WINTER WONDERLAND
Hundreds of LGBTs and allies turned out at Penn’s Landing Feb. 22 for the first-ever Winter Pride. The event featured an appearance...
OUT OF THE CLASSROOM
Bullying took center stage at Temple University Feb. 23 with the Beasley School of Law focusing on the topic for its annual...
UPDATE FROM HARRISBURG
State Rep. Brian Sims spoke to a crowd of about 75 of his constituents at his first town-hall meeting for residents of...
ACLU: PA district is discriminating
The American Civil Liberties Union and its local chapter sent a letter to a Pennsylvania school district this week demanding that it stop blocking...
Company defends dismissal of trans employee
LSI Corp. , an Allentown electronics firm, filed a lengthy appellate brief Feb. 22 defending its decision to dismiss transwoman Janis Stacy. ...
New Hope gears up for Pride conference
The 2013 Northeast Regional Pride Conference will include several firsts. Not only is it the first time the conference — geared toward...
Catholic family gathering set for Philly
The Vatican this week formally selected Philadelphia as the host for a massive international Roman Catholic gathering, which will make its U. S....
New LGBT after-party opens in NE
A new LGBT after-party premiered in Northeast Philadelphia Feb. 22. The party, Club House, is located at 4070 Aramingo Ave. and runs...
Out Philly cyclist to bike for HIV/AIDS
Philadelphia resident Alli Dolan is no stranger to physical activity. The 28-year-old played rugby for seven years and has trained in CrossFit....
News Briefing
Church gets another reprieve The old Church of the Assumption, formerly owned by the AIDS agency Siloam, received another stay of demolition from a...
Jewish congregation moves forward with LGBT initiatives
Late last year the board of Rodeph Shalom unanimously voiced its support for marriage equality — and the synagogue and its LGBT congregation are...
C. Everett Koop: A remembrance
When I heard that former U. S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop had died Feb. 25 at age 96, I let out a...
Anniversary: Ryan Goldner and Scott Reikofski
In 2011, New York became the sixth state in the U. S. to legalize same-sex marriage. And nearly one year after...
Resources abound at wedding expo
Wedding planning is a stressful, often-chaotic undertaking for all couples — regardless of sexual orientation — but this weekend, same-sex couples can pick up...
Marriage equality in the legislatures in 2013
Marriage equality is slowly sweeping the states with victories — with Illinois inching closer to becoming the 10th state to make same-sex marriage legal....
Marriage equality in the courts in 2013
The next few months could prove to be the most history-making ever in the marriage-equality movement. On March 26 and 27,...
Casey to reintroduce anti-bullying bill
U. S. Sen. Bob Casey from Pennsylvania is gearing up to reintroduce the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Casey plans to submit the bill...
Study: PA LGBT population below national average
A study released last week from an LGBT thinktank found that the percentage of Pennsylvanians who self-identify as LGBT is below the national average....
Activists blast Scouts; job-application form
Civil-rights activists are speaking out against a job-application form issued by the national Boy Scouts of America organization that excludes atheists and “known or...
News Briefing
AIDS whistleblower compensated Dr. Daniel J. Feldman, who accused Weill Cornell Medical College and one of its faculty members of filing false claims when seeking...
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