School staffer fights for partner bens
The Central Bucks County School District is facing pressure to grant spousal benefits for same-sex partners of employees. Last month, a...
Gay man acquitted in assault case
Kamile Ladson, a gay man accused of assaulting an off-duty prosecutor on the Broad Street Subway, was acquitted of all charges this week. ...
Santas to sashay through the Gayborhood in new event
Hundreds of Santas are expected to sashay their way through the Gayborhood next month. Philly Pride Presents, along with Our Night Out,...
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ACLU supports Morris probe The Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the ACLU of Pennsylvania agreed last week to support a state probe of the...
Wedding: Ron Andrews and Alan Muchler
In 1971, Ron Andrews was bartending at Allegro Bar on Spruce Street when a customer, Alan Muchler, caught his eye. And,...
Wedding: Scott Edwards and Mark Gratman
Scott Edwards and Mark Gratman’s romance started with a pair of rollerblades. Edwards, 49, and Gratman, 50, met at 12th Air...
Rainbow poodles make a colorful splash at Pride
Every year, there are some eye-catching staples at Pride — feather boas, drag queens, scantily clad muscle men. And in the past...
Gay couple, dog stars at Mutt strut
Days before Halloween, Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society’s Mutt Strut allowed canine companions their own chance to dress up — and one local gay couple’s...
Animal programs cater to unique crowds
Three years ago, Buzz Miller fulfilled a life-long dream when he founded PACT For Animals, a nonprofit organization that helps place animals of hospital...
Local dog handler extols the virtues of dog shows
If you attended The National Dog Show when it recently set up shop in Philadelphia, you might have seen out Drexel Hill native and...
Julian Mendez, 33, former bartender
Former 12th Air Command bartender Julian Mendez died Nov. 10 after a short battle with liver disease. He was 33. Mendez worked...
HRC: Philly still on top
Philadelphia has once again received a perfect score for its fight for equality on behalf of the LGBT community. The...
ACLU marriage suit cleared for trial
A federal judge has denied the state's attempts to dismiss the first-ever lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage. In a...
Council passes first-ever trans resolution
City Council this week unanimously passed a first-ever resolution to honor the transgender community. On Thursday, Councilman-at-Large Jim Kenney introduced a...
Lehigh County board nixes partner-bens proposal
Earlier this month, Lehigh County appeared to be on track to become the latest jurisdiction in Pennsylvania to sanction benefits for same-sex spouses of...
PA welcomes first out mayor
Lifelong Doylestown resident Ron Strouse found out a little after 9 p. m. Nov. 5 that he would be his town’s new mayor....
N.J. judge tosses challenge to conversion-therapy ban
A federal judge in New Jersey last week upheld the state’s new ban on therapy that seeks to change a minor’s sexual orientation. ...
Equality PA elects new board president
Adanjesús Marin, the most recent president of the board of Equality Pennsylvania’s political-advocacy branch, last week took over the reigns of the agency’s Education...
Time-response log elusive in Morris case
A time-response log that could help explain why Nizah Morris wasn’t taken to a hospital for more than an hour after a 911 call...
Civil Affairs to meet with Pride organizers
At a meeting with the Police Liaison Committee last week, the head of the Philadelphia Civil Affairs Unit agreed to have the department meet...
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