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Singing out for Delaware Pride It’s down to the final two contestants in the second-annual Pride Idol, a monthly karaoke contest held in...
Trans woman murdered in NJ
A transgender woman was stabbed to death last week in New Jersey. Eryicka Morgan, 26, was found in her New Brunswick...
LGBT Caribbean program to launch
The Caribbean isles will get an influx of LGBT tourists, thanks to a new program inspired in part by Philadelphia’s LGBT-tourism efforts. ...
Penn launches new LGBT program
Penn Medicine recently launched an innovative, multidisciplinary program focused on investigating and improving the health of the LGBT community. With its...
Love & Lust Around Town
Guerilla Queer Bar 9 p.m. Feb. 6 The LGBT takeover party will this month donate all proceeds to Philly AIDS Thrift, which supports local...
Four elected to William Way board at annual meeting
The William Way LGBT Community Center’s board held elections at its annual meeting Jan. 26 at 1315 Spruce St. Board member...
FDA to lift gay blood ban
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will reduce the lifetime ban on blood donation by gay men to a one-year...
William Way holds last public board meeting of the year
The William Way LGBT Community Center’s board held its last public meeting of 2011 on Nov. 22 at 1315 Spruce St. ...
Wolf urges LGBT protections in budget address
On Tuesday, Gov. Tom Wolf gave a much-anticipated budget address aimed at eliminating the state’s $2.3-billion deficit. Notable in his first formal speech on...
PHL Diversity celebrates anniversary, LGBT inclusion
People who visited Philadelphia in January for the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Creating Change Conference may have noticed a large amount of rainbow flags...
Council hopeful heads West to train for campaign
Chris Hayes, an openly gay state legislative assistant, will take a few days off from work in December to head to San Francisco. ...
Westboro plans to protest at Mazzoni
Virulently anti-LGBT protest group Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket outside Mazzoni Center later this month — and the community is mobilizing to counter-protest. ...
Sisters closes down
Philadelphia's only lesbian bar is now closed. After 17 years in business, Sisters Nightclub announced Monday that it had shut its...
DNC increases outreach to LGBT-owned businesses
The first contract awarded by the Democratic National Committee for its July convention in Philadelphia went to an LGBT-owned hospitality company. Todd Lambert owns...
Wide array of priorities post-marriage for LGBT community
As the only activist on a five-person panel to discuss movement priorities in the wake of marriage equality, Elicia Gonzales kept her talk locally...
International News
Millions attend São Paulo Pride An estimated 3 million people joined São Paolo Pride June 6 in the world’s biggest celebration of gay...
Employer: Trans litigant hasn’t proven physical cause of her disability
Cabela’s Inc. says Kate Blatt hasn’t proven her gender dysphoria has a physical cause, so she shouldn’t be permitted to pursue a federal disability-discrimination...
Tens of thousands come out for OutFest
It was a beautiful day in the Gayborhood last weekend for the 19th annual OutFest. Rainbows abounded on clothes, pets and...
White House updates HIV/AIDS strategy
The Obama administration last week released the first update to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The plan was first unveiled in 2010...
Bernie Sanders encourages mobilization at Philly event
At his Philadelphia appearance this week, Bernie Sanders tempered his frustrations with the Democratic Party, Donald Trump and the media with a cautiously optimistic...
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