Former COLOURS director pleads guilty to theft
The former head of a local LGBT organization pleaded guilty last week to stealing money from the group. Dorena Kearney, former...
Vets to march in Pride parade
Members of local chapters of Veterans for Peace, a national anti-war organization that also works for expanded rights for veterans, will march for the...
Gay minister to head NJ church
An LGBT-inclusive church in South Jersey will soon be headed by an openly gay minister, who has fused his passion for social justice with...
Locals fight Old City development
Old City attorney Robert P. Tuerk has a deep appreciation of history — including LGBT history — and he views any new...
Gayborhood welcomes Big Bellies
Washington Square West, which encompasses the Gayborhood, soon will also house innovative new trash receptacles, which the city pledges will have big environmental and...
Center City parking system to get facelift
Beginning this summer, drivers parking in and around the Gayborhood will no longer have to dig for quarters between their seats or scour local...
Conference to address diverse trans-health issues
The eighth-annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference kicked off this week, with three days full of workshops, seminars, film screenings and activities meant to educate and...
Woman with AIDS receives $250,000
A Philadelphia-area woman with AIDS has received $250,000 from a viatical firm, after she sued it in 2005 for allegedly threatening to stop paying...
In US, gay marriage has political angle
CONCORD, N. H. — Iowa and New Hampshire traditionally offer presidential candidates vastly different political landscapes when they seek their party nominations. Yet...
Gayborhood coffee shop closes after ‘audit from hell’
Joe Coffee Bar, a gay-owned coffee shop at 1100 Walnut St. , brewed its final mug last month after the store’s owner underwent...
International News
Lithuania considers antigay school lawThe Lithuanian Parliament is set to introduce a law to prohibit the discussion of homosexuality in schools, similar to a...
PA marriage bills pending
State Sen. Daylin Leach (D-17th Dist.) is expected to introduce a bill next week that seeks to legalize same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania....
Local schools designated ‘No Place for Hate’
Students at a handful of local schools spent the last year striving to eliminate bigotry and bias from their classrooms. Six...
LGBT athletes team up for sports visibility
LGBT athletes will take to the fields, the courts, the pool and many other venues this weekend for a series of events that exhibit...
Dyke March to set off next week
While organizers of the Pride Festival are busy finalizing plans for next week’s celebration, another group of organizers is gearing up for a local...
News Briefing
AIDS Thrift angles for funds Philly AIDS Thrift, a local store that donates a significant portion of its revenue to area HIV/AIDS causes,...
CBLSL hosts men’s, women’s tourneys
Philadelphia’s LGBT softball league is in full swing, and the city is rolling out the welcome mat for LGBT teams from around the country....
Media Trail
Md. may recognize gay marriages BaltimoreSun.com reports Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler is looking into whether the state can recognize...
John Schott, former Dignity president, 70
John “Scotty” Schott, a longtime leader of the local LGBT Catholic community, died of a heart attack April 20. Schott was...
International News
Cleric calls for eradication of homosexuality A radical Shiite cleric has called for the “depravity” of homosexuality to be eradicated, but his spokesperson...
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