Philly LGBT tourism efforts spotlighted at conference
A contingent of local tourism officials traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico last week to bring Philly’s vast experiences with the LGBT tourism market...
Black Pride board renews terms
The board of directors of Philadelphia Black Gay Pride was recently up for reelection and, while two members stepped down, the rest of the...
Ca. judge overturns Prop. 8
A federal judge in California ruled this week that the contentious 2008 voter referendum Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state, was...
In ‘constitutional manner,’ city may evict Scouts
A federal judge has cleared the way for the city to once again begin eviction proceedings against a local Boy Scouts of America chapter,...
Philly athletes head to Games
Local LGBT athletes were doing their last-minute packing this week before shipping off to Germany for the world’s largest LGBT sporting event. ...
NJ Supreme Court refuses gay-marriage case
Marriage-equality supporters suffered a blow in the Garden State this week when the New Jersey Supreme Court declined to hear a case filed by...
Area women’s softball team wins statewide tourney
After making it through a weekend of games undefeated, a group of local female softball players claimed a state title and won the chance...
CBLSL head to step down one year early
The City of Brotherly Love Softball League season wrapped up last weekend with the announcement that the head of the league would also be...
News Briefing
Donor challenge for kids’ group A reproduction-assistance agency recently made a donation that would allow a child of same-sex parents to attend a...
Protests get personal
Blaze Waters and about 70 other protesters gathered outside Albert's Cafe and Sports Bar in Northeast Philadelphia July 24 to protest the shuttering of...
Federal ‘Don’t Ask’ trial wraps up
A federal judge in California heard closing arguments last week in a challenge brought by an LGBT group seeking to overturn the military’s ban...
Media Trail
ACLU sues Montana over same-sex rights The Missoulian reports the ACLU filed a lawsuit July 22 on behalf of seven gay couples, who...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between July 11-17. ...
DVLF board names temporary co-director
The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund announced this week that an officer of its board of directors will help guide the LGBT-grantmaking agency through its...
Local bars gear up to Bar AIDS
An HIV/AIDS fundraiser that has been organized in cities throughout the country is making its way to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly...
Out motorcyclist takes message coast to coast
When Lanier Lobdell learned she had rheumatoid arthritis two decades ago, she feared the daily pain she experienced would prevent her from reveling in...
Target backs antigay pols
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Here’s something Target Corp. isn’t advertising in its Sunday circular: The discount retailer is now a major donor...
International News
Gay pol won’t back gay marriage The first openly gay cabinet minister in Australia has claimed that she has suffered discrimination but refuses...
Marriage supporters, opponents clash in NJ
The National Organization for Marriage’s national tour to fight marriage equality brought the agency to New Jersey this week, where they were met with...
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