Local and regional Pride celebrations postponed due to COVID-19
As local and regional governments continue to implement social distancing measures to help stem the spread of the new coronavirus, virtually all public events...
News Briefing
LGBT networking event Women United of Philadelphia and Elements Organization will present “Networking with a Cause” from 5-9 pm. Aug. 19...
Bradbury-Sullivan adds new board member
Christian Torres has been elected to the board of directors of Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center. Torres, an Allentown resident, was elected to fill the...
Allentown Republican tries to strike anti-LGBT provision from defense spending
U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent, an Allentown Republican, sponsored a bipartisan amendment to remove an anti-LGBT provision from next year’s proposed $583 billion defense-spending plan,...
Trans United Fund to hold City Hall event
Local and national transgender leaders and allies will gather at Philadelphia City Hall this week to address the need for coordinated, comprehensive advocacy for...
Obituary: Ronald Sy, 54, former ASIAC executive director
Ronald Sy, who helmed AIDS Services in Asian Communities for a dozen years, died of complications of an infection earlier this month. He was...
Trans comedian and activist with Philly roots dies by suicide
Daphne Dorman, a trans activist and comedian who was a Philadelphia native, died by suicide last weekend. She was 44 years old. ...
LGBTQ-focused therapy center offers scholarships for transpeople of color
The need for LGBTQ-centered mental healthcare
When her therapist went on maternity leave, Jourdan Porter pressed pause on her sessions after the therapist’s temporary replacement...
Two more suits leveled against Archdiocese
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia was hit with two more sex-abuse lawsuits in the past two weeks, bringing the number of suits in just the...
Former high-school coach sues archdiocese for $5 million
John P. Duffy, a former baseball coach at Pope John Paul II High School, is suing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for $5 million, claiming...
Top Stories 2013
MOVING FORWARD City adopts groundbreaking LGBT-reform law Philadelphia Councilman Jim Kenney pioneered legislation that put Philadelphia at the top of its game...
Five honored at Red Ribbon Awards for HIV/AIDS work
When Terrie Hawkins took to the podium in Philadelphia City Hall Tuesday night, she called her son and daughter up with her. The 15-year...
Gavin Grimm seeks ruling in bathroom bill case
Gavin Grimm is 20 now, but he has been fighting ongoing high school bathroom restrictions on trans students in Virginia. Grimm returned to...
TOY relocates to Reading Terminal
LGBT grantmaking agency Delaware Valley Legacy Fund will spread its holiday cheer from a new venue this year. Reading Terminal Market,...
Court hears arguments in ‘Denial of Care Rule’ lawsuit
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California heard arguments Wednesday in a case, with plaintiffs that include two local LGBTQ organizations,...
Philadelphia Fins celebrate 30 years
As the Philadelphia Fins Aquatic Club celebrates its 30th anniversary as a welcoming and inclusive place for LGBTQ swimmers, it continues to try to...
Gov. Wolf vows to explore options to combat Trump’s transgender...
After New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s May 3 order to the New Jersey Army National Guard to defy President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender...
Obituary: Tom Morea, former Spruce Street Singer, 68
Tom Morea would've ranked the day his daughter married her wife as one of the happiest of his life. "He was...
Out lesbian at center of Cosby case
After two days in a special hearing, Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill decided Wednesday to proceed with charges against comedy icon Bill Cosby...
New report finds that corporations are rainbow-washing Pride
A new report from Popular Information, a publication dedicated to accountability journalism, has suggested that corporations are sending mixed messages on LGBTQ support —...
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