Two LGBT antibias laws in Pa. challenged
Legal challenges targeting two LGBT civil-rights ordinances in Pennsylvania are winding their way through the courts. In Haverford, Fred W. Teal...
Local EPA employee awarded for LGBT initiative
A local openly gay employee of a federal agency recently was honored for his commitment to encouraging diversity within the workplace. ...
Phillies debut ‘It Gets Better’ video
The nearly 900 LGBT Phillies fans who attended Gay Community Night at Citizens Bank Park Friday were treated to the premiere of the team’s...
Small gains for LGBT-related services in city budget
Mayor Michael Nutter last Thursday introduced his proposed 2016 fiscal budget for the city. In it, departments that oversee LGBT-related programs mostly saw modest...
Nationwide gay tour stops in Philly
Countless visitors make the trek up the “Rocky Steps” of the Philadelphia Museum of Art every week, but two men did so last week...
GALAEI brings back Philly Black Trans History event
Christian A’xavier Lovehall used to attend GALAEI’s annual Philly Black Trans History event each year. “When I used to go, it...
Theft case proceeds against out former Harrisburg, EQPA official
Former Harrisburg treasurer John Campbell last week waived his preliminary hearing on the charges he is facing relating to his alleged theft from two...
Doylestown LGBT ordinance speeds forward
A committee of the Doylestown Borough Council in Bucks County this week unanimously approved a measure that seeks to offer enhanced protections to the...
PA LGBT group wins national award
A Central Pennsylvania LGBT community center has been working on an LGBT history project for nearly two years and, earlier this month, the hard...
Hearing delayed again for defendant in murder of trans woman
It’s been more than four months since Pedro Redding was arrested in connection with last year’s murder of Keisha Jenkins, a transgender woman of...
PA Supreme Court to review SEPTA case
The state Supreme Court this week agreed to review a lower-court ruling exempting SEPTA from the city's LGBT-inclusive antibias rules. SEPTA is the region's mass-transit system,...
CLASSIC COLORS
LGBT soccer club Philadelphia Falcons celebrated Memorial Day weekend with its annual Liberty Classic Tournament May 28 at Edgely Field. The fourth-annual...
Lafayette to host Jamaican leader amidst protest
Lafayette College will honor Jamaica’s prime minister this Saturday and will be met with resistance from one local LGBT organization. ...
Media Trail
Rapper apologizes at D. C. Black Pride Advocate.com reports rapper Wale apologized to LGBT fans for initially pulling out of a scheduled...
News Briefing
WWCC gets funding gifts The William Way LGBT Community Center announced this week that it will benefit from a total of $350,000 left...
LGBT youth organization elects new leaders, plans statewide conference
A statewide LGBT youth organization has elected two new leaders who will help the group gear up for its second annual LGBT youth conference....
CBLSL begins 30th season honoring history
The City of Brotherly Love Softball League will open its season this weekend amid the usual fanfare and festivities — except, this year, it...
Hate-crimes bill intro’d
State Rep. Kevin Boyle (D-172nd) re-introduced legislation this week that seeks to instate hate-crimes protections for LGBT Pennsylvanians. Boyle submitted HB...
Point names Penn students as scholars
Twenty-six students were awarded scholarships this year from the Point Foundation, an organization that recognizes LGBT students in both the undergraduate and graduate fields....
PA wins 25th LGBT ordinance
Pennsylvania hit a mile marker this week with the adoption of the state’s 25th LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance. In a resounding 11-0...
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