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Gay wrestling tourney The Spartans Wrestling Club will host its fourth annual wrestling tournament from noon-4 p. m. June 19 at...
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Marines arrested in antigay assault According to Savannahnow. com, two Marines were arrested June 12 on misdemeanor battery charges for allegedly beating...
Murder victim’s mom to read from memoir
The name Matthew Shepard means something different to people throughout the world. But, to the mother of the slain college student, the...
Amended party-promoter bill advances
The City Council bill that created a buzz among the Philadelphia nightlife crowd was voted out of a council committee last week, although the...
Study finds hospital discrimination policies lacking
Local hospitals more likely to protect sexual orientation than gender identity, says HRC According to a report issued this week from the Human...
National student group honors LGBT leaders
Among the year’s winners of a national LGBT scholarship program are three students with ties to this region. Out of a...
Passport gender policy eased
The U. S. Department of State last week issued new regulations that would make it easier for transgender individuals to change the sex...
Obituary: Ebony Beard, dental assistant, 34
Ebony Beard, a dental assistant and mother of two, was killed in an automobile accident May 21. She was 34. Beard is...
Va. court sides with Episcopal Church in dispute
RICHMOND, VA. — The Virginia Supreme Court overturned a judge’s decision allowing breakaway Episcopal Church congregations to keep church property last Thursday,...
Puerto Rico panel to investigate hate crimes
SAN JUAN, P. R. — A special committee to investigate hate crimes has been created in Puerto Rico, where advocates say gay and...
Hawaii guv consults rabbis on civil unions
HONOLULU — Rabbis Itchel Krasnjansky and Peter Schaktman hail from different branches of Judaism and hold starkly contrasting views on whether same-sex couples should...
PRIDE UNDER THE RAINBOW
About 3,000 people turned out for the third annual Latino Pride Festival June 5 in North Philadelphia. The event, organized by Brenda...
Philly Pride expects a record year
Thanks to the work of a U. S. Congressman and a local philanthropist, the Pride parade will set off this weekend with a...
Anti-gay group to hold Philly conference
The anti-gay agency that was recently in the headlines because of a board member’s overseas liaison with a gay prostitute will be holding its...
S.J. AIDS org. to close
The AIDS Coalition of Southern New Jersey, which has provided comprehensive services to those living with HIV/AIDS for 22 years, will close its doors...
Scouts trial set to begin June 14
Two years after the city filed eviction papers against a local Boy Scouts council, the long-awaited jury trial on the matter is set to...
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Cabbie fined for discrimination A judge with the Philadelphia Parking Authority this week ruled in favor of a gay couple who said they...
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