City requests immediate eviction of Scouts
Emphasizing the damaging effects of antigay bias, city officials are asking a federal judge to order the immediate eviction of the local Boy Scouts...
Evidence review continues in Maya Young murder case
Lawyers for the two accused in this year’s fatal stabbing of a transgender woman in Frankford will review evidence against their clients until the...
Military eases ‘Don’t Ask’ regulations
The Pentagon last week detailed new regulations that ease the restrictions of the military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers, an announcement that drew mixed...
Local publisher launches LGBT tween series
Mason Crest, an educational publishing company headquartered in Broomall, will this fall launch a pioneering series of books that seeks to empower LGBT students...
Fifty years on, busting the myths of Stonewall
Each of us who was at Stonewall has a different view of the event. They run the gamut from it being a rebellion, a...
Killer of gay man seeks reconsideration of death sentence
Attorneys for Richard R. Laird last week asked a federal judge to reconsider his decision not to vacate Laird’s death sentence for killing Anthony...
Prosecutors: Keep ‘predatory’ killer on death row
Last week, Bucks County prosecutors urged the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to reject Richard R. Laird’s request to vacate his death sentence. Laird,...
Haverford approves nondiscrimination ordinance
The trend of LGBT victories in the suburbs continued this week, as Haverford passed an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance. Haverford is on...
Trans sex worker to face murder trial
New details emerged this week in the case of a transgender prostitute accused of murdering a man at a local hotel this past fall....
COLOURS names new board prez
The longtime board president of The COLOURS Organization, Inc., recently stepped down and the agency has named a new interim leader. ...
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New Orleans cops targeted gays, blacks Advocate. com reports the New Orleans Police Department is under fire for systemic misconduct, with charges...
Activists renew goal post-PARS: Close Berks County facility
Now that Mayor Jim Kenney decided not to renew Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s access to the city’s Preliminary Arraignment Reporting System, immigration advocates are...
Inaugural expo set for Lehigh Valley
The first-ever Lehigh Valley LGBT wedding expo will showcase more than 40 of the area’s LGBT-friendly wedding-services businesses. The free...
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Drag show raises funds for the sick Congregation Beth Ahavah will welcome “Joey & His Girls” to Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. ...
Miss’D America returns, with added incentive for contestants
If the name recognition and bragging rights that come with the Miss’D America title weren’t motivating enough, how about $5,000? The...
Penn earns top marks as LGBT-friendly campus
After three months of gathering information for the Campus Pride Index, the University of Pennsylvania earned a perfect score as an LGBT-friendly campus. ...
Bebashi anniversary event sold out
Bebashi, an HIV/AIDS organization focusing on people of color, has sold all 400 tickets to its 30th-anniversary gala, set to take place next weekend....
NJ group launches LGBT equality coalition
A local LGBT organization is ready to bring equality statewide. Garden State Equality has formed a coalition of regional and national groups...
Studies show the pandemic is hurting LGBTQ people
Editor’s note: Some names in this story have been changed to protect privacy.
Marc Cruz was a server. Eliot Davis worked in retail. Cherie Williams...
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London police arrest fifth suspect in attack on lesbian couple Police in London have arrested a fifth suspect on suspicion of punching two women...
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