Sestak receives nods from gay legislator, activist
U. S. Rep. Joe Sestak (D-7th Dist.), who is hoping to unseat longtime incumbent U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (D) in the spring primary,...
Mummers Parade to feature both queens and kings
For a second year in a row, drag queens will sashay through the annual Mummers Day Parade on New Years Day — and this...
Who’s who among antibias-bill backers
The long-awaited legislation to ban LGBT discrimination in Pennsylvania made its way back into the state legislature last week — a bill that has...
Haverford approves nondiscrimination ordinance
The trend of LGBT victories in the suburbs continued this week, as Haverford passed an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance. Haverford is on...
Phillies step up to the plate for LGBT youth
The Philadelphia Phillies announced last week that they will become the latest professional sports team and the first in the City of Brotherly Love...
Gay poet joins Temple faculty
When Temple University opened the doors on its fall semester last month, it did so with a new faculty member, one who is also...
Va. court sides with Episcopal Church in dispute
RICHMOND, VA. — The Virginia Supreme Court overturned a judge’s decision allowing breakaway Episcopal Church congregations to keep church property last Thursday,...
Family group stages workshops
Local LGBT group Philadelphia Family Pride is staging a daylong conference next month that will offer advice, resources and a sense of community to...
Congress to consider domestic-partner bills
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduced legislation in both houses of Congress last week that seeks to provide domestic-partner benefits to federal employees. ...
LOOKING FORWARD
About 100 community members turned out for a town-hall discussion on the state’s LGBT-rights movement Jan. 10 at the William Way LGBT...
Servicemembers challenge DOMA
The next stage in the fight for equality for LGBT servicemembers began last week. Eight married same-sex couples, represented by Servicemembers...
Prosecutors: No new trial for Milano killer
Richard R. Laird, the killer of gay artist Anthony V. Milano, is forging ahead in his quest for a new trial. In recent court...
A DECADENT LAUNCH
Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutritional Alliance special-events intern Lauren Pasquini (left), a Drexel University student, and MANNA director of events and communications Meg Rider passed...
New marriage bill hits the NJ legislature
New Jersey’s efforts to secure marriage equality took a new turn last week. Out Assemblyman Reed Gusciora introduced legislation that would...
LGBTQ Youth Supplement 2017
Local youth sound off on the state of the LGBT community in our Fall 2017 LGBTQ Youth Supplement.
Amended CHIP bill advances
The state Senate this week passed a bill to reauthorize the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program that includes a stipulation that funding cannot...
PA marriage-equality bill introduced
One week after a New Jersey judge paved the way for marriage equality in the Garden State, lawmakers on this side of the Delaware...
ACLU of PA gets new director
An openly gay man with more than a decade of experience at the national American Civil Liberties Union took the reins of the state...
D.C. marriage bill moves forward
The District of Columbia City Council this week gave its final approval to a bill that seeks to extend full marriage rights to same-sex...
Out PA House candidate blames LGBTs, in part, for her loss
Pennsylvania House candidate Fern Kaufman aspired to be the state’s first openly LGBT lawmaker, but instead she became one of countless Democratic casualties throughout...
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