Visitors to get dose of LGBT history on Pride weekend
Both locals and Philadelphia visitors will have ample opportunity to learn about the city’s LGBT community and its history this Pride weekend. ...
Weigh It Forward, one year later
At Pride 2012, four community members took the stage for their final weigh-in of Weigh It Forward, a fundraising weight-loss journey. The...
Lt. gov. candidate booted from band for marriage stance
Mark Smith recently made headlines for getting kicked out of his Christian rock band for his pro-marriage-equality stance. Now, Smith hopes to...
Sims, Fleck honored for LGBT work
The Keystone Alliance/Gaylife Newsletter, based in Western Pennsylvania, will honor Philadelphia’s out Rep. Brian Sims (182nd Dist.) along with openly gay Rep....
Sisters hosts wedding weekend
Although Pennsylvania is not on the short list of states that could sanction same-sex marriage, one local club is making it possible for same-sex...
Philly author releases book on trans youth experience
A Philadelphia-based expert on gender-variant youth recently released her first book, and will give local audiences an insider’s view of her work. ...
International
Sao Paulo’s Pride parade draws more than a million More than a million people took to Sao Paulo’s streets June 2 for...
SONGS OF THE ’70s
The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus brought the music of ABBA to life with “ExtrABBAganza,” May 16-18 at the Prince Music Theater, drawing more than...
RUNNING THE RUNWAY
Youth participants from The Attic Youth Center, including Thomas (from left), Noah and Rico, took to the stage May 25 for a Vogue Ball...
Lesbian pediatrician accused of attempted murder
Just before 7 p. m. on Memorial Day, Dr. Lauren Patricia Daly, a pediatrician at Nemours Alfred I. DuPont Hospital in Wilmington, Del.,...
Pittston makes history with nondiscrimination ordinance
On May 28, Pittston became the 32nd municipality in Pennsylvania and the first in Luzerne County to pass a nondiscrimination ordinance to protect its...
Judge bans antigay demonstrators from private property
A popular retail complex in Center City filed a lawsuit last week against a group of demonstrators that it says uses antigay language on...
Scouts will allow gay youth, not atheists or gay adults
Last week’s vote by the Boy Scouts of America to allow gay youth into the organization doesn’t impress Adam E. Gersh. ...
William Way marks Pride with Homecoming to honor leaders
The William Way LGBT Community Center is gearing up to celebrate the contributions that seven individuals bring to the LGBT community in Philadelphia. ...
History museum to host LGBT exhibit
The Philadelphia History Museum will celebrate Pride with the launch of a new exhibit that explores LGBT history in Philadelphia. The...
Dyke March marches forward with new activities, route
The 2013 Philly Dyke March kicks off June 8 with several new features to get dykes and their allies rallying for recognition. ...
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...
News Briefing
HRC to be trained in Haverford Members of Haverford’s recently appointed Human Relations Commission will be trained by state officials on their new duties,...
International
Protest in Paris against France’s gay-marriage law Tens of thousands protested France’s new gay-marriage law in central Paris May 26. ...
DONNING THEIR CAPES
Delaware Valley Legacy Fund honored the best of the best at its annual HEROES celebration May 19. Among the honorees were Rossi...
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