Asbury to host LGBT beach party
Asbury Park is gearing up for a party that is sure to be a blast. The annual LGBT beach party Sand...
AG Kane declines to defend PA marriage ban
The Pennsylvania Attorney General announced this week that she would not defend the state's ban on same-sex marriage against a pending lawsuit challenging its...
Senate committee passes ENDA
The LGBT community has another victory to celebrate this week, as the federal Employment Nondiscrimination Act was voted out of a Senate committee, the...
Marriage-equality suit renewed in N.J.
A week after the landmark U. S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a key section of the federal ban on same-sex marriage, attorneys...
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Rosewood to reopen in September Rosewood, an LGBT bar and restaurant that was closed in June due to building-code violations, will reopen in September,...
Jacket still at issue in Morris case
If federal officials agree to investigate the Nizah Morris case, a key issue in dispute is whether police put a jacket over Morris’ face...
Local author wins book award
Local LGBT activist Liz Bradbury has taken her work for LGBT inclusion into the literary world — and was recently recognized for that effort....
Couples sue for marriage equality in PA
For the first time ever, same-sex couples are suing the state of Pennsylvania for the right to marry. The American Civil...
DISSECTING THE DECISION
The day after the landmark Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act came down, several-dozen people turned out to the William Way...
THERE SHE IS
Edie Windsor (center) waved to onlookers at the New York City Pride parade June 30. This year’s festivity took on special significance...
PA legislators to introduce marriage-equality bill
One day after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn both California’s Proposition 8 case and a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act,...
Widow continues struggle for deceased wife’s death benefits
Despite last week’s gains for same-sex marriage, Jennifer Tobits’ quest to receive the death benefits of her deceased wife continues with no end in...
Center looks at progress, projections
The William Way LGBT Community Center’s board held its third public board meeting of the year June 25 at 1315 Spruce St. ...
Film festival heats up screens
About 24,000 people are expected to flood local theaters next week for the 19th annual QFest. The LGBT film festival runs...
News Briefing
Lawsuit against Conshy company settled Bryce Ginther and Kit Kineef have settled their lawsuit against a Conshohocken company that allegedly denied Kineef the health-care...
N.J. approves anti-conversion therapy bill
Two weeks after the closure of Exodus International, a Christian ministry dedicated to repressing same-sex attraction, the New Jersey legislature passed a bill that...
Tourney celebrates 25 years of gay bowling
The Liberty Belle Invitational will welcome more than 200 bowlers to celebrate its 25th anniversary over the Fourth of July weekend. ...
SCOTUS aftermath continues
The marriage-equality landscape changed indelibly last Wednesday as the Supreme Court struck Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and invalidated Proposition 8,...
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....
Dignity elects new board leaders
LGBT Roman Catholic organization Dignity Philadelphia recently elected a new set of leaders. The organization, which is celebrating its 40th year,...
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