Black trans woman, Dominique Rem’mie Fells, found dead on banks of...
“One more precious Black trans woman’s life has been violently taken,” said trans woman and community organizer, Deja Lynn Alvarez. Just before 7 p.m....
Organizations and community members celebrate Pride 2020 virtually
In the wake of COVID-19-related cancellations of physical Pride celebrations, many community organizations and leaders are acknowledging Pride month by organizing virtual events, such...
Is Mayor Kenney’s removal of homophobic and racist Rizzo statue and...
In the early hours of May 31, after weekend protests against the nationwide killing of unarmed Black people raged on Philly streets, a City...
Mayor announces new Reconciliation Committee will include LGBTQ leaders
Last week, amidst citywide protests, Mayor Jim Kenney announced that he has assembled a steering committee to address City reconciliation with Black, LGBTQ, and...
The Rizzo legacy and the queer community
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The Stonewall uprising is America’s premier example of police brutality...
New claims filed in ongoing anti-trans discrimination case
In the ongoing anti-discrimination lawsuit filed by a former transgender employee of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), the plaintiff, Jane Doe,...
International News – June 13-19, 2020
New Trump appointee to foreign aid agency has anti-LGBT history
Merrit Corrigan is the new deputy White House liaison at the U.S. Agency for International...
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta joins Black Democrats in House takeover to demand...
Standing behind a Black Lives Matter banner, a coalition of Black Democrats took over the speaker’s rostrum of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this...
Trump administration sides with Catholic agency in foster-care dispute
The U.S. Department of Justice recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief that sides with Catholic Social Services of Philadelphia in its legal battle to receive...
Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs defends Dr. Rachel Levine
The Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs recently issued a statement defending Dr. Rachel Levine, the state’s highest-ranking transgender official. About 25 Republican state legislators...
Mazzoni Center mobile unit offers free take-home HIV tests to the...
Last week, the Mazzoni Center — an LGBTQ health services organization — announced a new program to test for HIV in Philadelphia communities: an...
Black LGBTQ voices from the front lines of Philly protests
This weekend, protestors flooded the streets of Center City to honor and seek justice for those Black folks who recently suffered violent deaths at...
Pennsylvania primary results delayed by mail-in ballot counts
Updated June 4, 2020 10:25 AM
Weeks ahead of Pennsylvania’s primary elections on June 2, 1.6 million applications for mail-in and absentee ballots were submitted....
Local organizations convened for second political funeral at the home of...
On the heels of the first protests against the police killing of George Floyd, members of Philadelphia social justice organizations came together to hold...
International News: June 6 – 11
Being gay still illegal in 70 countries, international report states
A map released from the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGBTIA) in...
Mazzoni Center makes structural staff changes
On Friday, leadership at the Mazzoni Center announced proposed changes to its current staff structure. Though this restructuring will result in the loss of...
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...
Out Philadelphia Democrats call out COVID threat at State House
Rep. Brian Sims and Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta have called out a COVID-19 threat posed by a Republican legislator who tested positive for the virus...
Gay man with HIV sues for wrongful termination
On May 27, a Gloucester County, New Jersey gay man who is HIV-positive filed a federal antibias lawsuit against his former employer, claiming he...
Philly Pride canceled, will go virtual
Executive Director of Philly Pride Presents, Franny Price, announced today in an email that Philadelphia’s in-person Pride celebration, Philly PrideDay, is canceled this year...
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