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Gayborhood bars change names Two local LGBT establishments recently changed the names of their businesses. Pure, 1221 St. James St.,...
House hearing on DADT expected soon
The lead sponsor of the bill to repeal the military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers said he expects movement on the legislation in the...
Media Trail
150,000 gay couples ‘married’ Yahoo News reports nearly 150,000 same-sex couples reported being in marriage relationships last year, more than the number of...
A pioneer and a pupil honored on Constitution Day
One of the most well-known names in LGBT history was memorialized last week at the National Constitution Center. Harvey Milk took...
Sestak pushes for DOMA repeal
A U. S. representative from Pennsylvania this week put pressure on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to take action on a bill...
Philly tourism initiative gets GLAAD award nomination
Philadelphia’s pioneering LGBT marketing campaign has been nominated for its first award from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. GLAAD...
MANNA honors surgeon, talk-show host
A doctor who has garnered international recognition after his countless appearances on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” will be in town next week to accept...
International News
Serbia Pride march canceled Organizers have canceled Serbia’s gay-pride march after authorities said they could not guarantee protection for the event from extremist...
Drug conviction in Delco murder
A State College man was found guilty this week of delivering illegal drugs to the Thornbury home where a young man was strangled to...
House considers DOMA repeal
A group of Congressmembers introduced a bill this week in the U. S. House that seeks to repeal the federal ban on same-sex...
Gay-porn twin gets 2 days
One of the twin brothers accused of burglarizing a South Philadelphia shop pleaded guilty last week, but will spend no time in prison. ...
UArts student breaks down barriers, receives recognition
D’Angelo Keyes is no stranger to adversity. As an openly gay, HIV-positive college student, Keyes has faced numerous challenges, including homelessness,...
News Briefing
Summit for LGBT rights The LGBT and ally community is invited to the first-ever Pennsylvania Equality Summit next weekend in State College to...
LGBT pioneer visits Keystone College
Cleve Jones visited a Northeastern Pennsylvania college last week, relaying the lessons he’s learned in his nearly 40 years as an LGBT activist to...
Obama picks lesbian for top EEOC post
Among another round of presidential nominees announced this week was an openly lesbian law professor who is set to head the federal Equal Employment...
ACLU: ‘Survivor’ winner’s jailtime was retaliatory
BOSTON — Richard Hatch may have won TV’s “Survivor,” but he’s now dealing with his own painful reality — being held in solitary confinement...
Media Trail
Hundreds rally after gay-bar raid The Southern Voice reports hundreds gathered Sept. 13 outside the Atlanta Eagle to protest a Sept....
New group seeks to bring LGBTs back to AC
A newly formed LGBT association is aiming to bring in gay businesses, residents and tourists to an area of New Jersey that was once...
International News
Police deny murder was antigay Police in Jamaica, despite press reports to the contrary, deny the recent murder of British honorary counsel John...
Another brick off the wall
Construction began last week on the 12th Street wall of Giovanni’s Room, which needs to be torn down and rebuilt, costing the nation’s oldest...
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