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Q hosts Haiti fundraiser LGBT hot-spot Q will host “From City of Brotherly Love to Haiti,” a marathon fundraising party for the quake-ravaged...
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Del. to celebrate Pride The 14th annual Delaware Pride Festival will be held from noon-6 p.m. Sept. 18 at Cape Henlopen...
PAT @ Giovanni’s Room to host Lambda Lit nominees
Three authors nominated for Lambda Literary Awards — which celebrate LGBT work — will read from their works at Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s...
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Iceland may appoint lesbian PM The fall of Iceland’s government could pave the way for the world’s first lesbian prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir....
PA LGBT Caucus doubles, poll numbers up
Pennsylvania made big strides toward LGBT equality this week. Amid the announcement that there is unprecedented support for LGBT nondiscrimination in...
Out rabbi to begin tenure at local synagogue
Not every synagogue has a community as tightly knit and accepting as the one at Or Hadash, a Reconstructionist synagogue in Fort Washington....
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Venture Inn staffer Tommy Martinez (center) accepted the award for Best Bartender from Mark Dahl (right), artistic director at Traverse Arts Project, during the...
New documents detail Internet postings in Knott federal case
Attorneys for a woman suing convicted gay basher Kathryn Knott recently submitted hundreds of Internet posts made under the pseudonym “Knotty is a...
Bucks prosecutors file brief in Milano case
Bucks County prosecutors last week filed a lengthy brief aimed at keeping Frank R. Chester behind bars, if not executed. Chester...
Looking at the link between mental health and HIV
The prevalence of mental-health issues in people living with HIV often goes unnoticed or untreated and the impact is resulting in a lower quality...
Killer seeks new trial in porn case
A man accused of murdering a rival gay-porn producer is seeking a new trial. An attorney for Harlow Cuadra argued Jan....
Obituary: William W. Weissman, publishing consultant, 93
William W. Weissman, a former publishing consultant, died April 2, 2012 of pneumonia. He was 93. Weissman, who was born March 16,...
Guv decries surveillances
Gov. Ed Rendell last week denounced a state initiative that allowed anti-terrorism agents to track area protests and demonstrations, including Pride celebrations....
LGBT group moves S. Jersey office
Earlier this month, Garden State Equality, which is fighting for marriage equality in New Jersey, closed its Cherry Hill office and opened a larger...
Dyke March makes $1K at first fundraiser of the year
The Philadelphia Dyke March raised nearly $1,000 at a karaoke happy hour at Tavern on Camac Thursday night when it kicked off fundraising for...
30 years ago in PGN
Sen. moves to ban gay officers Former Pennsylvania Sen. Clarence Bell introduced a bill Jan. 16 that would prohibit openly gay...
School staffer fights for partner bens
The Central Bucks County School District is facing pressure to grant spousal benefits for same-sex partners of employees. Last month, a...
Philly DA announces hotline for Election Day issues
With high voter turnout expected for Pennsylvania’s primary April 26, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams advised voters to use the Election Fraud Task Force...
OUTMuslim moving from social media to real-world programming
When Sahar AliDeen travels to Cape Town in October, he hopes to track down Muhsin Hendricks for an interview. The South African imam is...
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