Mayor signs landmark LGBT equality bill
Philadelphia made history this week as Mayor Michael Nutter signed into law a landmark LGBT-rights bill. Among its provisions, Councilman Jim...
Senate passes watered-down abuse bill
An effort within the state legislature to permit the reviving of time-barred civil claims alleging child sex abuse has been scuttled. ...
News Briefing
UArts AIDS benefit The University of the Arts will host a performance benefit from 7-10 p. m. Dec. 4 at Hamilton Hall,...
News Briefing
AIDS org. to hold annual fundraiser Fighting AIDS Continuously Together will host its 24th annual Summer Games from noon-6 p.m. Sept....
Prison commish defends transgender policy
City prison commissioner Louis R. Giorla says the department’s new transgender policy may not be perfect, but it’s a work in progress...
Conservative friends rise in support of Kagan
Conservative lawyers and academics are voicing support for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, praise that could soften criticism from the right and provide cover...
Philly to host 2014 Gay Bowl
Hundreds of gay footballers and their fans, families and friends will converge on Philadelphia next year when the city hosts the Gay Bowl. ...
Center City parking system to get facelift
Beginning this summer, drivers parking in and around the Gayborhood will no longer have to dig for quarters between their seats or scour local...
Dyke March gears up for growth
The annual Philadelphia Dyke March will step off at 4 p. m. June 12 from Kahn Park, 11th and Pine streets, with an...
LGBTEI teams up to produce Alzheimer’s series
The LGBT Elder Initiative will team up with the Alzheimer’s Association for a free three-part series to engage and discuss those interested in the...
SPEAKING UP, SPEAKING OUT:
Lesbian filmmaker Aishah Shahidah Simmons gave a stirring speech about the impact of sexual violence on her life to the crowd of more than...
News Briefing
Transwoman seeks judge’s intervention Attorneys for transwoman Bobbie E. Burnett have asked a federal judge to order city officials to turn over records pertaining to...
Implications in Cosby charges for LGBT assault survivors
For LGBT survivors of sexual assault, the charges against Bill Cosby could help create an environment where people feel safe to report abuse. ...
Media Trail
SD police change policy after outing lesbian Fox News reports a South Dakota police department has changed its policy for releasing information to...
Sims drops Congressional bid
Openly gay state Rep. Brian Sims (D-182nd Dist.) has dropped out of the Second District Congressional race. Sims' campaign sent out...
Schaefer’s reinstatement upheld
The United Methodist Church’s highest judicial body this week upheld the reinstatement of the Rev. Frank Schaefer. Schaefer was stripped of his credentials last...
Study: Little cost, large impact from antibias law in Pennsylvania
A study from LGBT thinktank Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles this week found that enacting a state law banning discrimination...
MontCo to explore discrimination law
The chair of the Montgomery County Commissioners this week instructed the city’s attorney to investigate the legalities of the county adopting a county-wide LGBT-inclusive...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Nov. 15-21....
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