Road to Stonewall 50: Stormé DeLarverie
When Stormé DeLarverie died at age 93 on May 24, 2014, it was a mere month before the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion....
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Booker wins NJ Senate primary Newark Mayor Cory Booker won the Democratic nomination for a vacant U. S. Senate seat in New...
Alain Locke, father of the Harlem Renaissance
Alain Leroy Locke, philosopher, educator, editor, author and Black gay man was born in Philadelphia in 1885. He died in New York City in...
Gay man files antibias complaint against CHOP
A Philadelphia gay man has filed an antibias complaint against the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, claiming he was illegally fired from his job as...
Joey Ruggiero, 28
Joey Ruggiero, a local healthcare worker and dedicated volunteer in the LGBT community, died suddenly April 14. He was 28. Friends of...
CBLSL gives city $30K for ball fields
The City of Brotherly Love Softball League recently ended two years of negotiations with the city about improvements to the softball fields the league...
Gay couple renews donation campaign
Donations are trickling in once again for a gay couple struggling to maintain their home in New Garden, Chester County, despite alleged harassment from...
GALAEI hosts condom-packing party
Condom usage, safe-sex practices and HIV-prevention methods were the topics of conversation at Galaei’s condom-packing party June 9 — the first event featured in...
With Metcalfe out, does nondiscrimination have a chance?
A leadership change in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives could mean LGBTQ people in the Keystone State will have a renewed chance for protections against...
LGBT issues not hot topic with Bernie and Hillary in Philly
Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both campaigned Wednesday in Philadelphia ahead of the state’s April 26 primary, but neither spent much time on...
Same-sex couples to take Philly stage
Mainstream dance competitions typically don’t open their doors to same-sex couples, but next month, Philadelphia will host LGBTs from around the world to celebrate...
Activists blast Scouts; job-application form
Civil-rights activists are speaking out against a job-application form issued by the national Boy Scouts of America organization that excludes atheists and “known or...
LGBT family organization celebrates milestone
Although LGBT-headed families might have to overcome many more obstacles than their heterosexual counterparts, nonprofit Philadelphia Family Pride has successfully worked for the past...
Convicted killer of gay man continues to seek a new trial
Richard R. Laird, the twice-convicted killer of gay artist Anthony Milano, last month continued his quest for another trial. Thirty years...
Gallery pushes definition of queer art
AxD Gallery has joined forces with Philadelphia QFest to present “queerArt?,” a group exhibition featuring a wide range of works, mediums and styles from...
Alleged police-brutality victim seeks new trial
Luis A. Berrios 3d says he was brutalized by Philadelphia police during a domestic disturbance five years ago, and he’s requesting a new trial...
ActionAIDS receives grant for prison program
A local HIV/AIDS service organization recently received funding to support its work in reducing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in former and current prison populations. ...
A KEY LEADER
Clear Channel news and community-affairs director Loraine Ballard Morrill welcomed the Rev. Al Sharpton to Philadelphia FIGHT’s annual HIV Prevention and Outreach...
Trans youth settles complaint with DHS
A transgender youth who alleged pervasive discrimination and harassment in a local youth-detention center settled her complaint last week. The settlement...
Kenney urges Nutter to cut ties with Russian city
Councilman-at-Large James Kenney this week wrote Mayor Nutter a letter asking him to reconsider his decision to keep Philadelphia affiliated with Russian Sister City...
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