Bristol adopts LGBT ordinance
This week saw another victory for LGBT nondiscrimination in Pennsylvania, as Bristol Borough becoming the 33rd municipality in the state to prohibit discrimination against...
News Briefing
IRS lien placed on BEBASHI The IRS has placed a $52,531. 20 lien on BEBASHI Transition to Hope, a local AIDS agency....
Forum staffer heads to FIGHT
Equality Forum communications director Chip Alfred is leaving that post to take on a role at another community organization. Alfred will...
Kenney urges Nutter to cut ties with Russian city
Councilman-at-Large James Kenney this week wrote Mayor Nutter a letter asking him to reconsider his decision to keep Philadelphia affiliated with Russian Sister City...
New stage, host for Miss’d America
Organizers of the 2013 Miss’d America Pageant are gearing up to wow audiences next week with some big changes for the annual event. ...
UDel seeks lesbian couples with children for study
A Ph. D. candidate at the University of Delaware is looking to recruit lesbians with children for a new study examining the impact...
First broadcast drag pageant to air in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh audiences next week will be able to tune into a first-of-its-kind televised drag pageant. Keystone Alliance/Gaylife Newsletter president John DeBartola, along...
Trans student fights policy in Western PA
Another transgender teen from Pennsylvania is fighting his school’s homecoming-court policy regarding gender-nonconforming students. Kasey Caron addressed the Richland High School...
International
Archbishop of Mumbai says being gay ‘not a sin’ In a recent letter to LGBT activist groups in India, the Archbishop of Mumbai...
Giovanni’s Room to be sold
After 37 years at the helm of Giovanni’s Room, owner Ed Hermance is retiring, leaving both the nation’s oldest LGBT bookstore and its building...
Court hears arguments in MontCo marriage case
Attorneys for the state and for the Montgomery County official who has been issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples argued their case before a...
Senior project names building manager
Move-in day for the city’s new LGBT-friendly senior residence is inching closer, and project organizers recently named the person who will manage the full...
Pittsburgh man sues for domestic-partnership benefits
A Pittsburgh gay man has filed suit against his employer, claiming he’s being discriminated against because he’s unable to add his domestic partner to...
Center to shorten hours
The William Way LGBT Community Center will reduce its hours starting Sept. 10. Although the center will remain open seven days a...
GALAEI looks to bridge gaps with innovative campaign
GALAEI: A Queer [email protected] Social Justice Organization is debuting a first-of-its-kind HIV/AIDS campaign targeting the LGBT Latino community. POSITIVO will serve to...
Appeal withdrawn in Tobits case
Jennifer Tobits, a lesbian widow who’s been seeking the death benefits of her deceased wife for three years, won’t have to wait much longer....
Lancaster ally puts faces to marriage-equality debate
Lancaster resident Tania Cooper hopes to bring awareness about marriage equality one photograph at a time. Cooper’s The Equalove Project will consist...
New location, first headliner for SJ Pride
Several hundred people are expected to gather next weekend at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken for the sixth annual Southern New Jersey LGBTQA Pride,...
Frontrunners celebrates 30 years
LGBT running group Frontrunners Philadelphia is celebrating 30 years of races and runners. The group will mark the milestone with a fun...
PGN staffer receives national advertising award
Philadelphia Gay News’ advertising and marketing director was last week named advertising director of the year by the Local Media Association, a national journalism...
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