Out Hatboro activist runs for council
A Hatboro woman who helped lead the fight to get an LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance in her Montgomery County municipality is now gearing up for...
State police remove criticized hate-crimes language
The Pennsylvania State Police last month ended its practice of reporting anti-transgender hate crimes by using “female-portrayal” or “male-portrayal” descriptors. In...
EQPA joins boycott against Amway
Pennsylvania’s statewide LGBT organization has gotten on board with a growing boycott of a global marketing agency whose leader made a major donation to...
Philly reports no LGBT hate crimes in 2013
According to statistics released by the FBI Tuesday, there were no hate crimes motivated by a victim's sexual orientation or gender identity committed in...
Day in the life of, nonprofit founders Joanie Balderstone and Rebecca...
Joanie Balderstone and Rebecca McIntire had tampons filling their guest room, pads stacking up in the living room and bras all over their dining-room...
Philly Black Pride interested in app to rate community-police interactions
Philadelphia Black Pride is in talks with the developers of The SWAT App, described as the Yelp of police services, to create some Philadelphia-specific...
Jim Obergefell addresses post-marriage backlash at Constitution Center
Jim Obergefell said those involved in last year’s successful U.S. Supreme Court case for marriage equality knew there would be a backlash. ...
ActionAIDS sued for privacy violation
An HIV-positive woman is suing ActionAIDS, claiming the agency violated her privacy rights when a receptionist allegedly disseminated her HIV status without her permission....
International News
Thousands march in Delhi Pride An estimated 2,000 people joined a Pride festival in Delhi, India, Nov. 27 and 28. ...
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Police find Morris file The Philadelphia Police Department has located the Nizah Morris homicide file, which was missing for about eight years, and...
Spouse of undocumented citizen speaks out after husband is detained
The husband of a gay undocumented citizen from Mexico spoke out Monday with support from local organizations at the William Way LGBT Community Center. ...
PA Fairness Act stalled in committee
The budget impasse in the state legislature is putting a damper on progress for the Pennsylvania Fairness Act, according to organizers with Pennsylvania Competes,...
School wants alleged abuse victim named in court papers
Germantown Academy wants to publicly name a student who’s suing the prestigious college-prep school for pervasive same-sex abuse. School officials...
Bebashi partners with historic site to promote health
A local HIV/AIDS and health-care organization is teaming up with a historical landmark for a night of fund- and awareness-raising set to the backdrop...
Senate holds hearing on DP benefits
A U. S. Senate committee heard testimony last week on a bill that seeks to provide domestic-partner benefits to LGBT federal employees and...
Illinois guv signs civil-unions law
CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn, saying it was a “day of history,” signed legislation Monday legalizing civil unions for gay and lesbian...
Apple CEO comes out
Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly acknowledged he's gay this week for the first time. Cook came out in an option piece...
New sick-leave bill awaits mayor
A new version of the bill to mandate earned sick days for Philadelphia workers is awaiting action from Mayor Nutter, who vetoed a previous...
International News
Russian antigay law was “about pedophilia” A press spokesperson for the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dimitry Kozak has said his recent comments calling...
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