Gayborhood crime watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between June 6-20. ...
Ball club, : tennis team to welcome LGBTs
Earlier this year, the Philadelphia Flyers joined such major-league teams as the Phillies and 76ers in hosting an LGBT night for their fans, and...
Activists: High court ruling fortifies eviction case against Scouts
Buoyed by this week’s Supreme Court decision affirming the right of a California university to deny funding to a student group that discriminates against...
Weiss pleads guilty to tax-fraud charges
Local gay bar owner Michael Weiss pleaded guilty this week to federal tax-fraud charges. Weiss, co-owner of Woody’s and the...
New LGBT police liaison takes helm
Chief Inspector James Tiano, who served as the liaison between the LGBT community and Philadelphia Police for the past 12 years, is retiring at...
Get tested on HIV Testing Day
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 200,000 Americans are currently unaware they’re living with HIV, and local HIV/AIDS service organizations are...
Input sought from LGBT seniors
Throughout the summer, local seniors will have the chance to complete a survey that will assist both LGBT and mainstream agencies in becoming better...
News Briefing
New bar to give back The Gayborhood’s newest LGBT club recently announced the launch of a weekly event to benefit area nonprofits....
Police committee talks safety, security with new liaison
At the Police Liaison Committee meeting last week, members reviewed the crime statistics in the Gayborhood with input from the new LGBT police liaison,...
Prop. 8 case in judge’s hands
Attorneys in California rested their case last week in the suit that will decide the constitutionality of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. ...
Media Trail
Court tosses anti-gay protester’s arrest Yahoo News reports that a federal-appeals court ruled an anti-gay evangelist arrested in 2007 had a First Amendment...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between June 2-13. ...
Mixed verdict in Scouts case
A body of eight federal jurors handed down a mixed verdict Wednesday after deliberating the City of Philadelphia’s case against a local Boy Scout...
Pride sees soggy success:
Although it wasn’t always sunny in Philly last weekend, as this year’s Pride theme suggested, the rain wasn’t able to keep away the thousands...
Justice pending in Scouts eviction trial
The long-awaited Boy Scouts trial is finally underway, with the fate of the local Cradle of Liberty Council ultimately in the hands of eight...
Pride sees soggy success
Although it wasn’t always sunny in Philly last weekend, as this year’s Pride theme suggested, the rain wasn’t able to keep away the thousands...
Dem. Lt. Gov. nominee backs LGBT rights
The race for the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor was too close to call for more than a week, but when former Philadelphia City...
Gay blood ban continues, for now
A committee of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services last week decided to keep in place the policy banning gay...
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