Lawmakers joyous after DADT repeal
President Obama this week put one of the final nails in the coffin of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. ” Surrounded by lawmakers,...
Burlesque festival welcomes all things weird
The Philadelphia Burlesque Festival will showcase more than 50 performers from around the world at its fourth annual celebration. Burlesque performers...
First broadcast drag pageant to air in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh audiences next week will be able to tune into a first-of-its-kind televised drag pageant. Keystone Alliance/Gaylife Newsletter president John DeBartola, along...
DVLF celebrates 25 years
The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund is looking to continue to fund programs and services for the LGBTQ community with its annual holiday toy-giving event,...
Pa. Senate to consider another marriage ban
A local lawmaker said this week that he plans to introduce legislation to ban same-sex marriage in the Pennsylvania Constitution. During...
Philly gets top HRC score again
The Human Rights Campaign released its third-annual Municipal Equality Index this week, and Philadelphia again achieved the top score. Philadelphia received...
Priest, teacher convicted in abuse case
A jury last week delivered guilty verdicts in the sex-abuse cases against an Archdiocesan priest and a former teacher. After four...
MACT celebrates 30 years with exhibit
For three decades, the Philadelphia chapter of Men of All Colors Together has worked to not only eradicate homophobia, but also to shine a...
Budget cuts could bring festival woes
With more budget cuts expected following Mayor Nutter’s announcement last month that the city’s five-year deficit could reach $2 billion, local LGBT and HIV/AIDS...
Parent of trans girl sues PA school district
The mother of an 8-year-old trans girl filed a federal lawsuit this week, seeking to establish a clear right for her daughter to use...
What’s next for LGBT nonprofits?
For our community’s nonprofit organizations, the past few months have been challenging financially, from the inability to host in-person gatherings and fundraisers to the...
Litigant speaks out against Facebook posts
Thomas Vandergrift is speaking out against Facebook postings made by a member of the Pennsauken Board of Education, which he views as homophobic and...
Out candidate runs for Traffic Court
An out Philadelphia attorney plans to pave the road for fairness and equality in his campaign for a Traffic Court judgeship. ...
Mazzoni gets $1.5 million from state for site move
Mazzoni Center announced this week its largest-ever one-time gift. The facility has been awarded $1.5 million through the state’s Redevelopment Assistance...
Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Allentown LGBT Center
On Nov. 23, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris released a partial list of Cabinet members and other key personnel choices for...
Scouts: Most programs in city building open to gays
As a decision nears in the Boy Scouts eviction case, the Scouts have filed court papers focusing attention on a program they say is...
NJ teen fights back against school district
Justice Cillo-Smith is a student at Liberty Middle School in West Orange, New Jersey. When she wore her new yellow T-shirt to school...
PA school at center of antigay controversy
A Lycoming County school is under fire after canceling a musical that has gay content. South Williamsport Junior Senior High School...
Philly delegates: Turn excitement to action
Philadelphia’s LGBT delegates to the Democratic convention, many of them participating fort the first time in the political event, felt the excitement in rousing...
New trans-inclusive LGBTQ medical center to emerge from pending Hahnemann University...
Despite Hahnemann University Hospital announcing it will close by Sept. 6 due to “financial difficulties,” an LGBTQ-focused health center will open and the medical...
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