Councilman loses defamation suit to antigay NE man
Philadelphia City Councilman-at-Large Jack Kelly (R) last week lost his civil suit against a local man who Kelly contends spread antigay rhetoric about him...
Panel looks at ACA through LGBT lens
Whether it goes by the name of Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, the measure is more than a hot-news item or the butt of...
Out EEOC commissioner awarded at Mazzoni Center
Mazzoni Center will honor the first openly LGBT person to serve on the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at its fifth annual...
Festival exploring gender continues to see growth
Gender Reel, a film festival dedicated to enhancing the visibility of gender-nonconforming, gender-variant/queer and transgender people, returns for its fourth installation Oct. 4 and...
Student bullying bill introduced in Congress
Out Congressman Jared Polis (D-Colo. ) introduced a bill last week that seeks to protect LGBT students from antigay harassment, the first federal...
Study: Poor results for HIV patients who see multiple docs
The University of Pennsylvania Medical School recently released an innovative study that looks to change the retention of services for HIV clinical patients. ...
HIV advocates rally against testing bill
A bill moving through the Pennsylvania House that purports to expand options for victims of sex crimes has faced staunch opposition from HIV/AIDS advocates....
Time almost out for hate-crimes bill
Tuesday and Wednesday were likely the last voting days of the current state legislative session, and the LGBT-inclusive hate-crimes bill was not among the...
Five years later, Lincoln to see progress
On the evening of July 1, 2006, flames engulfed the Lincoln Apartments on Locust Street. Five years later, plans are finally underway...
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Gay-marriage backers gather in Iowa The Sioux City Journal reports supporters of marriage rights for all people filled the pews of First...
PA widow files new state DOMA challenge
A lesbian widow from Bethlehem recently filed a lawsuit seeking equal treatment under Pennsylvania’s inheritance-tax law for same-sex couples. Barbara Baus...
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School discriminated in bathroom case BangorDailyNews. com reports the Maine Human Rights Commission found that the Orono School Department discriminated against a...
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Incarceration of officer and attorney sought Attorneys for a man who says a Philadelphia police officer sexually assaulted him are seeking the incarceration...
Report details iniquities for kids of gay parents
According to her dads, life is good for Carrigan Starling-Littlefield, a spunky 5-year-old being raised by two gay men in South Carolina, which doesn’t...
Candlelight vigil to honor the lives of trans people lost to...
A local LGBT health and wellness organization will host a vigil at William Way LGBT Community Center this weekend to remember and celebrate the...
Election: City Council
Ed Neilson (D)* State Rep. Ed Neilson has served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2012 but said his...
Women’s event returns to center with expanded schedule
A dance party catering to older women in the LGBT community returns to the William Way LGBT Community Center this weekend — and twice...
Trans* March marks departure of founder, arrival of awards
The Philly Trans* March will celebrate its third annual march next week, the last to be organized under the event’s founder. Christian...
Longer, London-themed event to raise funds for ActionAIDS
Locals are invited to dress like Londoners and enjoy three hours of small games of chance and cocktails. The fourth-annual Glamsino Royale fundraiser is...
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