Trans teen files complaint against DHS
National LGBT agency Lambda Legal filed a complaint last week with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, charging that staff at a local youth...
Craigslist suspect arrested
The FBI and detectives from the Philadelphia Police Department have arrested a man suspected of impersonating a police officer to defraud a string of...
Trans library worker files federal bias lawsuit
Although trans woman Bobbie E. Burnett wants to leave her job at the Free Library of Philadelphia as soon as possible, she...
News Briefing
Covington sentenced The State College man found guilty of bringing illegal drugs to the home where a young man was murdered three years...
Bike Stop changing handlebars
The longtime owner of The Bike Stop announced this week that the bar will change ownership, although it will continue its more-than 25-year history...
HIV travel ban to be lifted, Ryan White CARE Act reauthorized
Beginning in the new year, travelers who have HIV/AIDS will no longer be prevented from entering the United States. The Obama...
Media Trail
Conference to draw gay protest The Birmingham News reports several gay-rights organizations in Alabama have announced plans to protest a Focus on the...
The Word: A breast-cancer blog
Part three in a three-part series In March, Gloria Casarez, director of LGBT affairs for the Mayor’s Office, was diagnosed with breast cancer....
Commitment Ceremony: Robert Melucci and Joel Sartorius
Robert Melucci and Joel Sartorius have spent the last 30-plus years affirming their love for each other, and will do it again this weekend...
International News
Argentina considers same-sex marriage Argentina may become Latin America’s first nation to legalize gay marriage. Gay and lesbian activists think...
School district issues LGBT resource guide
The Philadelphia School District earlier this month began sending out a publication to representatives throughout its schools to assist them in providing proper direction...
News Briefing: Oct. 30-Nov. 5
Team Philadelphia hosts Gay Games event Team Philadelphia and visiting representatives from Gay Games Cologne will co-host a special Gay Games 2010 reception...
Media Trail: Oct. 30-Nov. 5
‘Milk’ screenwriter barred from college Advocate. com reports Academy Award-winning “Milk” screenwriter Dustin Lance Black has been barred from a discussion at...
Navy censures antigay sailor
The man who allegedly abused a gay sailor has been forced to retire following a new investigation spurred by a local legislator. ...
Local group collaborates with first online LGBT high school
A local LGBT youth-advocacy group has signed on as a partner in the world’s first online LGBT school. The Online GLBTQ...
HHS to create LGBT senior organization
The Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that it would spearhead an effort by the federal government to provide support for...
Hate-crimes bill becomes law
After a more-than eight-year legislative battle, Congress voted last week to extend federal hate-crimes protections to LGBT victims. The U.S. Senate...
Fed. housing agency seeks to ban LGBT bias
The secretary of the federal Housing and Urban Development announced a new set of proposed regulations last week that seeks to eliminate LGBT discrimination...
Central PA LGBT group hosts fall benefit, gay vet
The Central PA LGBT Center Coalition will resurrect its Fall Achievement Benefit next month, reintroducing its redefined organization and mission to the LGBT and...
Candidates on the issues
Endorsements at-a-glance NEW JERSEY Governor: Jon Corzine (D) PHILADELPHIA District Attorney: Seth Williams (D) City Controller: Alan Butkovitz (D) Philadelphia Common...
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