Soul launches nation’s first pro-football LGBT event
The nation’s first pro-football LGBT-awareness event will take place this spring — hosted by the city’s own Philadelphia Soul. “OUT with...
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