Cuban issues, culture take the stage at Equality Forum
Cinco de Mayo will be extra-festive this year in the LGBT community, as international LGBT event Equality Forum concludes a weekend of panels and...
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Wisc. AG won’t defend partnerships The New York Times reports Wisconsin’s attorney general said on Aug. 21 he will not defend...
Brazil OKs first gay marriage
SÃO PAULO — A Brazilian state judge on Monday approved what the court said is the nation’s first gay marriage. São...
Gayborhood to host ‘Best Of’ competition
Dancers, singers, chefs and even hair stylists will come together later this month for a night of entertainment and competition to vie for the...
Gay judge needn’t recuse himself
The case against same-sex marriage in California saw a setback Tuesday when a federal judge ruled that the judge in the landmark case was...
Navy censures antigay sailor
The man who allegedly abused a gay sailor has been forced to retire following a new investigation spurred by a local legislator. ...
More disciplinary action in Navy abuse case
U. S. Rep. Joe Sestak (D-7th Dist.) announced last week that the Navy has taken further action in its investigation of alleged abuse...
In light of Charlottesville, state rep says there’s a ‘clear...
A Pennsylvania state representative said there is “a clear need” for his LGBT-inclusive hate-crimes bill in light of the Aug. 12 white nationalist...
Landmark progressive summit held
About 600 activists, community leaders, politicos and everyday residents converged in Harrisburg late last month for the first-ever Pennsylvania Progressive Summit — nearly triple...
Political group looks to suburbs
With the election now less than two months away, Liberty City Democratic Club has focused its attention on several suburban regions, striving to provide...
One year later, Blahnik case stalled
Police continue to investigate the murder of a local transgender woman as the one-year anniversary of her death approaches. In an...
Comcast launches diversity council
One of the nation’s largest entertainment providers announced this week that it was launching a new diversity initiative that includes LGBT representation. ...
Sexual-violence agency hosts first LGBT summit
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center will host their first-ever summit focused on domestic-violence issues impacting the LGBT...
Out photog earns humanitarian award for suicide prevention
HughE Dillon attempted suicide three times after he came out in the 1980s. He felt rejected by his parents, started drinking and became homeless....
Out & About OutFest Weekend
Philly Trans* March 3 p.m. Oct. 8 Thomas Paine Plaza The trans community and allies gather to march for visibility and...
PAT doubles grantmaking program
In the second year of its grantmaking program, Philly AIDS Thrift more than doubled the amount of money it distributed and the number of...
Clarification requested in Morris records case
PGN has filed a request for clarification with the state Office of Open Records, which recently ordered the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to release...
Harrisburg, Reading get proud in central PA
Although June is traditionally considered Pride month in the LGBT community, gay pride will be rolling through several Pennsylvania towns this month too. ...
Area college celebrates LGBT milestone
Just two years after the American Psychological Association declassified homosexuality as a mental illness, a group of gay students at West Chester University petitioned...
D.A.’s Office: We don’t know if Morris 911 recordings are fake
An open-records officer for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office last week said he doesn’t know whether 911 recordings at the agency purporting to document...
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