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Fundraiser for women’s conference The LGBTQ Womyn of Color Conference will host “A Winter Hot Chocolate” from 8 p. m.-2 a.m. Jan....
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FIGHT staffer says cabbie discriminated Mark Seaman, development director at local HIV/AIDS service organization Philadelphia FIGHT, filed a complaint with the Philadelphia Commission...
NJ legislature passes anti-bullying law
Lawmakers in both chambers of the New Jersey General Assembly voted Monday to approve a bill that would strengthen the state’s anti-bullying law and...
Fed suit: Recognize out-of-state marriages
A local lesbian couple filed a federal lawsuit last week that could bring the fight for marriage equality in Pennsylvania one step closer to...
GROWING IN THE GARDEN STATE
About 300 supporters turned out for the sixth annual Southern New Jersey LGBTQA Pride’s Rock the Rainbow Pride Celebration Sept. 15 at...
Community unity at ‘perfect’ Pride festivities
LGBT pride was on display throughout the city last weekend, most apparent in the packed crowd at Penn’s Landing Sunday for the annual Pride...
Prosecutor: This was an antigay crime
The prosecutor who will bring the case against three people accused of attacking a gay couple in Center City last month told PGN this...
Public display of affection leads to alleged discrimination
The park at the intersection of 10th and Locust streets on Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s campus is often bustling with activity — people reading,...
Center to host first national LGBT jazz festival
The William Way LGBT Community Center is ready to make history with the nation’s first LGBT-themed Jazz Festival. The center received...
D.A. admits to releasing redacted Morris document
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office last week released a document pertaining to the Nizah Morris case, and admitted it’s redacted. It’s...
Out controller candidate withdraws from race
Out City Controller candidate Michael Williams announced March 27 that he was ending his campaign. Williams was set to go up against...
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Court clerk dismisses Paige's appeal Marcia M. Waldron, clerk of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, has dismissed the appeal of Officer Michael Paige, who...
Out lawyer moves office to Gayborhood
Out local lawyer Angela Giampolo is gearing up to move into the Gayborhood. The new office of Giampolo Law Group, which...
Investigator in Morris case resigns
Edward F. McCann Jr., a local prosecutor who supervised a controversial investigation of the Nizah Morris incident, has resigned. On Nov....
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City delays decision on Cradle agreement release The Nutter administration has postponed a decision on releasing a copy of its settlement agreement with the...
IBA marks Women’s History Month
The Independence Business Alliance, the region’s LGBT chamber of commerce, will bring together five local women next week to talk about how they overcame...
Philly readies for nation’s first LGBT jazz fest
Scores of jazz fans are expected to stream into Philadelphia later this month for the nation’s first LGBT jazz festival. The...
Jewish newspaper pressured
Members of the local LGBT and ally Jewish community have recently been mobilizing to press an area newspaper to overturn its policy toward coverage...
Media Trail
Mass. continues to ban funeral protests According to the Boston Herald, Attorney General Martha Coakley said Massachusetts will continue to enforce...
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