Hatboro mayor vetoes LGBT bill
The mayor of Hatboro, which was poised to become the first municipality in Montgomery County to adopt an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination law, vetoed the measure...
Human Rights Day centers on LGBTs
December 10 marks the 62nd anniversary of the signing of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which laid out an international standard...
LGBT issues topic of statewide meetings
Pennsylvanians will have the opportunity to take part in an open discussion about the future of the LGBT-rights movement in the next month, with...
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HIV vaccine events The HIV Vaccine Trial Unit at the University of Pennsylvania has teamed up with entertainment producer Simply Christopher for a...
Prop. 8 heads to appeals court
A three-member panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California heard oral arguments from opponents and supporters of California’s ban on same-sex...
Media Trail
Fallen gay trooper’s partner sues for benefits The Kansas City Star reports the gay partner of a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper killed...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Nov. 22-28....
CDC: HIV testing at highest level
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the number of people who have received HIV testing has reached an all-time high, although there are...
Scouts deal dead in the water
Legislation enabling the sale of publicly owned land to a local Boy Scouts of America council isn’t expected to be introduced until early next...
DADT report finds little risk in repeal
The long-awaited Pentagon report on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was released this week, revealing that a majority of servicemembers don’t think repealing the ban...
FBI: Hate crimes drop in U.S., PA
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released its annual hate-crimes report last week, finding that the number of bias crimes in the nation dropped last...
Gay tourism group gets new leadership
The Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus, which works to make the city a top destination for LGBT travelers, came under new leadership recently. ...
Beating crime in the Gayborhood
Within three separate half-hour intervals in a two-day stretch last month, police arrested 12 men for prostitution-related offenses within the Gayborhood. Despite...
News Briefing
UArts AIDS benefit The University of the Arts will host a performance benefit from 7-10 p. m. Dec. 4 at Hamilton Hall,...
Illinois approves civil unions, guv to sign
The Illinois Senate has approved civil unions, putting Illinois on the verge of granting official recognition to gay and lesbian couples. ...
Media Trail
Lesbian cadet seeks return to West Point Yahoo News reports a woman who left the U. S. Military Academy at West Point...
12th Air changes hands
Longtime Gayborhood locale 12th Air Command came under the direction of a new owner last month, and he plans to update the club’s look,...
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