Local author wins book award
Local LGBT activist Liz Bradbury has taken her work for LGBT inclusion into the literary world — and was recently recognized for that effort....
Honorees announced for Annual Reminder anniversary
It was announced Monday that Edie Windsor and Judy Shepard will be among the guests of honor at this summer's 50th-anniversary celebration of the...
Hearing delayed in murder of trans woman
A pre-trial conference scheduled this week for the man accused of stabbing a transgender woman to death this spring was delayed until next week....
PrEP town hall tackles myths and facts
Marcus Berry, a gay man from Philadelphia, had a close call with HIV two years ago. After learning that a man...
COLOURS celebrates 25 years, looks ahead to brighter future
Just over a year since Mark Wilson took the reins of COLOURS, the organization’s budget has doubled, and Wilson is working with his new...
Out, loud and Pride at zoo
The city’s pride of lions will be joined by a different type of pride next weekend when the nation’s first zoo welcomes back LGBTs...
News Briefing
Adoption discussion for LGBT parents LGBT individuals exploring the idea of adoption are encouraged to attend a free information session from 6-8 p....
Former prison commish seeks judgeship
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas currently has two openly LGBT judges on the bench, and Leon King is looking to up that number...
Pulse goes ‘back to school’ with fundraising party
School is almost in session — and Pulse Events is showing its school spirit with a fundraising event later this month. ...
Penn welcomes first federal Latina judge
University of Pennsylvania Law School’s LGBT student organization is preparing to stage its second-annual symposium focusing on issues impacting the local LGBT community —...
Equality PA joins call for Sen. Toomey to consider SCOTUS nominee
In a rally of about 40 people to call on Sen. Pat Toomey to support a timely hearing for any U.S. Supreme Court nominee...
Gay-bashing victims deny self-defense claim from defendant
Phillip Williams did not act in self-defense when he took part in a 2014 Center City gay bashing, according to a brief submitted recently...
Attorneys for transwoman file appellate brief in job-bias case
Janis Stacy continues to fight for her day in court. Three years ago, the transwoman sued LSI Corporation, where she worked...
Media Trail
Another Dallas-area gay bar raided The Houston Chronicle reports activists are questioning the raid of a Dallas-area gay bar less than a month...
Scouts recruitment assemblies blasted
The Center for Inquiry, a New York-based nonprofit that promotes the separation of church and state, is urging a local school district to stop...
FBI: One antigay hate crime in PA in 2014
According to a Federal Bureau of Investigations report released this week, there was only one hate crime motivated by an individual’s sexual orientation last...
News Briefing
Transgender-related prison lawsuit terminated A federal lawsuit filed by four women who shared a cell in a city prison with a transgender woman...
Council bill could complicate Philly nightlife
Philadelphia City Council is considering a bill that would set up new restrictions for event promoters in the city, which has been met with...
Dozen couples wed at Pride
This marked the first Philadelphia Pride at which marriage equality was legal in Pennsylvania, and organizers decided to celebrate that freedom in front of...


























