TREAT FOR TEMPLE
Temple University’s School of Media and Communication presented out CNN anchor Anderson Cooper with its annual Law Klein Excellence in Media Award Oct. ...
Remembering Q. Todd Dickinson, LGBTQ activist and patent law leader
According to friends and colleagues alike, Q. Todd Dickinson was a joyous, hard-working and passionate man, devoted to those he loved and to his...
Mazzoni celebrates anniversary with AC concert
Philadelphia is invited to celebrate a legendary LGBT health facility along with a legendary gay icon later this month at the Jersey Shore. ...
Witness tell City Council of continued HIV scourge
With HIV incidence rates in Philadelphia nearly five times the national average, a committee of the Philadelphia City Council last week convened a public...
Casey calls for fix in adoption issue
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) this week called on federal officials to issue guidance for how courts should handle cases of same-sex couples who previously relied...
People of the Year: Runners-up
National marriage equality was by far the biggest LGBT newsmaker of 2015 but, locally, a number of folks made tremendous strides toward advancing LGBT...
New photo book turns focus on LGBT youth
Photographer Rachelle Lee Smith will celebrate the release of her photo-essay book, “Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in Focus!” Oct. 10 at William Way LGBT...
William Way weighing renovation options
A local LGBT community center is weighing options on a renovation project. William Way LGBT Community Center officials have been developing...
LGBT violence increases nationally, decreases in PA
While the number of crimes motivated by LGBT bias in the country rose last year and the number of anti-LGBT murders hit an all-time...
‘The world needs people to be happier’
Proposed legislation that would allow trans people born in New Jersey to obtain an amended birth certificate consistent with their gender identity is expected...
As drag performer recovers, attorney says not hate crime
An attorney for the man accused of assaulting drag performer Aloe Vera last month said the two lived together and that the incident was...
Out in Fishtown builds LGBT community
Jason Cox and Joshua Borin met for the first time last week at Front Street Café. They shared drinks over a wood block table,...
Top positions in Office of LGBT Affairs vacant, new appointment imminent
The Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs in Philadelphia is currently without both a director and deputy director.
Upon Amber Hikes’ resignation as director of the...
Re-Opening: Philly’s Gay-owned Businesses Adjust To COVID-19
Editor's Note: Visit the City of Philadelphia web site for the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 and re-opening plans.
In this new series, we’ll check...
Calif. legislature supports gay-marriage challenge
SACRAMENTO — Both houses of the state Legislature passed resolutions Monday endorsing the legal effort to overturn California’s same-sex marriage ban, just days before...
Survey: Almost half of LGBTQ youth consider suicide
Nigel Shelby was 15 when he took his own life in April. The Alabama ninth-grader had come out to his mother when he...
Mazzoni Center board president calls it quits
After a series of resignations and terminations, Mazzoni Center announced Thursday that the president of its board of directors has resigned. ...
Woody’s patron denies liability in car accident
In a recent filing, attorneys for Jamar D. Palmer conceded he drank alcohol at Woody’s Bar prior to being involved in a vehicular accident,...
Garden State Equality hires new executive director
Christian Fuscarino will be the new executive director of Garden State Equality, the statewide organization that advocates for LGBT equality. The organization announced his...
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