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Gay candidate in landslide primary victory

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North Philadelphia native Malcolm Kenyatta is the first openly gay candidate of color for the state House seat in the 181st Legislative District despite...

Audiences will experience ‘Something Of A Different Color’ at William Way

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Drag performers Icon Ebony Fierce and Sapphira Cristal always planned to have a gala and fundraising event highlighting performers and artists of color. However,...

Biden moves forward with presidential transition amid Trump lawsuits

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As Philadelphia remains the epicenter of outgoing President Donald Trump’s personal ire and Pennsylvania the locus of several lawsuits from his campaign, President-Elect Joe...

Wedding: Trish Aristone and Linda Jo Bird

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Trish Aristone and Linda Jo Bird were married on Nov. 22 at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. The couple won an Instagram...

LGBT Muslim Retreat a hidden gem in Southeastern Pennsylvania

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Although the LGBT Muslim Retreat has operated for the last five years in the Philadelphia suburbs, it’s not widely known. Due...

IBA announces LGBT scholarship changes

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The Independence Business Alliance and DVLF recently announced changes to their LGBT Business Scholarship program, including a substantial increase in funding. ...

Ghosha D’Aguanno

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On an early Sunday evening, with the sun still shining brightly outside her door, a small crowd gathers around mixologist Ashley Coleman’s bar at...

Media Trail

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Judge overturns Ark. adoption ban MSNBC.com reports a state judge on April 16 struck down an Arkansas law approved by voters...

COLOURS’ community comeback

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After two years of leadership changes, relocation to a new space and unfounded rumors of financial difficulties, the COLOURS Organization started 2019 with a...

Indonesian LGBT+ people subjected to police raids

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LGBT+ people are under attack in Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous nation and the world’s largest Muslim population. LGBT+ people have been under...

‘Empire’ star to headline Walk Against Hate

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Yazz the Greatest, an Overbrook-born rapper and star of the television hit “Empire,” will headline the sixth-annual Walk Against Hate next week. ...

PGN requests public hearing in Morris dispute

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PGN has requested a public hearing in a dispute involving access to 911 recordings pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident believed to be in...

Five years later, same-sex marriage still making waves

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In the first sentence of the Supreme Court’s 2015 opinion that granted nationwide same-sex marriage equality, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: “The Constitution promises liberty...

A DECADENT LAUNCH

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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...

Report examines high LGBT smoking rates

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The American Lung Association this week released a report that analyzed the motivating factors that cause so many LGBT individuals to smoke cigarettes and...

News Briefing

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LGBT networking event Women United of Philadelphia and Elements Organization will present “Networking with a Cause” from 5-9 pm. Aug. 19...

Senate to vote again on military gay ban

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The U. S. Senate’s top Democrat said last week that he will call for a vote in the lame-duck session on legislation that...

Lehigh Valley firm launches LGBT practice group

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Gross McGinley, LLP, in Allentown recently launched an LGBT practice group to better serve the area’s LGBT community.   The formation...

New exhibit looks at 30 years of AIDS

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This fall, Philadelphia will showcase an interactive, multimedia history of the AIDS epidemic. The William Way LGBT Community Center will host...

2021: The Year In Review

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Canadians got a ban on conversion therapy. The U.S. didn’t.  The U.S. also didn’t get the Equality Act despite all the election rhetoric in 2020....

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