Pulse fundraising tops out at $106K
Organizers of #Philly4Pulse presented a check for $106,75.25 to Equality Florida CEO Nadine Smith Tuesday at William Way LGBT Community Center.] ...
Delaware passes marriage equality
Delaware will become the 11th state to legalize marriage equality. The state Senate of the Pennsylvania neighbor voted 12-9 Tuesday afternoon...
PA widow files new state DOMA challenge
A lesbian widow from Bethlehem recently filed a lawsuit seeking equal treatment under Pennsylvania’s inheritance-tax law for same-sex couples. Barbara Baus...
Hershey litigants agree to protective order
Both sides in a contentious legal dispute regarding alleged anti-LGBT reparative therapy at Milton Hershey School have agreed to a protective order in the...
Bebashi launches trans-resource program
A local health and social-services agency is opening its doors — figuratively and literally — to trans communities. Bebashi: Transition to...
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Gay man appeals trial denial Convicted killer William F. Smithson has appealed last month’s denial of a new murder trial....
Lincoln plans advance
A long-vacant Gayborhood eyesore is one large step closer to renovations this week. The Washington Square West Civic Association voted Tuesday...
Few stimulus dollars going to LGBT community
The City of Philadelphia will receive about $137 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but the amount that will be directly funneled...
Two LGBT advocates honored by Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers honored two LGBT advocates at a recent game for their dedication and advocacy work in the community. Deja...
Philly hospitals among most LGBT-friendly in the nation
Nine Philadelphia-area health-care facilities are national leaders in LGBT patient care, according to the 2018 Healthcare Equality Index, an online survey conducted by the...
Philly LGBTQ bars participate in Cocktails-to-Go program
Now that summer has unofficially begun, those craving a margarita from their favorite neighborhood bar are in luck. On May 21, Gov. Tom Wolf...
Pennsylvania gets another shout-out from ‘Will and Grace’ stars
The cast of “Will and Grace,” a show noted for raising LGB visibility, reunited this week for a video that touts the importance of Pennsylvania...
News Briefing
PAC gets new director Kelvyn Anderson, interim director of the city’s Police Advisory Commission, has been promoted to the position of executive director, PAC...
L&I violations keep Gayborhood hotel and bar closed
After a fire last month at the Parker-Spruce Hotel, the building, which also houses Westbury bar, remains closed until a new sprinkler system is...
Media Trail
Amazon restores book rankings after ‘glitch’ Yahoo News reports two days after Amazon claimed a “glitch” had caused the sales rank to be...
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...
Thirty years ago, Philly was the center of the gay softball...
In August 1993, the city of Philadelphia welcomed 1,700 visitors and 75 teams from across North America for the Gay Softball World Series. Mayor...
N.J.-based TD Bank to “gross up” bens
TD Bank, based in Cherry Hill, N. J., announced this week that it will begin offsetting the tax burden that its LGBT employees...
Russian officials: Activist’s grisly murder wasn’t hate crime
The murder of Yelena “Lena” Grigoryeva, 41, a prominent Russian LGBTQ-rights activist and journalist, allegedly wasn’t politically motivated or a hate crime — despite...
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