Nutter, other mayors, back national marriage equality
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is among a coalition of mayors urging the U.S. Supreme Court to mandate marriage equality across the nation. ...
Colours director, Robert Burns, dead at 36
Local LGBT leader Robert Burns, executive director of The Colours Organization Inc. , died early Thursday morning. He was 36. The cause...
Advocates pressure mayor to end PARS
LGBTQ and immigrant communities are partnering to put pressure on Mayor Jim Kenney to cancel the renewal of the city’s Preliminary Arraignment Reporting System,...
Inauguration blues? Give back to the LGBT community
Drag Brunch to support national group With a $5 donation, locals can support a national nonprofit organization while enjoying brunch with drag queens. ...
Casey re-intros anti-bullying bill
Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D) last week re-introduced anti-bullying legislation that includes protections for LGBT students. Casey, along with co-prime...
Reform Rabbis name first out leader in Philly
Leaders of the Jewish Reform movement this week installed their first openly LGBT national president, a move made during a conference in Philadelphia. ...
International
Germany to introduce a third option for gender Starting Nov. 1, birth certificates in Germany have the option “blank,” as well...
International News
Argentina: nearly 3K gay marriages in first year Some 2,697 same-sex couples have been married since the Argentine National Congress approved the marriage-equality...
International News – 6/20/19
Serbian police intervene to protect gay pride parade Police in Serbia briefly clashed with far-right supporters who tried to prevent a gay pride parade...
D.A. refuses to comply with Morris ruling
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office is appealing an order by the state Office of Open Records to provide certified copies of dispatch records pertaining...
Attic gears up for new school year with bookbag event
A local community organizer donated more than 100 backpacks to LGBTQ youth at a back-to-school event to motivate schoolchildren “to overcome discrimination through education.”...
Local film screenings to benefit Philly AIDS Thrift
Local out comedian and performer James Bradford is hosting two film screenings to benefit Philly AIDS Thrift, Sept. 19 at PhilaMOCA and Sept. 26...
Nutter officiates dignitary’s same-sex wedding
Mayor Michael Nutter last week officiated the high-profile wedding of a foreign diplomat and his partner at City Hall. Elad Strohmayer,...
IBA named top LGBT chamber in country
The Independence Business Alliance, Philadelphia’s LGBT chamber of commerce, last week received the 2014 Chamber of the Year Award from the National Gay and...
Former COLOURS director indicted
In a City Hall press conference April 29, Mayor Nutter announced that a former executive director of a local LGBT organization had been indicted...
Obama appoints openly gay man to head AIDS office
President Obama announced last week that an openly gay Georgetown University researcher will head the country’s domestic HIV/AIDS effort. Jeffrey S....
FDA warns against using poppers
"Poppers" have been a fixture for LGBTQ people on the club and sex party circuit for years.
Poppers are a liquid drug used for recreation...
Local group launches for ‘lesbians who tech’
The Philly chapter of Lesbians who Tech — an international association of tech-minded queer women — officially got off the ground last month. ...
Local health center looks back at past 30 years
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of its inception, LGBT health organization Mazzoni Center will take a look back at the people, events and developments...
Equality PA joins call for Sen. Toomey to consider SCOTUS nominee
In a rally of about 40 people to call on Sen. Pat Toomey to support a timely hearing for any U.S. Supreme Court nominee...
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