PA budget includes cuts, increases for HIV/AIDS funding
The Pennsylvania legislature finally agreed upon a state budget earlier this month, more than 100 days after the start of the fiscal year. ...
Legal group moves to Mazzoni Center
The only organization in the state to offer direct legal services to LGBT people announced this week that it is transferring its legal branch...
Drexel launches LGBT health prog.
A local university has launched a program that fuses research, education and advocacy to address the health disparities faced by the LGBT community. ...
Philly man elected to Task Force board
A local man was recently elected to the board of directors of the political arm of one of the nation’s leading LGBT organizations. ...
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Gayborhood bldg. to be rehabbed The Washington West Civic Association earlier this month approved the variances needed by a developer looking...
Local gay pastors welcome Lutheran policy change
Recently, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America voted to allow gay and lesbian individuals who are in same-sex relationships to become pastors, becoming the...
Senate holds hearing on DP benefits
A U. S. Senate committee heard testimony last week on a bill that seeks to provide domestic-partner benefits to LGBT federal employees and...
Media Trail
Men’s college nixes cross-dressing CNN. com reports an all-male college in Atlanta has banned the wearing of women’s clothes and makeup as...
Judge refuses to dismiss Prop. 8 suit
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge challenged the backers of California’s voter-enacted ban on same-sex marriage last Wednesday to explain how allowing gay couples...
Catholic Church welcomes Anglicans
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has made it easier for Anglicans to join the Catholic Church, responding to the disillusionment of some Anglicans over...
The Word: A breast-cancer blog
Part two of a series In March, Gloria Casarez, director of LGBT affairs for the Mayor’s Office, was diagnosed with breast cancer. ...
International News
Toronto to host World Pride 2014 The city of Toronto has been chosen to host World Pride in 2014. Announced...
A DECADENT LAUNCH
Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutritional Alliance special-events intern Lauren Pasquini (left), a Drexel University student, and MANNA director of events and communications Meg Rider passed...
DVLF names interim directors
LGBT grantmaking organization Delaware Valley Legacy Fund announced this week that it had selected two local leaders to guide the organization through its transition...
Advocates march on D.C., divided on Obama
Thousands of gay and lesbian activists marched Sunday from the White House to the Capitol, demanding that President Obama keep his promises to allow...
Activists seek better tracking of hate crimes
As federal lawmakers are poised to enact the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, local activists are calling for uniform and consistent reporting of...
Youth homeless agency receives $200K in stimulus to start LGBT program
The federal stimulus package will hit home for the local LGBT community, thanks to a grant bequested to a Philadelphia nonprofit that works to...
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Marriage debate at Constitution Center The National Constitution Center will host “A Right to Marry? Same-sex Marriage and the Constitution,” a panel discussion...
Attic mixes art, fundraising
In the music industry, the word “remix” typically applies to the audio realm, referring to the updating or reinvention of songs and other sound...
ASIAC ends Jaded Lounge, 12th Air to continue it
AIDS Services in Asian Communities, which held a popular health and social event for gay Asian men and their supporters for more than a...
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