Pride Media, Snapchat form LGBTQ augmented reality experience
In the spirit of innovative technology and celebrating diverse LGBTQ+ leaders from around the country, Pride Media, which publishes The Advocate, teamed up with...
Re-Opening: Philly’s Gay-owned Businesses Adjust To COVID-19
Editor's Note: Visit the City of Philadelphia web site for the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 and re-opening plans.
In this new series, we’ll check...
Philly’s Queer Community Marches for Black Lives
Despite the heat and humidity, a diverse crowd of hundreds gathered in Love Park on Sunday, June 21, for the Philly Queer March for...
The U.S. Supreme Court v. LGBT Americans
June 30, 1986 was a broiling hot day in Washington, D.C. when the U.S. Supreme Court released the decision in Bowers v. Hardwick, a...
City approves budget cuts from police, fire departments
City Council and the City of Philadelphia have approved the 2021 budget for the fiscal year. The City will be reducing the police budget...
Pompeo’s Human Rights Panel Subverts LGBT and Women’s Rights
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is driving an anti-gay, anti-abortion religious freedom agenda with regard to a report he commissioned last July that is...
Scott Twp. Commissioner Resigns After Transphobic Comment
Paul G. Abel of Scott Township, Pa., just south of Pittsburgh, has resigned his position as a township commissioner one week after making a...
Pennsylvania LGBTQ Leaders Discuss Trump’s anti-LGBTQ Agenda
Local and regional LGBTQ leaders hosted a press call last week to discuss President Trump’s continual attempts to sabotage LGBTQ civil rights.
The group included...
LGBTQ Organizations Sue Trump Administration for Healthcare Rollback
A coalition of organizations and individual doctors are suing the Trump administration for its recent rollback of LGBTQ healthcare protections. Among the plaintiffs are...
Memorial held for Black trans murder victim Dominique Rem’mie Fells’, police...
“They callin’ you an icon, girl,” recited Dominique Rem’mie Fells’ friend, Rhea, from a poem she wrote, “They callin’ you a voice. But they...
The LGBTQ community and police brutality
A young trans woman, ReeAnna Segin, 18, was arrested at Philadelphia's 2018 Pride march for attempting to burn a Blue Lives Matter flag. She...
Local justice organizations fight against mass incarceration
In community efforts to achieve justice for all, the organization Free People Strike formed on May 28 in order to fight for the protection...
Philly Pride goes virtual in wake of COVID-19
In line with COVID-19 safety procedures, Philadelphia’s Pride march and associated celebrations were canceled this year. In lieu of in-person events, Philly Pride Presents...
Supreme Court win for LGBTQ community
LGBTQ+ advocates are hailing today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that existing federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues LGBT-friendly rule
On June 8, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court promulgated a new rule that bans discrimination or harassment by attorneys practicing law on the basis of...
Warrant issued for suspect in the murder of Dominique Rem’mie Fells
“People have been donating a lot of flowers. Rem’mie would have loved all the colors,” said Alonda Talley, a current resident of Morris Home...
International News – June 19 – 25, 2020
United Nations calls for global end to conversion therapy
The pseudo-scientific practice, which aims to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, is currently...
City announces independent review of Philadelphia police use of force during...
The City of Philadelphia released a statement as of Monday, June 15, to announce that it would be engaging an independent consultant to review...
State police can’t identify sender of anti-LGBT text message
Law-enforcement officials say they’re unable to identify the person who sent a text message that appeared to threaten the life of Brett Burman, a...
Navy Spectrum fosters Pride at Academy
This year, like the celebrations in New York, Philly and around the world, the pride parade in Annapolis, Maryland has gone virtual. There won’t...
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