Ugandan ally to bring story to Philly
The Rev. Mark Kiyimba has spent the past six months traveling the United States, and will visit Philadelphia this weekend. His mission:...
AIDS Education Month launches with new youth focus
Philadelphia FIGHT has launched its annual AIDS Education Month, with a wealth of events planned for the coming weeks, including one new concert to...
Local leaders honored at Black Pride’s Society Lights awards dinner
In 2013, D’Ontace Keyes was working full-time at Philadelphia FIGHT, an AIDS-service organization, and serving as the youth chair for Philadelphia Black Pride. ...
Chesco LGBT group gets new office, name
Leaders with the LGBT Equality Alliance cut the ribbon Sept. 22 on the organization’s first office in Phoenixville. A couple-dozen...
Presbyterian Church approves pro-LGBT measures
The United States Presbyterian Church has approved several LGBTQ-specific overtures at its biennial General Assembly, affirming religious freedom without discrimination for people of all...
CA wedding bells could resume next week
California U. S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ruled this week that same-sex couples could begin marrying as early as next week, following...
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Rapist appeals conviction Jeffrey J. Marsalis, a sex offender whose rape of a lesbian contributed to his lengthy prison term, is...
Another court date set in gay-bashing case
The trio accused of attacking a gay couple in Center City this past fall was back in court this week. Kathryn...
Blind gay man on dialysis denied Meals on Wheels
A Lancaster County gay man who’s blind and on kidney dialysis has been denied low-cost meals through his local Meals on Wheels agency since...
ASIAC appoints interim ED
The board of directors of ASIAC, an HIV/AIDS service organization that focuses on the Asian and Pacific-Islander community, last week announced the appointment of...
Meet the Working Families Party duo looking to oust Republicans from...
Of the seven at-large seats available on Philadelphia City Council, two are reserved for minority party or Independent candidates. A voter who steps into...
Hahnemann launches fellowship for care of trans patients
A local hospital last month launched a training program focused on medical and surgical procedures for transgender patients. Hahnemann University Hospital’s...
Final weekend for LGBT-history exhibit
This weekend is your last chance to see the groundbreaking LGBT-history exhibit at the National Constitution Center that more than 23,000 people have toured...
Supporters wear purple shirts at inaugural Southwest Senior Center Pride
When Pastor Pamela K. Williams’ mother was dying last spring, the woman called her daughter to her bedside. “Can you forgive me?” she asked....
Canadian man claims Marshalls store fired him because of his sexuality
A gay man from Oshawa, Ontario in Canada claimed that he was fired from his job in retail chain Marshalls because they “didn’t like”...
Law firm drops DOMA defense
Just a few days after an Atlanta-based law firm stepped up to take on the defense of the federal ban on same-sex marriage, the...
Meningitis outbreak impacts area
On Oct. 9, New Jersey reported its first case in the fungal-meningitis outbreak that has now spread to 10 states in as...
Day in the life of: Feminist circus performers, Tangle Movement Arts
A troupe of circus performers lumbered for a half-hour to raise four airplane-grade aluminum rods into the air, 20 feet above the lawn of...
Couples sue for marriage equality in PA
For the first time ever, same-sex couples are suing the state of Pennsylvania for the right to marry. The American Civil...
PA civil-union bill introduced
The Keystone State’s first bill to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples was introduced this week in the House. Pennsylvania Rep....
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