International News
Outgames attack injures three Police in Copenhagen are investigating an attack on three men that followed the opening-night ceremony of the Outgames, July...
ASKING AND TELLING IN PHILLY
The Human Rights Campaign and Servicemembers United will kick off their national Voices of Honor Tour to build support for the repeal of “Don’t...
Online extortion: Police search for Craigslist user posing as detective
Philadelphia police are searching for a man who used Craigslist to meet at least three gay men, then later posed as a detective and...
Hate-crimes bill amended
The bill that would extend federal hate-crimes protections to LGBT individuals went through a series of ups and downs in the U. S....
Gay-porn twin sentenced to prison
One-half of the infamous gay porn twins who were arrested in Philadelphia last year on burglary charges will spend the next three to eight...
Court offers split decision on NJ civil-union case
A federal court this week upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a New Jersey organization that has been at the...
News Briefing
Covington case postponed The upcoming trial of F. Bruce Covington, accused of bringing illegal drugs to the home where a young...
FOUR STAR AWARDS
The final days of the 15th-annual QFest provided generous award presentations. Dee Mosbacher (from left) received the first Barbara Gittings Award, recognizing...
QFest enjoys successful 15th year
Philadelphia’s theaters were alight with comedies, dramas, documentaries and even a “Big, Gay Musical” in the past two weeks for the 15th annual QFest....
NAACP forms first-ever LGBT committee
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced a new initiative this month aimed at uniting the sexual- and racial-minority populations to...
Media Trail
Navy murderer may be gay The Dallas Voice reports that the family of August Provost, a bisexual Navy seaman murdered last month, is...
Gay collector’s cards on display at Phils stadium
For Bob Szwajkos, baseball is more than just an American pastime; it’s his family’s pastime. The openly gay Bucks County attorney...
Center shows gains, losses this summer
The board of directors at the William Way LGBT Community Center met this week for its regular public session, giving special recognition to center...
Rosalie Davies, 70, lesbian activist
Rosalie Davies, an attorney who spent decades fighting for the rights of lesbian mothers, died July 14 at Roxborough Memorial Hospital after suffering a...
New LGBT organization works to protect refugees
Homosexual acts are illegal in 85 countries throughout the world, and at least seven countries permit the death penalty for those found to have...
International News
Equal benefits ordered for trans The Supreme Court in Islamabad, Pakistan, has ordered that trans people should receive equal protection and support from...
SPARKLING STAR
Actor Chad Allen holds his newly received Artistic Achievement Award at opening-night festivities of Philadelphia QFest on June 9. The openly gay...
Equality Advocates board resigns
Nearly all of the board members of LGBT legal organization Equality Advocates Pennsylvania have resigned within the past two weeks. Ten...
Scouts’ case won’t be delayed
A Philadelphia judge has declined to grant a three-month extension in a case that could determine whether the local Boy Scouts chapter remains in...
Pretend priest arrested
Police arrested a man this week who they allege had been impersonating a Roman Catholic priest and visiting with families of slain and injured...
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