Immediate end to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ urged
SAN FRANCISCO — Gay-rights advocates on Monday filed a challenge to a request by the Obama administration to keep the repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t...
ACLU to schools: Stop web filtering LGBT content
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The American Civil Liberties Union sent letters Monday to schools in Missouri and Michigan telling them to stop...
International News
Maltese trans wins right to be recognized as male A transgender man in Malta has won the right to have his birth certificate...
Nondiscrimination updates signed into law
With a stroke of his pen Thursday, Mayor Michael Nutter finalized the strengthening of the city’s nondiscrimination law. City Councilman...
Man stoned to death, suspect cites Bible
Police in Lansdowne last week charged a man with first-degree murder whom they say allegedly stoned a 70-year-old developmentally disabled man to death, saying...
Giovanni’s Room honored with historical marker
Giovanni’s Room, the nation’s oldest LGBT bookstore, will soon have its place in Philadelphia history marked permanently. The store was one...
First state sees first civil-union bill
Lawmakers in Delaware this week introduced a measure seeking to grant same-sex couples the rights afforded by marriage, but without the title. ...
Two more suits leveled against Archdiocese
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia was hit with two more sex-abuse lawsuits in the past two weeks, bringing the number of suits in just the...
Comcast launches diversity council
One of the nation’s largest entertainment providers announced this week that it was launching a new diversity initiative that includes LGBT representation. ...
Judgeship ‘next step’ for out attorney
Openly gay attorney Christopher Mallios has worn many hats throughout his professional career — prosecutor, defense attorney, LGBT liaison — and is now looking...
Philly AIDS Thrift gets new space
This summer, Philadelphia AIDS Thrift is packing up and moving. While the new store will just be around the corner, the...
BEBASHI receives $25K grant
An international cosmetics company’s HIV/AIDS-awareness campaign, currently being led by spokesperson Lady Gaga, recently awarded local HIV/AIDS service organization BEBASHI: Transition to Hope with...
DA rejects panel’s request for Morris records
The District Attorney’s office this week declined to provide records related to the Nizah Morris incident to the Police Advisory Commission, but invited PAC...
Media Trail
New Orleans cops targeted gays, blacks Advocate. com reports the New Orleans Police Department is under fire for systemic misconduct, with charges...
Center announces interim development director
At its second public board meeting of the year, held March 22, William Way LGBT Community Center executive director Chris Bartlett announced the hiring...
News Briefing
Gay priest settles with CHC The Rev. James St. George, the openly gay priest at the center of last month’s highly...
International News
Gay erotica writers arrested in China Police in China have arrested 32 women for allegedly writing erotica for a gay website. ...
Fair Practices bill sails through Council
Philadelphia City Council last week approved a bill that strengthens the city’s nondiscrimination law. On March 10, Council gave a unanimous...
DOMA repeal back in Congress
Just two weeks after the Obama administration announced it would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court, legislators in both chambers...
Primary ballot takes shape
Political hopefuls from around the state submitted their stacks of signed petitions last week to secure their spots on the ballot of the upcoming...
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