Penn LGBT Center to mark 30 years
University of Pennsylvania is gearing up to celebrate a milestone in its efforts to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for the LGBT and...
News Briefing
Smithson hearing set for next year William F. Smithson, a gay man convicted of murdering a coworker six years ago, is scheduled to be back...
Local women’s choir sings marriage equality
A local women’s choir will incorporate current LGBT events in an interactive format into its upcoming fall concert. The Anna Crusis...
TOY relocates to Reading Terminal
LGBT grantmaking agency Delaware Valley Legacy Fund will spread its holiday cheer from a new venue this year. Reading Terminal Market,...
James Moritz, retired teacher, 74
James Francis Moritz, a retired music teacher, died Oct. 12 at age 74. As of presstime, the cause was unknown. Moritz was...
ON THE FRONT LINES
The Oct. 20 Philly AIDS Walk/Run kicked off Oct. 20 with 337 runners setting off in the run, which was up 10...
AIDS WALK – STEPPING FORWARD
Between 12,000-15,000 people pounded the pavement at the 26th annual AIDS Walk/Run Oct. 21. The event began with a 5K run and...
TREAT FOR TEMPLE
Temple University’s School of Media and Communication presented out CNN anchor Anderson Cooper with its annual Law Klein Excellence in Media Award Oct. ...
KEEPING HER LIGHT ALIVE
Malik Moorer (center) passed on a flame at an Oct. 11 vigil to remember his partner Stacey Blahnik, a transgender woman murdered...
Arrest made in NoLibs shooting
Police have arrested a man for this month’s shooting that left a transsexual woman wounded and her mother dead. Police arrested...
Remembering LGBT ally Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania’s longest-serving United States senator and a longtime supporter of and advocate for the LGBT community, died last weekend at age 82....
Burnett case headed for jury trial
The employment-discrimination case of Bobbie E. Burnett could become the first transgender-related discrimination case to be heard by a federal jury in...
PHMC to present research on older LGBT community
Data on local LGBT older adults will be shared with the community at a town-hall meeting this weekend. For the past...
Police outreach workers get LGBT training
With a wave of recent crimes against LGBT people and safety issues consistently a community concern, it’s perhaps more important than ever that the...
Cordova family meets with commissioner
The family of slain transgender woman Kyra Cordova met with the head of the Philadelphia Police Department last week to discuss the progress of...
Matthew Shepard’s mom addressing local youth
On Oct. 12, 1998, Judy Shepard’s life changed forever. Shepard is the mother of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year old gay...
Antigay donor to narrate youth event
A performance by the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra next month will be narrated by a local man who gave nearly $1 million to fight marriage...
News Briefing
Court clerk dismisses Paige's appeal Marcia M. Waldron, clerk of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, has dismissed the appeal of Officer Michael Paige, who...
LGBT History Month: Rivendell paves the way for LGBT publications
For more than 30 years, Rivendell Media, the nation’s leading LGBT publications-placement firm, has left its mark on advertising — the business of LGBT...
Media Trail
Lawsuit filed against Westchester police The Wall Street Journal reports a lawsuit alleges the Westchester County, N. Y., police sought to humiliate...
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