CBLSL players headed to Gay Games
Thanks to a donation from a longtime member of the City of Brotherly Love Softball League, the local LGBT softball association is in the...
Census officials conduct outreach
Same-sex married couples will, for the first time, be counted accurately in the decennial U. S. Census next year, and the Census Bureau...
Jewish newspaper pressured
Members of the local LGBT and ally Jewish community have recently been mobilizing to press an area newspaper to overturn its policy toward coverage...
LGBT flag football team charges forward
The Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League, which began organizing late last year and officially launched in the spring, will kick off its inaugural fall...
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AIDS org. to hold annual fundraiser Fighting AIDS Continuously Together will host its 24th annual Summer Games from noon-6 p.m. Sept....
Wash. judge weighs release of names on petition for domestic-partner referendum
TACOMA, Wash. — Signed petitions seeking a statewide vote on expanded gay partnerships will remain shielded from public view for at least...
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John Waters to retire? According to Advocate. com, John Waters says the end of his filmmaking career is quickly approaching. “I...
Transgender activist runs for mayor of Idaho town
NAMPA, Idaho — About a block from a street concert in downtown Nampa, Melissa Sue Robinson strolls with purpose into a trendy coffee shop...
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Thousands march in Budapest More than 2,000 people took part in Budapest’s “Gay Dignity” march Sept. 5, with a massive security...
ACLU leader found dead in D.C.
A former lobbyist with Pennsylvania’s American Civil Liberties Union and a longtime LGBT advocate was found dead last week in Washington, D. C....
Court allows gender-stereotyping claim
LGBT advocates are lauding an Aug. 28 ruling by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that reversed a lower-court decision and allows...
Antigay singer to play Philly
A controversial Jamaican singer who has promoted the murder of gays in his music will appear as scheduled for a local concert next weekend,...
NJ Catholic leaders speak out against marriage equality
With the New Jersey legislature expected to start debate of same-sex-marriage legislation after the Nov. 3 elections, opponents of marriage equality have...
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AIDS thrift hosts birthday celebrations The Philadelphia AIDS Thrift, a local shop that donates a portion of all its proceeds to local HIV/AIDS...
Local EPA employee awarded for LGBT initiative
A local openly gay employee of a federal agency recently was honored for his commitment to encouraging diversity within the workplace. ...
Same-sex marriage begins in Vermont
WATERBURY, Vt. — After 17 years together, Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan couldn’t wait another minute to get married. So they didn’t....
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