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Swarthmore LGBT group presses district on Scouts:

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A group seeking to promote acceptance of the LGBT community in Swarthmore is urging its school district to limit its involvement with a group...

L&I violations keep Gayborhood hotel and bar closed

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After a fire last month at the Parker-Spruce Hotel, the building, which also houses Westbury bar, remains closed until a new sprinkler system is...

HIV-positive vet settles with State Dept.

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A discrimination lawsuit filed by a man who was denied a job with a U. S. State Department contractor because he has HIV...

D.C. Blade returns

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The Washington Blade will return to newsstands in D. C. April 30 after a several-month hiatus under a new title. D.C. Agenda...

AIDS Law Project to hold fundraiser

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The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania will hold its 19th annual Summer Movie Party to raise funds for the agency on July 20. ...

News Briefing

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Pols file amicus brief Eight current and former state lawmakers who oppose same-sex marriage have filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit...

MCC moves out of center

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Congregants of the Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia helped pack up boxes last weekend to assist with the church’s move out of its longtime...

Lancaster mulls LGBT protections, nondiscrimination agency

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More than 150 people turned out Tuesday night for a meeting of the Lancaster County commissioners to discuss the effort to expand the county’s...

News Briefing

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AIDS whistleblower compensated Dr. Daniel J. Feldman, who accused Weill Cornell Medical College and one of its faculty members of filing false claims when seeking...

Greenlee to offer human-relations law changes

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A measure that City Council expected to introduce this week seeks to give the city’s nondiscrimination law a major facelift and set up tougher...

Bar AIDS returns with new locales

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Drinking establishments of both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic persuasions will open their doors to philanthropy next week for the return of an HIV/AIDS fundraiser....

HRC doubles down on voter contact ahead of midterms

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The Human Rights Campaign is targeting 2.1-million “equality voters” in Pennsylvania with a grassroots voter-contact campaign to flip elections in the state and across...

Morris officer’s testimony in DUI trial postponed again

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For the fifth time, the trial testimony of Officer Elizabeth Skala in a pending DUI case has been postponed. Prosecutors requested...

New LGBT after-party opens in NE

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A new LGBT after-party premiered in Northeast Philadelphia Feb. 22. The party, Club House, is located at 4070 Aramingo Ave. and runs...

LGBT-friendly youth home gets green light

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After weeks of potential roadblocks, planning is again moving forward for an LGBT-friendly youth-housing facility. At a bankruptcy hearing last week,...

N.J. cop files sexual-harassment suit

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Haddon Township Police Officer Jason DeMent says he faces dismissal after he rebuffed Haddon Township Police Chief Mark Cavallo’s sexual advances, then requested a...

New LGBT party to launch at revamped Shampoo

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The party isn’t over at a renovated nightclub that dominated the Philadelphia nightlife scene for nearly two decades. In fact, it’s...

International News

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Cleric calls for eradication of homosexuality A radical Shiite cleric has called for the “depravity” of homosexuality to be eradicated, but his spokesperson...

Former Congressman aboard derailed train

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The former U.S. Congressman who led the repeal of the military's ban on openly gay and lesbian servicemembers was aboard a trail that derailed...

Elizabeth Banks stumps for Clinton at Liberty City meeting

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In her first time stumping at an LGBT community center, Elizabeth Banks looked at the wall behind her in the William Way ballroom Monday...

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