Antigay activist seeks to get involved in marriage cases
A local antigay activist is continuing his quest to become involved in several legal challenges against the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. ...
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Black Madam trial rescheduled Jury selection was slated to begin this week in the murder trial of a transgender woman who allegedly gave...
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No marker for bookstore this year The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission notified local LGBT bookstore Giovanni’s Room last week that it would...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between July 4-10. ...
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Cain says he should have spoken up for gay soldier Yahoo News reports GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain said he should not have...
White House launches HIV/AIDS campaign
Officials from the White House, Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control announced a new domestic HIV/AIDS-prevention campaign this...
City moving on Scouts’ eviction
City officials are seeking the immediate eviction of a local Boy Scouts chapter from a city-owned building, though the Scouts maintain their federal anti-bias...
Weiss pleads guilty to tax-fraud charges
Local gay-bar owner Michael Weiss pleaded guilty last week to federal tax-fraud charges. Weiss, co-owner of Woody’s and the president...
PAC to view Morris records
The city’s Police Advisory Commission this week agreed to view records related to the Nizah Morris homicide at the District Attorney’s office, but it...
Ramsey agrees to policy changes stemming from Morris incident
More than 10 years after the Nizah Morris incident, Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey has agreed to a series of policy changes...
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PAC gets new director Kelvyn Anderson, interim director of the city’s Police Advisory Commission, has been promoted to the position of executive director, PAC...
Schneller denied from intervening in marriage cases
An antigay activist who sought to intervene as a defendant in several legal challenges to Pennsylvania’s ban on marriage equality has been blocked in...
PAT increases donations and space
Philly AIDS Thrift recently announced an increase in its monthly charitable donations, as well as the expansion of its store space — milestones that...
LGBT college group’s ‘Top 25’ includes locals
National LGBT college association Campus Pride last week named the top movers and shakers of the LGBT and ally college communities, and two area...
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Couples’ tax session The Bottom Line Financial Services will host a free educational session to explain how same-sex couples can reduce their tax...
CDC: Most Philly HIV diagnoses are AIDS
Nearly 50,000 Americans were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2011, and Philadelphia ranked 24th among metropolitan areas in terms of new diagnoses — the...
Price change in effect for Pride
The organizers of Pride announced this week that there will be an increase in the admission cost for the upcoming festival. ...
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Cleveland halts Gay Games payments Advocate. com reports the city of Cleveland has issued a letter to the Cleveland Synergy Foundation...
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