Largest-ever Pride celebration floods Philadelphia streets
Luanda Morris, of the city’s Frankford section, made the trek to last weekend’s Pride with her 14-year-old daughter, a lesbian. She wanted the event...
Festival for LGBTQ women of color doubles attendance
This year’s JUICE event saw twice the number of participants than in its debut last year, with more than 200 guests at the June...
‘Nova student wins LGBT recognition, award
Out of a competitive applicant pool, an annual scholarship provided by two local LGBT agencies was awarded to a Villanova University student last week....
Judge denies gay plaintiff’s anonymity request
A federal judge has denied the request of an LGBT plaintiff to litigate under a pseudonym in an employment antibias case, even though the...
Media Trail
Va. lawmaker blasts gay-rights flag The Washington Examiner reports Virginia’s most outspoken legislative adversary of gay rights is calling out the...
Feds halt, continue deportation of same-sex married couples
In what was hailed as a major breakthrough for LGBT immigration rights, the U. S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services said Monday...
Biden makes history with cabinet picks
While outgoing President Trump’s legal team continued attempts to overturn election results in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala...
International News: Russia, New Zealand, China
Russian Justice Ministry seeks to “liquidate” LGBT organization
As Russia encroaches on Ukraine and causes a furor at the Olympics over doping, at home, the...
Casey among original cosponsors of Clementi bill
Pennsylvania’s Sen. Bob Casey (D) is among a handful of original backers of anti-bullying legislation named for a gay Rutgers student who...
LGBT-centric congregation loses church to fire
Pastor Pamela Williams didn’t believe the news when she picked up a phone call from her girlfriend last month. “She said,...
Local Scouts: We’ll accept gay adults, if given the option
The Boy Scouts of America Cradle of Liberty Council will accept gay adults, if given the option to do so by the national BSA...
City announcement raises hopes for in-person Pride festival
The city of Philadelphia announced this week that they have resumed taking applications for special event permits, including concerts and festivals. Applications for large...
U Bar, Tavern owner on ill-fated Philly fight
There were some tense moments at Philadelphia International Airport last week as a US Airways flight nosedived during takeoff, and among the 149 passengers...
Widener hosts event on LGBT aging
The Sexuality and Aging Consortium at Widener University will host its third annual conference and, this time, it will largely focus on issues of...
N.C. preacher tells Creating Change attendees to focus on the South
At a Moral Monday gathering in North Carolina aimed at calling attention to voting rights, the movement’s founder the Rev. William J. Barber II met...
Center showcases queer youth art exhibit
For the next month, the William Way LGBT Community Center will display work created by artists from The Attic Youth Center in an exhibit...
Queer Asians speak out against discrimination and injustice
Of the more than 4.6 million people who live in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida, less than 120,000 identify as Asian, according to...
Obituary: Dr. Alan Barman, CBLSL co-founder, 52
Dr. Alan Barman, one of the founders of Philadelphia’s LGBT softball league, died Sept. 14 after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was 52....
Panel to discuss Supreme Court future
Earlier this month, U. S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced he would retire, and the departure of the court’s leading liberal...
OutFest video shows city’s rainbows to youth
Following several highly publicized suicides by gay youth this fall, this year’s annual OutFest paid special tribute to LGBT young people, with dozens of...





























