Federal judge halts Scouts eviction
A federal judge has prevented the eviction of a Scouts chapter from a city-owned building until it can be determined whether the Scouts’ constitutional...
Marriage push heats up in Garden State
The “lame-duck” legislative session in New Jersey began Monday and legislators now have just about seven weeks to pass a marriage-equality bill. ...
Syphilis among MSM continues to climb
The Centers for Disease Control released its annual report on sexually transmitted diseases earlier this month and found that the number of cases of...
Council reaffirms support for domestic-violence victims
Philadelphia City Council approved a measure last week that will allow victims of domestic violence, including those who suffer abuse from a same-sex partner,...
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Trans death ruled accidental The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday that the death of a transgender woman this summer following a voodoo...
Tourism group moves ahead with new plans, new board members
Members of the Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus convened earlier this month for their annual meeting, during which they discussed the organization’s progress and goals...
Report: Sexual orientation not a factor in priest sex abuse
Researchers released the preliminary results of a study on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church earlier this month, reporting that homosexuality did not play...
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Lesbian wins stay of deportation 365gay. com reports Canada’s Federal Court said the country’s refugee board must reconsider the case of a...
DP benefit bill passes House comm.
A bill that seeks to provide equal benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees passed an important test in Congress last week. ...
New Hope boasts second film festival
LGBT cinema will get top billing next week during the return of the New Hope Celebrates Film Showcase. The film festival...
Pa. House committee approves hate-crimes bill
A committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to approve legislation this week that would reinstate LGBT protections in the state’s hate-crimes law....
Nation’s oldest LGBT paper among shuttered publications
The nation’s largest LGBT newspaper publisher shut down this week, taking with it the oldest gay paper in the country and several other LGBT...
Specter advocates for DOMA repeal, other LGBT initiatives
U. S. Sen. Arlen Specter made headlines earlier this year when he announced that he was switching the “R” after his name to...
Outgoing center director honored
After a brief board meeting, the William Way LGBT Community Center bid farewell to executive director ’Dolph Ward Goldenburg at a Nov. ...
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Sapphire hosts fall fundraiser LGBT grantmaking organization Sapphire Fund will host a fall fundraising event from 5-8 p. m. Nov....
Health study looks at local trans community
Public Health Management Corporation released a study last week — just ahead of the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 —...
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Openly gay mayor elected in Florida GayPolitics. com reports Broward County, Fla., became one of the largest jurisdictions in the United States...
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