Feminist author to speak in Bucks County
Letty Cottin Pogrebin, one of the founding editors of the feminist Ms. Magazine, has a new novel out that deals with learning to love...
Engineer criminally charged in Amtrak crash
Brandon Bostian, the train engineer involved in an Amtrak derailment that killed eight people, has been charged with felony and misdemeanor crimes. ...
Double date with Walt Whitman: An interview with playwright Tim Martin...
Walt Whitman is one of America’s most celebrated poets, essayists and journalists, even though during his lifetime (1819-1897) his work was considered controversial. Whitman...
Ellis Ginsberg, William Way volunteer, 80
Ellis Ginsberg, a longtime volunteer and senior-programming pioneer at the William Way LGBT Community Center, died Aug. 27. He was 80. Ginsberg...
Casey talks strategy on Equality Act
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said lawmakers could find new ways to push the Equality Act with lessons they learned in recent weeks — through...
Obituary: Brenda Torres, project manager and bar owner, 45
Brenda Torres, the co-founder of the city’s first-ever Latino Pride festival and former co-owner of a local LGBT Latino bar, died Sept. 3 at...
Swarthmore LGBT group presses district on Scouts:
A group seeking to promote acceptance of the LGBT community in Swarthmore is urging its school district to limit its involvement with a group...
Philly companies rank high on HRC Corporate Equality Index
15 Philly-based companies received a perfect score on the 2022 Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (CEI), showing that they establish inclusive, equitable policies...
Elders celebrated at opening of 15th Trans-Health Conference
Caprice Carthan had a motto to share with attendees of the 15th annual Trans-Health Conference, which kicked off June 9 at the Pennsylvania Convention...
Endorsements
May 18 Democratic primary election U. S. Senate: Arlen Specter Governor: Anthony Williams Lt. Governor: Jonathan Saidel Pa. Senate: 4th Dist.:...
Creating Change host committee seeking volunteers
A frequent refrain from the September meeting of the local host committee for Creating Change was, “We need more people to sign up.” ...
Bucks district refuses same-sex benefits
The Central Bucks School District is under fire for denying benefits to the same-sex spouse of an employee. At its...
Halloween party moves to Philly
An LGBT-centric Halloween party has outgrown its suburban digs and will head to Philadelphia later this month. The Peter Sterling Halloween...
Gay man tapped for White House
President-elect Barack Obama made several more staff appointments this week, including the selection of an openly gay member of his transition team for a...
Photos: Marriage equality comes to Pennsylvania
Hundreds of LGBTs and allies migrated to City Hall Tuesday evening for a Day of Decision rally, to celebrate the landmark Whitewood v. ...
Trans candidate edged out for judgeship
First-time candidate Henry Sias came within 5,000 votes of becoming the nation’s first transgender male judge Tuesday. Sias placed 14th out...
Garden State Equality hires new executive director
Christian Fuscarino will be the new executive director of Garden State Equality, the statewide organization that advocates for LGBT equality. The organization announced his...
Philly’s LGBTQ performers keep the show going
Arts and culture is a 4.1 billion dollar industry in Philadelphia. But with COVID-19 cases still a concern in our city and with most...
Out PR head out at Visit Philly
The city’s tourism bureau recently eliminated a public-relations position that was held by a longtime out staffer who was involved with a number of...
Fifty years of LGBT movement activism in Philadelphia
This past August marked the 50th anniversary of LGBT movement activism in Philadelphia. As I recounted in my book “City of Sisterly...
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