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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Pride Weekend game plan

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Pride is upon Philadelphia once again; and there’s enough going on in the city this weekend to make anyone dizzy trying to keep track....

SCOTUS justice discusses freedom in Philly

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy paid his first visit to the National Constitution Center on Independence Mall on Monday. ...

News Briefing

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Softball seeks strikes Supporters of the City of Brotherly Love Softball League can come together for a fundraising bowling match from 6-10 p....

Bucks County pays firm for anti-marriage equality services

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In a 2-1 vote, the Bucks County Board of Commissioners last week authorized the payment of $13,500 to a law firm that provided anti-marriage...

DOMA finding has symbolic, practical impact

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The Obama administration last week declared a portion of the federal same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, saying it will no longer defend the measure in...

New film festival comes to Delaware :

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Movie lovers will have a new opportunity to take in LGBT films this month in Delaware. LGBT film festival OUTflix will...

William Way meets year-end fundraising goal

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After a challenging fiscal year that ended Oct. 1, the William Way LGBT Community Center finished out the calendar year on a...

Hawaii governor vetoes civil-union bill

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Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed a civil-union bill July 6 that would have granted same-sex couples all the rights, benefits, responsibilities and...

Local pols tied to group associated with antigay Uganda efforts

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The Anti-Homosexuality Bill moving through the Uganda Parliament seeks to expand the country’s laws against homosexuality, a crime already punishable by life imprisonment. ...

Gayborhood Crime Watch

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Gayborhood Crime Watch The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between...

Journos to convene in Philly in 2011

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More than 275 people converged in San Francisco over Labor Day weekend for the 20th annual convention of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists...

Maryland Senate approves marriage equality

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The marriage-equality bill in Maryland cleared a major hurdle when it gained final approval from the Senate last Thursday night, paving the way for...

Hundreds rally to support hate-crimes expansion

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More than 300 people gathered at Love Park last Thursday to demand hate-crimes protections for LGBT people in Pennsylvania. The rally,...

Gay man’s pursuit of benefits given boost

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Last week, Joseph A. Hallman received a glimmer of hope that he’ll eventually receive the proceeds of his former domestic partner’s life-insurance policies. ...

Hearing set in Gayborhood attack

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The two men accused of attacking and robbing a local gay man last month will come before a judge next week. ...

Trump wins in devastating loss

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In what is being called one of the biggest surprises in American political history, reality-television star Donald Trump was elected 45th president of the...

News Briefing

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Gay man appeals trial denial Convicted killer William F. Smithson has appealed last month’s denial of a new murder trial....

Sestak backs gay marriage

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U. S. Rep. Joe Sestak (D-7th Dist.) is looking to unseat longtime U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (D) in this spring’s primary election and...

Marriage equality comes to America

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Marriage equality is now a nationwide reality. In a landmark vote June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the U.S....

Anti-gay group to hold Philly conference

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The anti-gay agency that was recently in the headlines because of a board member’s overseas liaison with a gay prostitute will be holding its...

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