Tensions ease over college’s gay-marriage course
SOUTH ORANGE, N. J. — It is the class that wasn’t supposed to happen. In the basement of Jubilee Hall at Seton...
Transgender Houston attorney becomes a judge
HOUSTON — Thirty years ago, Phyllis Frye, a longtime activist for LGBT causes, could have been arrested for wearing women’s clothing in the Houston...
40 pct of health money wasted
LONDON — Health-care systems worldwide are wasting up to 40 percent of their funds, but more money is needed to boost their capabilities, according...
International News
Anti-gay texts in British schools Thousands of Muslim children in the United Kingdom are being taught the Saudi national curriculum with textbooks that...
Weiss sentenced to house arrest, fine
A federal judge this week sentenced local bar owner Michael Weiss to one year of house arrest for improperly reporting the earnings of one...
Second person arrested in Omni murder
Police arrested a second person this week in connection with the murder of a man in a Center City hotel for which a transgender...
Police committee sees need for Gayborhood surveillance
Members of the Police Liaison Committee met with representatives of the Sixth Police District this week to address ongoing issues like prostitution and drug...
U.S. Mr. Gay crowned in Philly
A Lexington, S. C., native took the 2011 U.S. Mr. Gay title last weekend in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection...
News Briefing
Out attorney wins award The Philadelphia Business Journal recently named Deborah Willig, the openly lesbian managing partner of a local law firm, as...
William Way holds last board meeting of 2010
The William Way LGBT Community Center board held the last of its four public board meetings for the year Nov. 16 at...
NJ lawmakers take steps to fight bullying
Panels in both chambers of the New Jersey General Assembly voted this week to move forward on a proposed anti-bullying law that takes a...
Media Trail
University defends firing of lesbian Illinois’ State Journal-Register reports officials are defending Benedictine University’s actions leading to the departure of the school’s education...
The Attic unveils fresh logo, new direction
The Attic Youth Center hosted a small reception for a number of the agency’s continuous donors last week, during which the organization pulled back...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Nov. 1-7....
Philly plans Trans Day of Remembrance events
Several local LGBT groups will work together this weekend to pay tribute to transgender people around the world who’ve been killed due to violence...
Philly-based House celebrates 20 years
When the House of Prestige was founded, it sought to provide a safe and welcoming atmosphere for LGBT young people to grow as individuals...
Wis. inmate seeks state-funded sex-change
MADISON, Wis. — A transgender inmate wants to reject an agreement that would make her the first in Wisconsin given state-issued women’s...
Suicide epidemic claims another
A 14-year-old boy from Central Pennsylvania killed himself late last week after facing bullying at school, much of which allegedly targeted his perceived sexual...
Settlement possible in Scouts case
The city Law Department has reached a tentative settlement with a local Boy Scouts of America council that would allow the council to purchase...
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