Eddie Long, technician and leather pioneer, 44
Eddie Long, one of the founders of Keystone Boys of Leather, died Nov. 14. He was 44. As of presstime, the Philadelphia...
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Transgender woman first to win office in Cuba A woman elected as a local government delegate has become the first known transgender person...
Senior site starts to take shape
The countdown has officially begun to the opening of the nation’s largest publicly funded LGBT facility. Community leaders and elected officials...
LGBT liaison to retire from PPD
After more than 35 years as a member of the Philadelphia Police Department, and about two as its LGBT point person, Deputy Commissioner Stephen...
Scouts: Learning for Life down to 500 youth
A youth program that a local Boy Scouts of America council touted in court filings to avoid eviction from a city-owned building has severely...
City sees firsts for Trans Day of Remembrance
With the Philadelphia community shaken by recent incidents of violence against transgender individuals, this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance has taken on even more...
12th Street Gym to change ownership
Gayborhood icon 12th Street Gym will start a new chapter next month as its longtime owner departs the helm. Rick Piper...
Former Philly resident elected prez of national LGBT group
A former Philadelphia resident and past William Way LGBT Community Center employee was recently announced as the next president of a national LGBT grantmaking...
NAACP head on marriage equality in MD, elsewhere
During an Election Day blitz through Philadelphia last week, the head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People predicted that marriage...
ActionAIDS receives grant for prison program
A local HIV/AIDS service organization recently received funding to support its work in reducing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in former and current prison populations. ...
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Assault trial postponed A federal prosecutor has requested a postponement in the trial of Kevin V. Hannig, who allegedly assaulted Kenneth J. Houck Jr....
Engagement: Adrian Shanker and Brandon Pariser
Wedding bells will ring next year for Bethlehem residents Adrian Shanker and Brandon Pariser. The couple got engaged Oct. 20 and...
Michael McGonigle, film lecturer and expert, 53
Michael McGonigle, a film lecturer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, died Nov. 9 from a heart attack. He was 53. McGonigle,...
Senior site starts to take shape
The countdown has officially begun to the opening of the nation’s largest publicly funded LGBT facility. Community leaders and elected officials...
Four more years
President Barack Obama, deemed by many to be the nation’s most LGBT-friendly commander-in-chief ever, won re-election this week. Obama will receive...
PA officially elects Sims; other out candidates unsuccessful
The LGBT community watched Tuesday as President Barack Obama was elected for a second term, giving him four more years to fight for LGBT...
Marriage equality sweeps the polls
The longheld argument by antigay activists that marriage equality has consistently failed when put to a popular vote was turned on its head with...
Dems take top spots in PA
Democrats swept Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. was re-elected to another term and Democrats took all three row...
Activists blast Wells Fargo donation to Scouts
A recent donation of office furniture by Wells Fargo to the Boy Scouts of America Cradle of Liberty Council has raised concern among some...
AIDS organization celebrates 25 years of service, housing
North Philadelphia is home to two buildings that have provided innumerable benefits to people living with HIV/AIDS. Calcutta House was founded in...
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