LGBT center brings The Big Easy to Philly
Southern hospitality will be on display this weekend at the William Way LGBT Community Center’s annual gala, as festivities and fundraising fuse to a...
Graduating police class gets lesson in LGBT
“My reality might not be your reality, but my reality is my identity, and all you gotta do is respect that. ” ...
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Memorial for Westbury icon Friends of longtime Westbury employee Billy Carlin, who passed away in June, are invited to a celebration of his...
Judge orders lesbian reinstated to Air Force
TACOMA, Wash. — A federal judge ruled last Friday that a decorated flight nurse discharged from the Air Force for being gay...
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Parents: Bullies drove son to suicide The Houston Chronicle reports an eighth-grader committed suicide Sept. 23, shooting himself in the head...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Sept. 20-25....
Fifty years of LGBT movement activism in Philadelphia
This past August marked the 50th anniversary of LGBT movement activism in Philadelphia. As I recounted in my book “City of Sisterly...
Obituary: Dr. Alan Barman, CBLSL co-founder, 52
Dr. Alan Barman, one of the founders of Philadelphia’s LGBT softball league, died Sept. 14 after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was 52....
Remembering a lesbian legend
Jill Johnston, author of “Lesbian Nation,” died from complications of a stroke Sept. 18. Her death was announced Sept. 22 by her...
CHANGE-MAKERS
About 200 people packed the Franklin Institute Sept. 28 to pay tribute to local community activists selected by Bread & Roses Community...
Guv decries surveillances
Gov. Ed Rendell last week denounced a state initiative that allowed anti-terrorism agents to track area protests and demonstrations, including Pride celebrations....
Transwoman attacked in Gayborhood
A transgender woman was attacked last weekend near the Gayborhood, although the extent of her injuries and motive for the attack are unknown. ...
Senate fails to move on ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal
A promised Republican filibuster this week by Sen. John McCain (R-Az.) prevented the Senate from moving forward on the repeal of the...
Regional elections spotlight LGBT issues
Tea party candidate Christine O’Donnell, who previously headed an “ex-gay” program, made national headlines last week after winning Delaware’s Republican primary Senate election against...
News Briefing
Fall fest in Midtown The fifth annual Midtown Village Fall Festival will kick off at noon Oct. 2, bringing together...
Philly suburbs consider LGBT ordinances
Although the Pennsylvania legislature has yet to move forward on a proposed statewide LGBT nondiscrimination bill, an increasing number of activists at the local...
Specter pushes for change of rape definition
U. S. Sen. Arlen Specter (D) last week urged the FBI to revisit its longstanding definition of rape, expanding it to include, among...
Media Trail
Gender, race still impact DADT discharges Advocate. com reports that, although advocates are aware that racial minorities and women are discharged under...
Late LGBT activists honored
Bread & Roses Community Fund, which supports local social-change advocates, is honoring two LGBT pioneers the community lost in the past year. ...
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