Maryland shelves marriage
Although pundits had initially predicted a marriage-equality bill would easily sail through the Maryland House of Delegates this session, lawmakers in the state’s lower...
Federal gov’t confronts bullying
President and First Lady Michelle Obama met with scores of youth, parents and educators last week in the first-ever White House Conference on Bullying,...
U Penn pioneers HIV gene-therapy trial
Earlier this month, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania unveiled a research study in which they’re attempting to create HIV-resistant blood cells — and...
Over protests, out artist’s sculpture could get new home:
Openly gay artist Raymond Sandoval’s rendering of Chief Tamanend, who famously signed the peace treaty with William Penn, has stood sentinel over Front and...
BINGO brings recognition, fundraising
April Fool’s Day will provide plenty of laughs to one HIV/AIDS funding organization this year. AIDS Fund’s annual Black Tie Gay...
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Church’s fate uncertain A city review panel heard testimony this week from supporters of an AIDS-services agency who say an old agency-owned church...
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S. African lesbians protest corrective rape Lesbian activists in the South African capital of Cape Town held a demonstration outside parliament...
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Gay sex ban to stay MSNBC. com reports the ranking Republican and Democrat on the Kansas state House Judiciary Committee intend to...
Nutter, LGBT reps discuss Scouts
Mayor Nutter and other city officials sat down with LGBT leaders this week to discuss his administration’s plan to sell publicly owned land to...
HIV/AIDS funding remains level in city, state budgets
In his budget announcement last week, Mayor Nutter unveiled a $3. 45-billion proposal that included slight cuts for city health services but for...
Casey reintroduces antibullying measure
United States Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) announced this week he was reintroducing a measure that would mandate federally funded school districts implement...
Bullying bills look to instate policies, penalties
The Pennsylvania House is currently considering a bill that would lay down specific guidelines that schools must follow to contend with bullying. ...
Archdiocese puts 21 more priests on leave
Following a wide-ranging grand-jury report released last month on sexual abuse of children by priests, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia this week placed 21 additional...
Former prison commish seeks judgeship
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas currently has two openly LGBT judges on the bench, and Leon King is looking to up that number...
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Woman loses suit against ActionAIDS An HIV-positive woman who claimed an ActionAIDS receptionist disseminated her HIV status without her permission has lost her...
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Mass. continues to ban funeral protests According to the Boston Herald, Attorney General Martha Coakley said Massachusetts will continue to enforce...
Way Gay U goes outside for spring
The pending warmer weather is inching closer, as is the William Way LGBT Community Center’s spring Way Gay U semester, which will allow out...
Gay priest denied Chestnut Hill teaching position
Just a few days before the Rev. James St. George was to start another semester of teaching at Chestnut Hill College, the...
PA anti-bullying bill in the works
State Rep. Mike O’Brien this week introduced a bill that seeks to strengthen the state’s anti-bullying law and is modeled after New...
Maryland Senate approves marriage equality
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...
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