Local man organizes to recognize famed tennis player
One Philadelphian is making it his mission to remember locally born Bill Tilden, an early 20th-century tennis player whom many suspect to have been...
International
Senegal sentences gay men to prison A judge in Senegal sentenced two men to six months in jail in a rare conviction of...
Center explores ‘devotion’ in new exhibit
The William Way LGBT Community Center has played host to a one-of-a-kind exhibit exploring the lives and loves of LGBT couples since the beginning...
Put a little L.U.S.T. in your Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day almost upon us, many of you are thinking about how to make this day stand out from the other days of...
Philly Bar Association backs marriage equality
For the first time ever, the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association this week voted to endorse marriage equality — and called...
Prison commish defends transgender policy
City prison commissioner Louis R. Giorla says the department’s new transgender policy may not be perfect, but it’s a work in progress...
Senior center readies for ribbon-cutting
The John C. Anderson Apartments will officially open its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony next month, with local, state and national guests...
Antigay activist seeks to get involved in marriage cases
A local antigay activist is continuing his quest to become involved in several legal challenges against the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. ...
City: D.A.’s Morris records off-limits to police
Dozens of interviews conducted by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office in 2003 while investigating the Nizah Morris case are unavailable to the police department,...
GSE leader steps down
After about one year at the helm, Troy Stevenson is stepping down as executive director of Garden State Equality to pursue a new leadership...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the 6th Police District between Jan. 13-19....
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Activist seeks AIDS-funding recommendations Jacob P. Fyda, an HIV/AIDS activist, has filed a request for the funding recommendations of a confidential...
Philly readies for Olympics
The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, have largely been shadowed by the unprecedented LGBT discrimination in the host country — but LGBT athletes and...
Fins celebrate 25 with nod to departed member
The Philadelphia Fins Aquatic Club celebrated its silver anniversary this past weekend with a special tribute to a late longtime member. ...
Temple student explores unconditional love in new film
For Temple University student Sylvie Borschel, a family member’s coming-out experience influenced her to create a way for LGBT individuals to tell their own...
International
U. K. man held in Uganda to be deported A British man charged in Uganda after images of him having sex with...
Feds give $6-mil grant for HIV-cure study
With the support of a multimillion-dollar federal grant, several local organizations are taking part in a groundbreaking study that aims to develop a cure...
City: Trans litigant can’t seek punitive damages
Bobbie E. Burnett, a transgender library assistant who’s suing the city for workplace bias, wants the opportunity to seek punitive damages. ...
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