Social issues rise with Supreme Court pick
President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court seat is elevating touchy social issues in an election year, just as the tea...
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Fundraiser for food bank New Jersey game and comic retailer All Things Fun! will host a fundraiser at noon Nov. 13...
Sexuality, spirituality explored at center
The William Way LGBT Community Center will host a one-of-a-kind event to bring together LGBT people of all religions to tell their stories of...
Center shows gains, losses this summer
The board of directors at the William Way LGBT Community Center met this week for its regular public session, giving special recognition to center...
Gay foes, LGBTs rally in Harrisburg
The National Organization for Marriage’s summer-tour bus, which has been traveling throughout the country rallying against marriage equality for the past month, parked in...
School commission tightens bullying policies
The governing body of the Philadelphia School District last month approved new guidelines that seek to curb school bullying. The five-member...
Federal legislation losses
The 2009-10 federal legislative session boasted some landmark LGBT victories, although there were several LGBT-rights measures that failed to advance through the Democratic-controlled Congress,...
Few answers at meeting on General Assistance funding
Local activists held an impassioned meeting last week with a top state official to discuss the governor’s cuts to a cash-assistance program that had...
Trans woman wanted in connection with stabbing
Two people beat and stabbed a man in a Center City fast-food restaurant last Wednesday night, and police believe one of the culprits is...
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. ...
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Paddlers needed for Dragon Boat race Team Philadelphia, the umbrella agency for LGBT sports teams in the city, is seeking men and women...
Report: 9 million LGBTs in the country
An LGBT think tank at the University of California this week released a study that estimated the total number of LGBT Americans to be...
Mayor vetoes sick-leave bill
Mayor Nutter exercised his veto power last week on a bill that would have mandated private companies provide their employees the opportunity to earn...
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Drag show raises funds for the sick Congregation Beth Ahavah will welcome “Joey & His Girls” to Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. ...
Training to offer resources on racism, discrimination
The LGBT community will learn ways to report discriminatory and racist acts during a training next month at William Way LGBT Community Center. ...
Forum staffer heads to FIGHT
Equality Forum communications director Chip Alfred is leaving that post to take on a role at another community organization. Alfred will...
Lehigh Valley hospital pressed for partner benefits
St. Luke’s Health Network in Bethlehem received more than 1,200 letters from local LGBTs and allies urging the company to adopt spousal...
HRC highlights lack of LGBT laws in PA
Human Rights Campaign this week released its first-ever State Equality Index, detailing the LGBT-inclusiveness, or lack thereof, of state laws across the country. ...
More changes abound at state advocacy group
Pennsylvania’s LGBT education and advocacy agency is heading into its search for a permanent executive director with a new name and new board members....
Report: Local policy work key in LGBT victories
The Equality Federation recently released a study that cites the importance of local-level policy change on larger-scale LGBT progress, using one local LGBT organization...
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