Cop pleads guilty to solicitation
A former Philadelphia police officer last week pleaded guilty to charges that he solicited several teen boys for sex. Adrian Makuch,...
LGBT group meets with police, businesses
The Police Liaison Committee, which connects the LGBT community and the police force, last week brought concerns about the ongoing prostitution problem in the...
MCCP, Mazzoni launch LGBT legal workshop
The LGBT-affirming Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia has joined forces with health facility Mazzoni Center to offer LGBT individuals legal guidance so they can...
News Briefing
HIV vaccine discussion The Community Advisory Board of the University of Pennsylvania HIV Research Division invites the LGBT community to a discussion on...
Final bell ringing for Way Gay U
The spring semester of the William Way LGBT Community Center’s Way Gay U launched earlier this month, but a handful of classes remains available...
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Jail guard fired over antigay remarks The Dallas Morning News reports a Dallas County jail guard who was recently fired for making offensive...
Penn State student receives national award
National LGBT student organization Campus Pride last month named the two winners of its annual Voice & Action Award — which recognizes exemplary LGBT...
Lesbian sgt. discharged after police tell military
OMAHA, Neb. — Jene Newsome played by the rules as an Air Force sergeant: She never told anyone in the military she...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Feb. 28...
PA Senate committee defeats antigay marriage bill
In a bipartisan effort, the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee this week voted to table a bill that sought to ban same-sex marriage in the...
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
Guests at the Traverse Arts Project’s Oscar party March 7 struck a pose for the paparazzi on the red carpet. Shaun Faulkner...
Judge: Scouts must post bond
The local Boy Scouts of America chapter must post a bond to protect the city’s financial interests if it wants to continue occupying a...
Local Army chaplain facing ‘Don’t Ask’ discharge
More than 13,000 servicemembers have been discharged from the military since the implementation of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” 17 years ago. The...
HIV numbers reveal impact on MSM community
At this week’s National STD Prevention Conference in Atlanta, researchers presented data that shed light on the stark disparities in the rates of HIV...
Backlash over ‘Kiss-In’ at N.J. college
Students at Mercer County Community College were prepared for possible heckling from fellow students during a planned LGBT demonstration last month, but they didn’t...
News Briefing
Plan for Dyke March Philadelphia Dyke March, now entering its 12th year of providing an alternative to traditional Pride events, is seeking volunteers...
Taking artwork out of The Attic
The Attic Youth Center provides various artistic outlets for its youth — including acting, singing and dancing clubs — and now will enable young...
Kerry, Casey urge repeal of gay blood-donor ban
A coalition of U. S. senators, led by former presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), urged the Food and Drug Administration to lift...
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