Our favorite photo memories of 2012
Going through the hundreds (OMG!) of photos printed in the paper this year, several things came to mind. For starters, December was...
Top Stories: National
Obama endorses marriage equality It was the interview heard around the world. On May 9, President Barack Obama granted an interview...
Year In Review
Coming and goings Nellie Fitzpatrick, D. A.’s Office: The District Attorney’s Office brought on its first LGBT liaison, Helen “Nellie” Fitzpatrick, at...
News Briefing
Smithson hearing postponed An evidentiary hearing for William F. Smithson has been postponed until May so that his new court-appointed attorney can become more familiar...
HOLIDAY BUSINESS
Independence Business Alliance president Evan Urbania (left) mingled with fellow members of IBA and the Greater Philadelphia Professionals Network at the groups’ Dec. ...
GAY BLADES
Kenny Gambone (left) and Zeus Kain took to the ice Dec. 15 at Blue Cross River Rink at Penn’s Landing for the...
Antigay rep to intro marriage amendment
The long-proposed Marriage Protection Amendment will rear its head in the Pennsylvania state legislature again next year. In a Dec. 12...
Second alleged assailant of gay inmate identified
Justin O’Brien, an inmate at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia, was named by the government last week as the alleged initiator of last...
EQPA joins boycott against Amway
Pennsylvania’s statewide LGBT organization has gotten on board with a growing boycott of a global marketing agency whose leader made a major donation to...
Philly’s community college launches GSA
Students at the Community College of Philadelphia now have the option of a safe, LGBT-welcoming environment with the launch of the college’s Gay-Straight Alliance....
ADL figure visits Philly, talks hate-crimes progress
The Anti-Defamation League hosted a special guest last week in its Philadelphia office. Michael Lieberman serves as ADL’s Washington Counsel and...
LGBT homeless youth program in jeopardy
A Philadelphia-area homeless and runaway youth housing organization is facing a funding gap that could potentially shut down its LGBT youth program. ...
New marriage bill hits the NJ legislature
New Jersey’s efforts to secure marriage equality took a new turn last week. Out Assemblyman Reed Gusciora introduced legislation that would...
News Briefing
Lawsuit against 12th Street Gym settles A lawsuit filed by Joseph Montgomery, a former member of the 12th Street Gym who claimed he was...
REPORTING FROM PHILLY
The Philadelphia chapter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association hosted panel discussion “What’s Next in LGBT Politics?” Dec. 9 at...
FROM CUPCAKES TO COATS
Mazzoni Center staged its third annual Beer & Cupcakes event Dec. 7 at The Bike Stop. Mazzoni staff Heather Doughty (from left),...
Ten years later, Morris family still grieving
Ten years after the death of Nizah Morris, her family’s sense of outrage remains unabated. “The outrage is just the same,”...
Out lawyer announces race for city controller
An openly gay lawyer will run for the office of Philadelphia city controller next year. Michael Williams announced Dec. 5 at...
Supreme Court to take on DOMA, Prop. 8
Next year is set to be a momentous one for marriage equality, as the U. S. Supreme Court will rule on the validity...
FBI: Hate crimes down in PA
New data out this week from the Federal Bureau of Investigation found that Pennsylvania saw fewer hate crimes in 2011, including those motivated by...
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