Conversion-therapy backers among World Meeting participants
Much of the publicity about the upcoming World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia has centered on the participation by Pope Francis, but for several...
Outgoing center director honored
After a brief board meeting, the William Way LGBT Community Center bid farewell to executive director ’Dolph Ward Goldenburg at a Nov. ...
Philly gears up for several LGBT conferences
Two LGBT organizations planning conventions in Philadelphia were represented at a local business luncheon Tuesday. PHL Diversity hosted its 11th-annual Business...
YOUNG AT HEART
Dr. Steven Arnold (left) responds to comments made by a member of the audience during the most recent LGBTEI conversation, April 20...
Trans Health Conference returns with new initiatives, future goals
More than 4,000 people are expected to attend Mazzoni Center’s Philadelphia Trans Health Conference this weekend. The 16th-annual event, which will be held at...
Gay couple alleges police brutality
A local gay man is alleging that several Philadelphia police officers used excessive force against him and his partner, as well as homophobic and...
CA marriage on hold, appeal sped up
Same-sex couples last week prepared to head to courthouses throughout California to tie the knot, but a ruling from an appeals court put those...
Gay man allotted $500 in antibias case
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations recently ordered PHL Taxi Co. to pay $500 to Mark M. Seaman, who complained of being ejected...
Indigo Ball to honor LGBT seniors
William Way LGBT Community Center is looking to raise $100,000 at its annual fundraising gala, which this year is honoring LGBTQ seniors. Indigo Ball,...
Prosecutors oppose new murder trial for gay man
Delaware County prosecutors continue to oppose a new trial for William F. Smithson, who allegedly strangled to death coworker Jason K. Shephard during a...
Philly AIDS Thrift gets new space
This summer, Philadelphia AIDS Thrift is packing up and moving. While the new store will just be around the corner, the...
LGBT parents-to-be encouraged to join web chats
A few years ago, Dr. Jacqueline Gutmann sat down with a man whose chart said he had Klinefelter syndrome, a genetic condition that cuts...
Philly sportscaster suspended over antigay emails
Philadelphia sports-radio personality Mike Missanelli was suspended this week after he wrote a series of homophobic emails to a listener. The Fanatic...
NAACP head on marriage equality in MD, elsewhere
During an Election Day blitz through Philadelphia last week, the head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People predicted that marriage...
Celebrate Philly Pride virtually this year
Pride month begins in a time of unease this year. As of June 1, there have been 252 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing...
Internal Affairs file for Morris incident lacks key evidence
The official Internal Affairs Division investigative file for the Nizah Morris incident was released last week but doesn’t contain key evidence about the 2002...
Sex takes center stage at yearlong Penn forum
Desiree Akhavan, who played Chandra on season four of Lena Dunham’s HBO series “Girls,” will help to kick off the Penn Humanities Forum’s yearlong...
Five years later, justice elusive in Blahnik case
It’s been five years since Stacey Blahnik was killed, but the pain is still palpable for her loved ones. “The...
Trans woman urges judge to keep lawsuit intact
A trans woman who’s suing the University of Pennsylvania and its hospital for job discrimination recently urged a federal judge to deny the defendants’...
GO-ING ALL NIGHT
About 300 LGBTs and supporters gathered before the namesake of the Franklin Institute at the Oct. 6 Indigo Ball. In addition to...





























