Trump administration HHS attacks LGBTQ community during pandemic
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is finalizing its plan to end an Obama-era policy that...
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission: Gender dysphoria is a protected disability
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission recently issued a ruling stating that gender dysphoria is a protected disability under the state’s Human Relations Act. It’s...
Pennsylvania comes together to discuss Pride celebrations in wake of COVID-19
Jason Landau Goodman, the executive director of the Pennsylvania Youth Congress, began working in LGBTQ advocacy when he was a teenager. After 10 years...
WOAR continues fight to support LGBTQ sexual assault survivors
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is coming to an end, yet WOAR — the Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Assault — continues the fight...
Philly’s Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer resigns
On Friday, April 24, Nolan Atkinson resigned from his post in the Mayor’s office as Philadelphia’s Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Officer. His...
New survey collects data on trans and nonbinary sex workers in...
Pennsylvania’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU PA) chapter, through an initiative called Trans Justice, is pushing to decriminalize sex work in Philadelphia by 2021....
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomes out chief admissions officer
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) welcomed Adrianne Jones as its new chief admissions officer on April 27. She will be in charge of...
Being ill during the coronavirus pandemic
Peter Morley took it personally when Donald Trump announced he was commandeering the lupus drug Morley has taken for years as a possible treatment...
LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce and PNC Bank provide award for local...
The Independence Business Alliance (IBA), Greater Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce, is still accepting applications for its 2020 PNC LGBT Business Award. Sponsored by...
Youth advocacy organization provides additional support for LGBTQ youth
Upper Darby resident and CASA volunteer Mary Fran Torpey has been advocating for a 16-year-old transgender girl since July 2018.
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate)...
Gay man sues for workplace sexual assault
An Allentown man recently filed suit against his former employers, claiming that because he is openly gay, they failed to take action against co-workers...
Food heroes of Philadelphia
It all began when Pennsylvania State Representative Brian Sims sent his friend, Deja Lynn Alvarez, a $35 box of groceries from Giordano’s. Alvarez, a...
Gay forensic scientist sues Philly police department
David Hawkins, an openly-gay forensic scientist employed by the Philadelphia Police Department, recently filed a federal antibias lawsuit against the department.
According to the 10-page...
Local LGBTQ Democratic club hosts virtual session on COVID-19 and race
As part of a live stream series on the new coronavirus, Liberty City LGBTQ Democratic Club hosted the virtual session “The Racial Divide of...
Craig Gilbert, 94, creator of ‘An American Family’
Craig P. Gilbert, producer of a groundbreaking 1973 reality show chronicling an American family with a gay son, passed away April 10, following a...
Action Wellness’ Dining Out for Life goes virtual
As part of continued efforts to practice social distancing and reduce the spread of the new coronavirus, many community events have been modified to...
Folks with disabilities among those most at risk during new coronavirus...
Nia Taylor knows she's at risk and that her grandmother is too. The two women are disabled and "just hoping to wait this thing...
Queer festival goes virtual, William Way launches new initiatives
The Philadelphia QTPOC production outfit Phreak N’ Queer (PNQ) has partnered with the William Way LGBT Community Center to host a virtual arts, music...
Remembering Shawn Leavitt, Attic board president
Shawn Leavitt, president of the board of directors of The Attic Youth Center, died suddenly of a heart attack at age 55.
Leavitt was a...
Local LGBTQ youth organization goes above and beyond
Valley Youth House is one Pennsylvania nonprofit organization that serves an essential function, especially during the new coronavirus pandemic. In addition to youth housing...
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