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Indiana AG says state agencies can’t use nonbinary marker WFYI in Indianapolis reports that Indiana agencies are not allowed to use an “X” gender designation on identification documents...

In a show of unanimous support, members of City Council passed legislation Thursday that would change language in the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to be more gender neutral.   Voters will...

As the Equality Act fails to move forward in Congress yet again, a new Pew Research study and a new Gallup poll show that...

Among casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic are Greater Philadelphia’s LGBTQ shelters and youth programs. These organizations, such as The Attic Youth Center, the Gloria Casarez Residence via...

Despite Hahnemann University Hospital announcing it will close by Sept. 6 due to “financial difficulties,” an LGBTQ-focused health center will open and the medical...

Richard R. Laird, the murderer of gay artist Anthony V. Milano, recently told a federal judge to get his execution “over with” if he...

Philadelphia’s crowd of gender-fluid mascots grew a little bigger last week when the Community College of Philadelphia unveiled Roary, a nonbinary lion hailing from...

Todd McKee was known among loved ones as “Sunshine,” a nickname that friends said embodied his personality.  “He was just always...

James “Jim” Hastings Bryson, a pioneering LGBTQ advocate and philanthropist, died Monday from Alzheimer’s disease. Bryson, 85, was widely recognized in...

Delaware could join Pennsylvania in offering a gender-designation option of “X” on state-issued driver’s licenses. DelDOT’s Director of Community Relations C.R....

One of the twin brothers accused of burglarizing a South Philadelphia shop pleaded guilty last week, but will spend no time in prison. ...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Many in the LGBTQ community are in a mental health crisis exacerbated by the pandemic. As more people...

Dr. Alan Barman (d. September 2010, age 52): Barman was one of the founders of the City of Brotherly Love Softball League...

Anita Cornwell had been an out lesbian for more than two decades when Stonewall happened. She had wandered the small streets of Greenwich Village...

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...

A well-known local transgender woman who was a fixture in the ballroom community was murdered in her home this week in South Philadelphia. ...

 On Jan. 1 of this year, Frank McGehee and Dean Dafis were sworn in as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Maplewood, New Jersey, replacing...

LGBT advocates are calling out John A. Bacharach, an Allegheny County assistant solicitor who’s filed legal documents in the antibias case of trans woman...

Mazzoni Center’s 2021 Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference (PTWC) will be held virtually due to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. The Pennsylvania Convention Center has been...

For the first time, an LGBT float will form part of the Wawa Welcome America Fourth of July parade that runs through Old City....