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News Is Out: National Queer Media Collaborative, a brand new a partnership of seven LGBTQ+ news outlets from around the U.S., will soon launch...
Philadelphia health department speaks on how to end local HIV epidemic
Consider the question: what if the COVID-19 pandemic lasted for decades? That’s what Javontae Lee Williams, program coordinator for the Department of Public Health,...
Out Passyunk Avenue leader previews continued revitalization
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College students out for support, advocacy
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Police didn’t report gay bashing as bias incident
It was a crime that jolted the city. On Sept. 11, two gay men were walking in Center City to get...
LGBT nondiscrimination makes midstate progress
Susquehanna Township joined Pennsylvania’s 25 other municipalities last week to ban LGBT discrimination. The township, in Dauphin County in Central Pennsylvania,...
Elections 2013
Superior Court Jack McVay—Democrat Jack McVay, the Democratic candidate for Superior Court, hails from Allegheny County and was elected in 2007 to...
Harrisburg, Reading get proud in central PA
Although June is traditionally considered Pride month in the LGBT community, gay pride will be rolling through several Pennsylvania towns this month too. ...
Inmate’s lawsuit settled for $60,000
The lawsuit of a gender-nonconforming inmate in New Jersey who claimed she was subjected to an illegal body-cavity search recently was settled for $60,000....
The gay and lesbian coffeehouse comes to life again
It’s hard to imagine a coffeehouse today running on such a small budget that all the workers are volunteers, all the baked goods are...
2010 Census to include same-sex marriages
The 2010 Census will include statistics about same-sex married couples, following a directive by President Obama last week. LGBT leaders had...
Del. Adopts trans protections
Just a month after Delaware approved marriage equality, the state has once again gained another victory for the LGBT community. On...
LGBT chorus gets new direction
A local LGBT and ally chorus is now under the direction of a local music aficionado who plans to fuse his expertise and vision...
Victory Fund backs five more candidates in Pennsylvania
Victory Fund, the organization dedicated to getting more LGBTQ leaders elected to public office across the country, rolled out 17 new endorsements for the...
At year’s end, looking back at Stonewall 50
On June 30 in New York City, after a weeklong abundance of celebrations, rallies and worldwide media attention, a group of longtime LGBTQ activists...
Biden, Blinken pledge focus on global lgbt rights
President Joe Biden has issued an historic commitment to promoting LGBT+ rights internationally, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken committing to upholding LGBT+ rights...
City Council passes hate-crimes bill
Philadelphia City Council this week unanimously passed a bill that would add LGBT hate-crimes protections to city law. The bill, sponsored...
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Philly delegates: Turn excitement to action
Philadelphia’s LGBT delegates to the Democratic convention, many of them participating fort the first time in the political event, felt the excitement in rousing...
Attic fundraising for kitchen after flood
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