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About 150 people turned out Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of Philadelphia FIGHT’s new Computing Center. Ribbon-cutters included FIGHT executive director...
LGBT-rights bill gets another shot
A new poll out this week found that a vast majority of Pennsylvania voters support extending the state’s nondiscrimination law to the LGBT community...
Sandy Beach out for 2012 Miss’d America
The organization that stages the newly revived Miss’d America pageant in Atlantic City is planning on big changes for next year’s show, which will...
Student faces college homophobia
“He said the school just wasn’t ready for this change, and I was the change that was going to happen. ” When...
LGBT youth pilot program to launch in May
With the onset of the warm weather, LGBT youth advocates are launching a creative collaboration that seeks to offer teens a safe weekend hangout...
Ally attorney awarded for trans work
Earlier this month, the Young Lawyers’ Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association honored a local attorney for the countless hours of pro-bono assistance she’s...
PA gets 20th LGBT-inclusive ordinance
With a vote by the Conshohocken Borough Council last week, Pennsylvania is now home to 20 municipalities that ban LGBT discrimination. ...
DVLF heroes swoop into town
LGBTs and allies will gather next week to pay tribute to local and national individuals and organizations that have demonstrated a heroic commitment to...
News Briefing
Social for LGBT parents, supporters LGBT family group Philadelphia Family Pride will host a fundraising happy hour from 5-8 p. m. April...
Law firm drops DOMA defense
Just a few days after an Atlanta-based law firm stepped up to take on the defense of the federal ban on same-sex marriage, the...
International News
International News Moscow gay pride parade uncertain At press time, the decision on the Russian capital’s first gay pride march is up in...
1974 law could nix Scouts deal
A 1974 law that appears to prohibit the city from using an intermediary to sell city-owned land at a discount price may be the...
Dine out, fight AIDS
More than 200 restaurants in the area will open their doors next week for a dining experience that offers more than just food. ...
Indictment in Clementi case
A grand jury in New Jersey this week indicted one of the former Rutgers University students implicated in the webcam scandal believed to have...
Night court coming to ’hood
People accused of committing minor crimes in the Gayborhood may soon be required to pay restitution not in monetary fines, but rather through community-service...
Delaware legalizes civil unions
Delaware last week become the eighth state to legalize the extension of marriage rights, without the title, to same-sex couples. The...
Congress sees two LGBT-rights bills
Two pieces of legislation to bolster rights for LGBT individuals were reintroduced to Congress last week. The Senate saw the submission...
PAC votes to subpoena Morris records
The Police Advisory Commission decided this week to subpoena Nizah Morris records from the District Attorney’s Office — setting the stage for an unprecedented...
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