SAGE honors two for work benefiting LGBTQ elders
The local branch of SAGE, a national LGBTQ elder advocacy organization, held a reception April 4 to honor two organizational allies for their...
Local LGBTQ+ leaders react to Capitol insurrection
On the first Wednesday in January, just before Congress convened to count the electoral votes and confirm Joe Biden as the winner of the...
Sims to introduce resolution censuring transphobic colleague
Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian K. Sims (D-Philadelphia) has pledged to introduce a resolution censuring state Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) for allegedly mocking state Health...
Oral arguments set in NJ trans birth-certificate case
Oral arguments are tentatively scheduled for April in the case of “Jane Doe,” a trans woman who says New Jersey officials are violating her...
2nd TransWork job fair partners with Independence Blue Cross
TransWork, an employment initiative for trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people, held its second job fair Monday evening in Center City. The event, which took place...
New Philly ‘Host Home’ program aims to slash LGBTQ youth homelessness,...
A new intervention for LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness
In honor of turning 17, Jennifer Roman* enjoyed a celebration at a bowling alley — the first...
Philly District Attorney’s Office welcomes largest, most diverse prosecutor class yet
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office just became more diverse. On Monday, Sept. 9, the DAO welcomed the largest, most diverse class of over 60...
‘Truth Wins Out’ founder fighting Google, ex-gays in Philly
How powerful is Google? The tech company’s name becoming a verb should answer that. The first sentence of its parent company Alphabet’s code of...
Equality is on the ticket in November
The protests were peaceful on Tuesday night as they moved from outside the Constitution Center at Independence Mall, up Market Street and ended in...
PGN seeks enforcement of Nizah Morris transparency order
PGN recently filed a legal document seeking enforcement of a 2008 court order mandating transparency in the Nizah Morris case. The paper is trying...
Wedding: Dr. Malcolm Kram and Dr. Mark Zwanger
Before the days of Match.com or OkCupid, Dr. Malcolm Kram and Dr. Mark Zwanger met the old-fashioned way — through an ad in the...
Greg Campoli, 29
Philadelphia native Greg Campoli died last weekend. He was 29. The cause of death has not been made public. Campoli was born...
Former out Atlantic City mayor seeks N.J. Gen. Assembly seat
Don Guardian, former Republican mayor of Atlantic City, is running for New Jersey General Assembly’s 2nd district, which spans South Jersey shore points and...
Nonprofits join forces to provide ‘one-stop shop’ for youth seeking housing,...
To increase access to housing services for patients of FIGHT's Y-HEP Adolescent and Young Adult Health Center, the HIV-prevention group has teamed up with...
Out deputy sheriff, LGBTQ liaison and activist found dead
Out Deputy Sheriff Dante Austin, 27, was found dead at his desk in the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office last Friday morning. He died by suicide,...
International News: October 11, 2019
French conservatives protest bill allowing IVF for lesbians Conservative activists are gathering in Paris to protest a French bill that would give lesbian couples...
Road to Stonewall: Kiyoshi Kuromiya
Few figures in the Philadelphia LGBTQ community are more evocative of the words “road to Stonewall” than Kiyoshi Kuromiya. Born in the Heart...
LGBT elders face poverty and other crises
In a first of its kind report, SAGE, which provides advocacy and services for LGBT+ elders, has released a report on the status of...
Marvin Lundy, attorney, 80:
Prominent gay Philadelphia attorney and philanthropist Marvin Lundy died last week. He was 80. Lundy, who died Dec. 1 of heart failure,...
Redcap’s Corner reaches out to LGBT gaming geeks
On Tuesday nights, a dozen dedicated board-game enthusiasts gather at West Philadelphia gaming store Redcap’s Corner for the long-running LGBTQIA Board Game Night, one...
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