State agency continuing to consider LGBT guidance
Civil-rights advocates continue to urge the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission to enact guidance that would allow anti-LGBT bias complaints to be investigated as sex-discrimination...
NY guv introduces bill to allow gay marriage
Gov. David Paterson introduced a bill last Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, comparing the effort to the fight for...
DA commends kids for stopping bullies
The Phillie Phanatic welcomed more than 50 city school kids and their families May 31 to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. ...
Convention agency gets new diversity head
The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau works each year to make Philadelphia a top destination for conventions, conferences and other large economy-stimulating events —...
Amid ‘No Gay Thursdays’ scandal, football coach resigns
John Vogan, head football coach of Conestoga High School, has resigned effective immediately amid the school district's investigation into hazing that the players referred...
Law firm drops DOMA defense
Just a few days after an Atlanta-based law firm stepped up to take on the defense of the federal ban on same-sex marriage, the...
Gayborhood welcomes Big Bellies
Washington Square West, which encompasses the Gayborhood, soon will also house innovative new trash receptacles, which the city pledges will have big environmental and...
International News
Police attack Moscow Pride Police thwarted a gay-pride march in Moscow on May 16, arresting 40 activists in reportedly violent attacks. ...
International News
Australian PM to allow vote on gay marriage Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has confirmed she will allow Labor MPs a free vote...
William Way honors history at Homecoming
Now in its fifth year, William Way LGBT Community Center’s Homecoming celebration has become a staple of Pride weekend. The center’s...
Local Scouts: We’ll accept gay adults, if given the option
The Boy Scouts of America Cradle of Liberty Council will accept gay adults, if given the option to do so by the national BSA...
Gayborhood bar’s staff undergoes trans training
A Gayborhood establishment recently made efforts to raise the bar in terms of its efforts to provide a better customer-service experience to the transgender...
PA Senate committee defeats antigay marriage bill
In a bipartisan effort, the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee this week voted to table a bill that sought to ban same-sex marriage in the...
Does D.A. have missing 911 transmissions in Morris case?
Earlier this month, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office confirmed that it has documents pertaining to the Nizah Morris case that were generated by police....
Judge orders ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ halted
A federal judge in California this week issued an injunction that would bar the military from enforcing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. ” ...
LGBT community center receives grant to develop nursing program
A Lehigh Valley-based LGBT community center received a grant to develop a program for nurses dedicated to promoting LGBT health equity. ...
Same-sex marriage begins in Vermont
WATERBURY, Vt. — After 17 years together, Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan couldn’t wait another minute to get married. So they didn’t....
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