Lost trans memoir discovered
Author Earl Lind, whose works shed light on the transgender experience in early 20th-century America, kept his true identity so deeply concealed that his...
SafeGuards marks 21st birthday
SafeGuards LGBT Health Resource Center will celebrate its 21st anniversary next week with a birthday bash that honors the organization’s growth over the past...
Judge approves Alycia Lane’s inquiry to officer’s orientation
A Court of Common Pleas judge last week approved the motion of former news anchor Alycia Lane that sought, in part, to reveal the...
International News
Serb police clash with antigay rioters Riot police in Serbia clashed with hundreds of far-right supporters who tried to disrupt a gay pride...
Rainbow flag flies above City Hall
After several days of rain, a rainbow emerged in the Center City sky Wednesday, as Philadelphia celebrated its inaugural Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony. ...
State approves $7M for senior center
The state legislature approved a $7-million allocation this week for a proposed LGBT senior housing project. The state House and Senate...
Outfest goers to tackle anti-gay bullying
This year’s OutFest, Philly Pride Presents’ annual Coming Out Day celebration, takes over the Gayborhood Oct. 10 on 12th and 13th streets...
Rutgers death draws attention to gay suicide
Vigils were held throughout the region in the past week following the suicide of an 18-year-old gay Rutgers University student and several other teens...
Corbett, AGs file brief to overturn California’s pro-gay-marriage ruling
Attorney Generals in 13 states last week signed on to an amicus brief calling for an appeals court to overturn this summer’s ruling that...
News Briefing
Latino AIDS Awareness Day Several local agencies will collaborate for an afternoon of activities this weekend in honor of the sixth annual...
Author seeks to engage Allies at Work
Author and diversity trainer Dr. David Hall will be in Philadelphia next week to give employees and employers in the area tools...
LGBT-inclusive immigration bill introduced
An immigration-reform bill was introduced in the U. S. Senate last week that, among other stipulations, would make it possible for LGBT citizens...
Media Trail
Center gets $13. 3M to help gay kids The San Jose Mercury News reports the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center on Oct....
Book seller to thank donors at OutFest
Since Giovanni’s Room put out a fundraising call last summer for donations to rebuild a deteriorating wall, local LGBT community members and donors from...
Kelly McGillis talks marriages, divorces and civil union
Though one person’s coming-out story certainly doesn’t convey the history of the LGBT-rights movement, it is through telling these accounts that the community makes...
International News
Moscow police guard gays Bucking trends, Moscow police protected gay protesters who showed up at the offices of Swissair on Oct. ...
NJ student believed dead after gay sex video
A freshman at Rutgers University is believed to have committed suicide after his roommate allegedly set up a live-stream video feed of him having...
CDC: Philly men unaware of HIV status
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control found that about one in five men who have sex with men (MSM) in large...
Equality PA, HRC team up
Local LGBT advocacy group Equality Pennsylvania has formed a unique partnership with the nation’s largest LGBT organization to fuel both statewide and national education...
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