City moving on Scouts’ eviction
City officials are seeking the immediate eviction of a local Boy Scouts chapter from a city-owned building, though the Scouts maintain their federal anti-bias...
Area priest accused of sex abuse
A Delaware man filed a lawsuit last week against a priest with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, alleging the clergymember sexually assaulted him 30 years...
OutFest to recognize community orgs., leaders
The Gayborhood will be brimming with community organizations next weekend during the 19th-annual OutFest celebration, with two of the groups receiving special recognition for...
Reading OKs gay bill
Reading took its place this week among the list of Pennsylvania municipalities that prohibit discrimination against residents based on sexual orientation and gender identity....
Walkers, runners to hit the path for HIV/AIDS
There are less than three weeks left to collect your donations, break in your jogging sneakers and stretch your muscles for the 23rd annual...
News Briefing
Memorial celebration to honor LGBT leader Friends and colleagues of Larry Frankel are invited to a memorial celebration in his honor at 10:30...
HRC rates national, local companies on ‘equality’
National LGBT organization Human Rights Campaign released the results of its annual Corporate Equality Index last month, and several local organizations received top marks....
Media Trail
Obama includes gays for Family Day Advocate. com reported President Obama included gay- and lesbian-led families when he issued a proclamation to...
DVLF leader heads to Mazzoni
The executive director of LGBT grantmaking organization Delaware Valley Legacy Fund will leave his post later this month to take a position with another...
Rick O’Connor, 55, innkeeper
Richard O’Connor, the owner of a popular Rehoboth Beach bed and breakfast, died last month of liver failure. He was 55. O’Connor...
First Halpin law scholarship awarded
The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund announced the first recipient of its Sean Halpin Memorial Scholarship last month, and the local student is eager to...
Gay History Month: H.D., poet and author
The bisexual poet H. D., whose full name was Hilda Doolittle, was born on Sept. 10, 1886, in Bethlehem, Pa., to a wealthy...
Temple kicks of Coming Out Week events
Gay? It’s OK! This is the message the more-than 30,000 students enrolled at Temple University, as well as the institution’s faculty, staff and...
Police identify Craigslist suspect
Philadelphia police believe they have identified the man accused of impersonating an officer to scam several local gay men. Police have...
Exponent reverses gay-union ban
In a unanimous vote this week, the governing board of the Jewish Exponent moved to overturn its longstanding policy that prevented the full inclusion...
Gay ‘agenda’ halts domestic-violence motion
A member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives drew criticism from fellow lawmakers and anger from the LGBT and ally communities last week after...
House hearing held on ENDA
A Congressional committee heard formal testimony this week on the Employment Nondiscrimination Act, which seeks to prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and...
Lesbian leaders honored by women’s group
Two Philadelphia women were honored this week for their longstanding leadership in and dedication to the local lesbian community. Women’s eNews...






















