Alchemy Hair Labs to host Trans Day of Visibility Event
lchemy Hair Labs in Philadelphia will host a mixer in celebration of Trans Day of Visibility. On the evening of March 31, guests can...
Input sought from LGBT seniors
Throughout the summer, local seniors will have the chance to complete a survey that will assist both LGBT and mainstream agencies in becoming better...
Brittany Lynn heads to the small screen
Local drag celeb Brittany Lynn is coming to a television screen near you. Lynn will be the star of “#Celebrity Hash...
Media Trail
Gay sex ban to stay MSNBC. com reports the ranking Republican and Democrat on the Kansas state House Judiciary Committee intend to...
Puppet theater honors community leaders in V-Day gala
A local performance company is staging a Valentine’s Day Eve event to show love to individuals and groups who have furthered social change in...
Dennis Clegg, business manager and Fins member, 44
Dennis Clegg, a longtime member of the Philadelphia Fins Aquatic Club, died of a heart attack Dec. 21. He was 44. Clegg...
Equality Advocates leader resigns
The executive director of Equality Advocates Pennsylvania stepped down late last month after less than a year in the position. Lynn...
Top stories: Openings & Closings
A WARM WELCOME Groundbreaking senior center open The John C. Anderson Apartments, one of the nation’s first LGBT-friendly senior living centers, opened its...
Trump attacks trans people – again
President Trump’s latest anti-LGBTQ move to stoke his base two weeks before the midterm elections may backfire. As protests unfold in front of the...
Elizabeth Banks stumps for Clinton at Liberty City meeting
In her first time stumping at an LGBT community center, Elizabeth Banks looked at the wall behind her in the William Way ballroom Monday...
Quince to revive fundraising show
A local LGBT-focused theater group is this month bringing back a popular collection of marriage-equality themed plays, to again raise funds for local LGBT...
LGBT police committee moves forward, outward
The Police Liaison Committee held its first meeting under its new leadership last week, with officers and members formulating plans to expand the committee’s...
Iowa gay-marriage opponents hold soggy rally
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds of gay-marriage opponents gathered Monday at the Statehouse for a soggy rally where speakers urged Gov. Chet...
Orlando police: We don’t know if hate crimes were committed at...
Orlando police last week said they don’t know whether the Pulse Nightclub massacre was a hate crime, a terrorist attack or both. As a...
Philadelphia wins big at Gay Games
Team Philadelphia took home 38 medals at the 10th annual “gay Olympics” sports competition in Paris, France. Sixty LGBTQ-identified athletes comprising...
The Lightbox Film Center needs a new home
Normally around this time, Jesse Pires would be scheduling the Lightbox Film Center’s next year of programs. But the chief curator’s 2020 vision is...
State antibias intake form under fire
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission says it will investigate LGBT antibias complaints under certain circumstances. But an intake form used by PHRC has...
Nondiscrimination bills reintroduced amid new public support
Legislation to ban LGBT discrimination statewide was reintroduced into the House and Senate this week, and backers are optimistic that the long-stalled effort could...
House hearing on DADT expected soon
The lead sponsor of the bill to repeal the military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers said he expects movement on the legislation in the...
The Word: A breast-cancer blog
Part three in a three-part series In March, Gloria Casarez, director of LGBT affairs for the Mayor’s Office, was diagnosed with breast cancer....
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