Media Trail: March 20, 2020
Indiana
AG says state agencies can’t use nonbinary marker
WFYI
in Indianapolis reports that Indiana agencies are not allowed to use
an “X” gender designation on identification documents...
Rainbow crosswalks to be installed Wednesday
The much-anticipated installation of rainbow-colored crosswalks at the intersection of 13th and Locust Streets in the Gayborhood was slated to be completed Wednesday night. ...
Philly mag’s G Philly is no more
After seven years, Philadelphia magazine has shut down its LGBTQ news section, G Philly, because “our community should be included in the larger conversation...
2021: The Year In Review
Canadians got a ban on conversion therapy. The U.S. didn’t.
The U.S. also didn’t get the Equality Act despite all the election rhetoric in 2020....
LGBTQ-affirming healthcare in the Delaware Valley
The need for LGBTQ-affirming healthcare has always existed, but lately patients and providers have been working to make it more accessible. LGBTQ people have...
Westboro extremists back in Philly
Six members of the Westboro Baptist Church, a virulently antigay and anti-Semitic organization based in Kansas, visited Philadelphia and New Jersey this week, but...
Philadelphia again earns perfect rating from HRC
For the fourth year in a row, Philadelphia has earned top marks on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index, which was released Thursday....
News Briefing
Local AIDS family center closes St. Mary’s Family Respite Center, an organization that provided services to Philadelphia-area families affected by HIV/AIDS,...
Protests, meetings address racism in the Gayborhood
The local LGBT community continues to organize to address allegations of racism in the Gayborhood, days after video surfaced of a local club owner...
Trans person sues bar for workplace bias
A nonbinary trans person has filed suit against Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, claiming they were fired as a server/bartender after transitioning on the...
Local Pride org. protests policy of international group
The organizers of the local LGBT Pride festival convened last week to address what they say is discriminatory language in the bylaws of its...
NWSL players reveal sexual abuse by coaches, cancel games
The #MeToo movement has come late to women’s sports. On Sept. 15, four of the top U.S. women gymnasts testified at a Senate hearing...
Washington killer sentenced; new evidence in Fells case
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) announced updates on the murders of trans women Michelle “Tameka” Washington and Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells at a July...
District Attorney: Michael Untermeyer
Prior to his run for district attorney, Michael Untermeyer served positions in the District Attorney’s Office and the Philadelphia Office of the Attorney General,...
How LGBTQ Philadelphians are casting their votes this year
With Election Day less than three weeks away and COVID-19 infections rising again, Philadelphians are faced with not only with choosing which candidates to...
Attorney seeks withdrawal in murder case
Henry D. Forrest, a court-appointed attorney for a gay man who’s appealing a first-degree murder conviction, has requested permission to withdraw from the case....
Liberty City hosts race-relations discussion at annual meeting
More than 30 people attended an annual meeting for an LGBT political-advocacy organization’s at John C. Anderson Apartments Wednesday. The Liberty City LGBT Democratic...
Locals sign on to full DOMA repeal
Legislation was re-introduced this week to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act in its entirety. The Respect for Marriage Act...
Local LGBTQ Democratic club hosts virtual session on COVID-19 and race
As part of a live stream series on the new coronavirus, Liberty City LGBTQ Democratic Club hosted the virtual session “The Racial Divide of...
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