More than ever, Pride to shine
While rainbows are a ubiquitous staple at Pride every summer, there will be one new, significant rainbow addition to next month’s festival. ...
Health funding level in proposed budget
Mayor Michael Nutter proposed an approximately $4-billion budget last week, and funding for the city’s health department, which supports HIV/AIDS causes, remained largely unchanged....
Eighth Ward supports Morris probe
The Eighth Ward Democratic Committee voted unanimously last week to urge Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane to investigate the Nizah Morris case....
Sick-days bill awaiting mayoral action
In a narrow vote before a packed chamber last week, City Council approved a measure that would mandate private companies in the city to...
Schaefer reinstated as Methodist minister
The Rev. Frank Schaefer, who officiated at his son’s gay wedding in 2007, has been reinstated as a Methodist minister. In...
Trial date set for Kathryn Knott
A judge this week ordered Kathryn Knott to stand trial Dec. 9 for her alleged role in last year's attack on a gay couple....
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Sentencing delayed for former COLOURS exec A federal judge last week postponed the sentencing hearing for a woman accused of embezzling tens of...
EQPA gets two $25K challenge grants
In the past month, Equality Pennsylvania has come out victorious in two voter-fueled grant competitions. In November, it ranked among the...
Wash West seeks lighting funds
The Washington Square West Civic Association is working to install lights along one corridor in the Gayborhood, but must now overcome a funding obstacle...
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Lesbian cadet quits West Point over DADT The Washington Post reports a lesbian cadet asked to resign from the U. S. Military...
Mazzoni Center partners with other nonprofits for Take Action Philly
A local LGBT nonprofit is among 10 organizations involved in a citywide initiative to protect Philadelphia’s most vulnerable residents. Mazzoni Center,...
‘Blind Side’ actor makes anti-bullying stop in Philly
Actor Quinton Aaron warmed hearts with his performance as larger-than-life Baltimore Ravens football player Michael Oher in the 2009 film “The Blind Side. ...
Momentum builds for updates to hate-crimes law
In light of the recent gay-bashing incident in Philly, local leaders in both the state and federal legislatures are building political momentum to instate...
Testimony in Prop. 8 trial wraps up
Witness testimony in the first federal marriage-equality trial came to a close late last month, and attorneys are expected return in about a month...
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Bethlehem delays vote The Bethlehem City Council this week postponed a scheduled vote on an LGBT nondiscrimination measure to iron out language in...
Philly Archdiocese only one in nation to sponsor antigay D.C. event
Local Catholics are heading to Washington, D. C., later this month to mobilize against marriage equality. The National Organization for Marriage is...
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Joan Rivers benefit The Career Wardrobe, a nonprofit shop that works to provide professional attire for women seeking employment, is staging a benefit...
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No charges over computer porn mix up According to MSNBC. com, police say a Pennsylvania blood-bank worker won’t be charged for accidentally...
Fair Practices bill moves forward
A City Council committee last week unanimously approved a measure that would strengthen the city’s LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination law. The Law and...
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