Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Aug. 10-21....
Senate introduces bill to ban ‘ex-gay’ therapy
Pennsylvania state Sen. Anthony Williams (D-Eighth Dist.) has introduced a bill that would ban conversion therapy for individuals under 18. Williams...
CDC: ‘Alarming’ spike in HIV among young black MSM
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control found that, while the rate of new HIV infections in the country has stayed steady...
Republicans to help lead nondiscrimination bills
Measures to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s nondiscrimination law will soon be back before state lawmakers, this time with new...
FAMILY OUTING
Wendy Forbes and son Dylan and Josh Young and daughter Alex were among the visitors at the second-annual Gay Day at the Philadelphia Zoo...
Media Trail
Target apologizes for political donation The Washington Post reports the head of Target Corp. apologized Aug. 5 over a political donation...
Media Trail
Navy officer ousted over antigay videos CNN. com reports that Navy Capt. Owen Honors, who produced profanity- and slur-laden videos while second...
NYC Council speaker talks Obama, weddings
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, an open lesbian, has long fought for equality in the Empire State, and she’s now hitting the...
Judge bans antigay demonstrators from private property
A popular retail complex in Center City filed a lawsuit last week against a group of demonstrators that it says uses antigay language on...
Judge sides with D.A. in Morris open-records case
Common Pleas Judge Nina Wright Padilla last week denied PGN’s open-records request for complete dispatch records from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office pertaining to...
D.A. says Morris 911 recordings aren’t agency records
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office last week said it doesn’t recognize 911 recordings pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident as agency records, even if...
Mayoral race likely gets new contender
City Councilman Jim Kenney announced this week he is stepping down from Council — signaling a presumptive run for mayor. Kenney...
Mazzoni head named to national board
The National Coalition for LGBT Health will now have a Philadelphia voice, as it has selected one of the city’s leading LGBT health advocates...
Media Trail
New Orleans cops targeted gays, blacks Advocate. com reports the New Orleans Police Department is under fire for systemic misconduct, with charges...
DVLF leader heads to Mazzoni
The executive director of LGBT grantmaking organization Delaware Valley Legacy Fund will leave his post later this month to take a position with another...
A KEY LEADER
Clear Channel news and community-affairs director Loraine Ballard Morrill welcomed the Rev. Al Sharpton to Philadelphia FIGHT’s annual HIV Prevention and Outreach...
LGBT youth home in the works
Two Philly transplants are looking to tackle the issue of LGBT youth homelessness head-on. Rusty Doll and Lisa Sipes are in...
News Briefing
Center homecoming The night before Pride, the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. , will open its doors to the...
A.C. drag show cancelled
The popular Atlantic City drag show that brought together the likes of Dolly Parton, Prince, Patti LaBelle, Liza Minelli and Joan Rivers will end...
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