Advocates decry misgendering of Pittsburgh trans litigant
LGBT advocates are calling out John A. Bacharach, an Allegheny County assistant solicitor who’s filed legal documents in the antibias case of trans woman...
OutFest for Community Unity virtual party set for this Saturday
Philadelphia, like many cities around the world, had to cancel Pride this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. There was hope that in October...
The U.S. Supreme Court v. LGBT Americans
June 30, 1986 was a broiling hot day in Washington, D.C. when the U.S. Supreme Court released the decision in Bowers v. Hardwick, a...
A seventeen-year saga for transparency in the Nizah Morris case
This month marks the 65th birthday of Nizah Morris. It’s difficult to believe that Nizah would be a senior citizen if she were alive...
Rep. Kenyatta travels Pennsylvania in “Flip PA Tour”
With just over 30 days to the election, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta took a five-day drive across Pennsylvania to meet with candidates and voters. As...
The Fight to Fill RBG’s Seat
The first presidential debate began with a question about Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court....
Trans woman of color shot and killed in West Philadelphia
Philadelphia police made a swift arrest in the death of 29-year-old Mia Green, a transgender woman of color who was shot and killed in...
The Abuser in Chief: Trump Melts Down in First Debate
CNN anchor Dana Bash described the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden succinctly: "That was a sh*tshow....
Prosecutors: Keep ‘predatory’ killer on death row
Last week, Bucks County prosecutors urged the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to reject Richard R. Laird’s request to vacate his death sentence. Laird,...
Trans student of color sues Lincoln University
A transgender woman of color has filed an antibias lawsuit against Lincoln University, alleging that pervasive transphobia prevented her from getting a proper education...
Pennsylvania General Election 2020: Your guide to the Nov. 3 presidential...
As of this writing, the Nov. 3 general election is just 41 days away. And if we know one thing about it, it’s that...
The Notorious RBG: Feminist Icon and LGBT Ally
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, died September 18 after a long bout with pancreatic cancer. She...
LGBTQ performers bring socially distant circus arts to Laurel Hill
As part of the 2020 Fringe Festival, Tangle Movement Arts will present the show “The Way Out,” a series of live performances featuring local...
Lambda Legal discusses LGBTQ stakes in Supreme Court
Lambda Legal hosted a Facebook livestream on September 23 to discuss the importance of the Supreme Court — and a potential third Trump appointee...
PA Supreme Court reinstates rape victim’s antibias case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week reinstated the antibias case of a rape victim and his mother who claim Philadelphia public-school officials ignored pervasive...
Gay man sues Guess clothing company for workplace bias
A Philadelphia gay man has filed a federal antibias lawsuit against Guess Inc. alleging he was wrongfully accused of sexually assaulting another man while...
Election 2020: Your guide to voting in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanians will have the chance to vote for state legislators, row officers, members of Congress, and, of course, the President on Nov. 3.
The Capital-Star...
Judge issues pro-LGBT ruling in citizenship dispute
A federal judge in Atlanta last month ordered the U.S. State Department to recognize the U.S. citizenship by birth of Simone Mize-Gregg, the two-year-old...
Postal service seeks dismissal of gay man’s antibias case
Attorneys for U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy recently asked a federal judge to dismiss the antibias case of a Lehigh County gay man who...
High-rise apartment building to be built in Gayborhood
Plans are underway for a high-rise condominium to be built on the site currently occupied by the empty 12th Street Gym in the Gayborhood....
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