Discharged gay veterans sue for reinstatement
SAN FRANCISCO — Three military veterans who were discharged under the law that prohibits gays from serving openly in uniform sued the government Monday...
Scouts mum on anti-gay employment policy
The national Boy Scouts of America announced this week that it may stop requiring local councils and units to ban gay members, but the...
International
Paramedic arrested for killing gay men in Pakistan A 28-year-old paramedic, who wanted to eliminate the “evil” of homosexuality from the Pakistani society,...
Philly in the running for NLGJA convention
A national organization for LGBT journalists may be bringing its members back to Philadelphia next year. Leaders of the National Lesbian &...
Trans youth settles complaint with DHS
A transgender youth who alleged pervasive discrimination and harassment in a local youth-detention center settled her complaint last week. The settlement...
Cosby prosecutors want 13 other accusers to testify at trial
On the same day that a Montgomery County judge was considering whether to admit a recorded phone call in Bill Cosby’s trial for the alleged...
News Briefing
Milano’s killer can file triple-size brief Three appellate judges have permitted Frank R. Chester to file an oversized legal brief in...
Women’s choir marks 35th year with Pride performances
Anna Crusis Women’s Choir is set to celebrate its 35th anniversary with performances June 12 at Arch Street United Methodist Church and June 13...
Pride sees soggy success:
Although it wasn’t always sunny in Philly last weekend, as this year’s Pride theme suggested, the rain wasn’t able to keep away the thousands...
Penn hosting conversation with Caitlyn Jenner
Philadelphians will get a chance to see Caitlyn Jenner in two weeks, thanks to the University of Pennsylvania. She will be...
School district seeks dismissal of anti-bullying lawsuit
Attorneys for the Bangor Area School District say an anti-bullying lawsuit filed on behalf of a student who alleges pervasive anti-LGBT bullying lacks merit....
News Briefing
Out attorney wins award The Philadelphia Business Journal recently named Deborah Willig, the openly lesbian managing partner of a local law firm, as...
STAR POWER
LEFT: Filmmaker and programmer of the 15th annual local LGBT film festival QFest Kelly Burkhardt (left) takes the stage at the Prince Music Theater...
D.A.’s office pursues reversal of order in Morris case
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office this week filed a legal brief urging a Philadelphia judge to reverse an order by the state Office of...
Gay journos see jump in attendance for Philly event
Reporters, bloggers, public-relations professionals and many more packed into Philadelphia’s Loews Hotel last weekend for an annual convention examining the intersection of LGBT and...
Emails raise questions about Morris records
Prior to issuing their 2013 report on the Nizah Morris incident, members of the city’s Police Advisory Commission were assured they had access...
D.A. still hasn’t produced any Morris records
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office last week stopped short of denying it has key dispatch records in the Nizah Morris case, but the agency...
Locals have strong showing in SCOTUS filings
Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court have been set for next month in the case that could bring marriage equality nationwide, and court...
PA marriage bill gets another cosponsor
The bill in the Pennsylvania Senate that seeks to legalize same-sex marriage now has one more legislative supporter. Sen. Jim Ferlo...
N.J. trans bill back with bipartisan support
A bill is back in session in the New Jersey legislature that would make it easier for transgender individuals to make changes to their...
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