DOFL gears up for annual event with new dining options
Dining Out For Life will celebrate its 23rd anniversary on April 25 with a number of new elements. The annual event,...
Out candidate runs for Traffic Court
An out Philadelphia attorney plans to pave the road for fairness and equality in his campaign for a Traffic Court judgeship. ...
Obituary: Mary Louise Cervone, CFO and Dignity leader, 54
Former Philadelphia FIGHT chief financial officer and longtime Dignity Philadelphia member Mary Louise Cervone died Feb. 5 of cancer. She was 54....
Gayborhood Crime Watch
Gayborhood Crime Watch The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the 6th Police District between...
Committee passes landmark LGBT-equality bill
A committee of the Philadelphia City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a sweeping LGBT-reform bill that would include a number of firsts for both...
LIFE, LIBERTY AND LGBT RIGHTS
Supporters of LGBT equality readied their rainbow gear for a rally Saturday outside the Liberty Bell. The effort, led by Temple University...
GETTING FABULOUS
Guys and gals throughout the Gayborhood welcomed spring this past week by getting fit and fabulous. Eric at Andre Richard Salon (from...
City agency calls for state, federal probes of Morris case
Citing an “appalling” investigation by local officials, the city’s Police Advisory Commission is urging state and federal officials to investigate the killing of Nizah...
Republicans to help lead nondiscrimination bills
Measures to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s nondiscrimination law will soon be back before state lawmakers, this time with new...
Report: LGBT seniors see health-care, housing challenges
The Public Health Management Corporation last week released a wide-ranging, first-of-its-kind report on the needs of local LGBT seniors. “Health and Service...
Sick-leave bill fails
For the second time, Mayor Michael Nutter vetoed a measure that would require Philadelphia companies to give paid sick leave to their employees, and...
National legal group appoints local ally attorney
Earlier this week, the National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Bar Association announced the appointment of three new directors to the board of its...
Founding CBLSL member gears up for anniversary season
Dr. Jeff Eiberson will join with hundreds of other softball enthusiasts next week to welcome the 30th anniversary season of the City...
NJ college hosts first-ever Day of Silence
Next week a community college in New Jersey will host its first-ever Day of Silence — an event to create awareness of bullying...
News Briefing
Sentencing scheduled for detention-center assault Justin O’Brien, an inmate who allegedly assaulted Kenneth J. Houck Jr. at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia, is scheduled...
Obituary: John Lippert, former Gayborhood bartender
John “Millie” Lippert, a former bartender at a number of Gayborhood establishments, died April 3 of cancer. He was in his...
Local choreographer brings retro workouts to Way Gay
Professional dance and fitness instructor Craig Scull is gearing up for another offering of Homorobics, his six-week workout class as part of Way Gay...
Pioneering PA company launches testing initiative
One local company has made it possible to learn your HIV status within the privacy of your own bedroom, and recently launched a new...
BAND OF BUNNIES
The Philadelphia Freedom Band made its way through Headhouse Square Easter Sunday, led by Henri David, at the 82nd annual South Street Headhouse District...
ASIAC to shut down
ASIAC, which has provided HIV/AIDS services to the Asian and Pacific-Islander communities for nearly 20 years, announced this week that it will close its...
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