The Attic celebrates two decades
The Attic Youth Center started out as a non-funded school project geared towards helping a sector of the LGBT community that was often ignored....
The nation’s highest court takes on marriage equality
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark marriage-equality case that is expected to settle the issue...
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Study: Kids of lesbians have fewer problems CNN. com reports a nearly 25-year study concluded that children raised in lesbian households were...
Three years pass since Blahnik murder
It has been three years since Stacey Blahnik was murdered in her home and justice remains elusive for the local trans leader. ...
Appellate brief filed in Morris case
An appellate brief was filed this month in support of PGN’s request for an unredacted dispatch record relating to the Nizah Morris case. ...
Friends of indicted state senator rally in his support
Colleagues of state Sen. Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (D-First Dist.) are rallying to his side after the lawmaker was accused of bribery and other...
Military gay ban ready for the history books
With President Obama’s signature, the military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers was one step closer to being relegated to the history books last weekend....
Lib City makes no gov endorsement
A lively crowd of more than 50 turned out to the Liberty City Democratic Club’s endorsement meeting at the Ethical Society of Philadelphia to...
ActionAIDS changes name, expands mission
After 30 years, ActionAIDS has a new name. The organization has changed its name to ActionWellness and is expanding its mission...
MontCo opens new marriage debate
The Register of Wills in Montgomery County this week became the first in the state to issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple....
Montco marriage case heads to state Supreme Court
Marriage equality was short-lived in Montgomery County, as a state judge last week halted the issuing of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the...
LGBT-reform bill back with first-in-nation trans inclusion
City Councilman Jim Kenney last week reintroduced a sweeping LGBT-reform bill — this time with a wealth of new transgender-inclusive provisions. ...
State paid $1.5 mil for Whitewood legal fees
State officials paid $1.5 million in compensation for legal fees and costs incurred by plaintiffs in the Whitewood case, it was disclosed this week....
State suit: Recognize MontCo marriages
Twenty-one same-sex couples who received marriage licenses in Montgomery County this past summer sued the state last week in an effort to have their...
Advocacy groups support trans litigant
Six LGBT-advocacy groups have submitted an amicus brief in support of trans woman Kate L. Blatt’s attempt to assert workplace anti-bias claims under the...
PA Republican urges support for ENDA
A Republican Congressman from the Lehigh Valley last week continued to advocate for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. ENDA, which the Senate passed...
Delaware Pride postponed
It was announced this week that the annual Delaware Pride festivities scheduled for later this month have been postponed until next year. ...
Scouts to get a plaque at city-owned building
A plaque in honor of the Boy Scouts of America will be installed on or near the city-owned building one group occupied, according to...
AIDS agency celebrates its silver anniversary
The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania will celebrate its 25th anniversary in style next week at a Center City gala fundraiser. ...
Efforts underway to release lesbian inmate
Advocates for Lois J. Farquharson, an 88-year-old lesbian who’s been incarcerated for 40 years, are scheduled to plead her case for clemency...
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