Transwoman wanted in connection with stabbing
Two people allegedly beat and stabbed a man in a Center City fast-food restaurant Wednesday night, and police believe that one of the suspects...
Minnesota becomes 12th state to legalize marriage equality
Minnesota became the 12th U. S. state where gay couples can get married after a final legislative vote Monday that will let the...
LGBT senior building honored for design excellence
The architecture firm that designed the John C. Anderson Apartments — only the country’s second LGBT-friendly senior-living facility — will be recognized for exemplary...
New exhibit looks at 30 years of AIDS
This fall, Philadelphia will showcase an interactive, multimedia history of the AIDS epidemic. The William Way LGBT Community Center will host...
Gay couple attacked at Swarthmore
An attack on two college students on a suburban campus this week is being investigated as a possible gay-bashing. Swarthmore College...
AIDS Education Month launches with new youth focus
Philadelphia FIGHT has launched its annual AIDS Education Month, with a wealth of events planned for the coming weeks, including one new concert to...
Civil-rights commission faces major budget cuts
If the proposed Pennsylvania budget passes as is, it could have major implications for the state agency that investigates civil-rights violations. ...
DADT lifted, reinstated
Former Lt. Dan Choi, one of the most visible faces in the fight to repeal the military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers,...
Penn State hit with sex-abuse scandal
The former longtime defensive coordinator for Penn State University’s football team was arrested over the weekend after a grand jury indicted him on dozens...
PA LGBT Caucus doubles, poll numbers up
Pennsylvania made big strides toward LGBT equality this week. Amid the announcement that there is unprecedented support for LGBT nondiscrimination in...
Corbett nominates out attorney
Republican Gov. Tom Corbett last week nominated an openly lesbian attorney from Philadelphia to fill a vacant judgeship on the Philadelphia Court...
News Briefing
Conshy challenge dismissed Commonwealth Court has declined to reconsider its dismissal of James D. Schneller’s legal challenge to Conshohocken’s LGBT-inclusive antibias...
FIGHT launches new HIV-prevention project
HIV/AIDS has come a long way from being the death sentence it once was, and a local service organization is instating an innovative new...
Endorsements
Mayor Democrat Michael Nutter Republican John Featherman City Council at-Large (vote for five) Democrat Sherrie Cohen (#180) Bill Green (#184) William K. ...
Visitors to get dose of LGBT history on Pride weekend
Both locals and Philadelphia visitors will have ample opportunity to learn about the city’s LGBT community and its history this Pride weekend. ...
News Briefing
Kick HIV in South Philly In honor of the seventh annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, a number of local Latino agencies and...
Center to host music benefit with HIV/AIDS focus
Next week, the William Way LGBT Community Center will present a longstanding, yet evolving, classical-music performance about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which has a unique...
Bowlers back in town
What started as a few local bowlers from a gay community league more than two decades ago has turned into a great tradition for...
FOUR STAR AWARDS
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