Charlotte Cushman’s passions on and off stage
Charlotte Cushman (1816-1876) was the greatest American actress of her era, a theatrical superstar and a gender-nonconforming lesbian who worked on stages in the...
Trans woman goes ahead with surgery after court battle
Trans woman Christine Kitzler underwent gender-reassignment surgery Sept. 3, one day after a Bucks County judge cleared the way for the procedure, despite objections...
Liquor company says ‘love is love’ with Pride bottle labels
The families behind Stateside Urbancraft Vodka have been doing business in Philadelphia since 2015. Now, Stateside is celebrating Pride Month with a “Love is...
Catholic coalition files brief in St. Joe’s case
On March 5, a coalition of three LGBT Catholic organizations and one Catholic leader filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case of Noel Koenke,...
Bloomsburg adopts LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance
The Bloomsburg Town Council voted unanimously October 26 to adopt an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance, making it the third small town community and 60th municipality...
The reality of transgender aging
What does aging mean to you? It probably means something very different to a trans person. We see a barrage of...
Locally founded LGBT health-care app launches
It took one year and a lot of sleepless nights, but QSPACES is now live. “We were supposed to launch the website...
Gay man sues title company for wrongful discharge
Last week, a Philadelphia gay man filed suit in federal court, claiming he was wrongfully discharged from his job as a title searcher due...
New judge assigned to Penn antibias case
A new federal judge has been assigned to the case of “Jane Doe,” a transgender woman who’s suing the University of Pennsylvania for alleged...
Vaccinations continue in the LGBTQ community
Residents of the John C Anderson LGBT-friendly senior apartments received their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine last week. The doses were given on...
Coming out of the guard closet
Color guard: if you’ve heard of it at all, chances are you’ve heard the people involved dubbed the “reject cheerleaders,” or simply seen them...
Debut regional health conference includes LGBTQ health issues
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Partnership hosted its debut public health conference: Empowering Communities to Address the Social Determinants of Health. Over the course...
Joseph Eugene Miller, 70
Joseph Eugene Miller, aged 70, died during March 2021. He was the son of the late Fred E. and Mary (Martin) Miller. He grew...
Former AACO employee demands resignations
The HIV epidemic in Philadelphia disproportionately affects Black people. AIDSvu reports that the rate of Black men living with HIV is 10.1 times that...
Local gay bar ‘hopes’ to reopen by end of week
Largely due to community support and legal restructuring, the LGBTQ bar, Boxers PHL hopes to reopen its doors Friday “with a full liquor license,”...
Hate crimes increasing, NJ has 11th highest rate of LGBT-bias incidents
According to a 2019 study conducted by security.org, using data from the FBI’s 2017 hate crime report, 12.5 percent of hate crimes in Pennsylvania...
International News: May 29 – June 4, 2020
Costa Rica legalizes same-sex marriage
On May 26, Costa Rica became the first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriage. Costa Rica joins Brazil, Ecuador,...
Tara Lessard: Cancer activist and community photographer
A poem for Tara Lessard by her friend, activist Susan DiPrinio:
Death is so long
Death is so longThe red fox runsNo night setsAs heavy as...
Westbury closes doors after five decades
After more than 50 years in business as an LGBT bar, The Westbury is officially closed. The business, at 261 S....
International News – June 13-19, 2020
New Trump appointee to foreign aid agency has anti-LGBT history
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