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UArts AIDS benefit The University of the Arts will host a performance benefit from 7-10 p. m. Dec. 4 at Hamilton Hall,...
Philadelphia Police Department issues progressive trans, nonbinary policy
The Philadelphia Police Department announced Tuesday a new policy overhauling guidelines on law enforcement interactions with transgender and nonbinary people. Under...
EEOC makes historic ruling
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found this week that federal law protects gay and lesbian workers from discrimination. In a...
In Boxers suit, city accused of stereotyping LGBT bars
Boxers PHL, a Center City sports bar, contends that city officials recently engaged in anti-LGBT stereotyping when ordering 11 LGBT bars to undergo antibias...
International
Gay-rights office in Haiti attacked Amnesty International says the office of a gay-rights group in Haiti has been ransacked and two of its...
Student bullying bill introduced in Congress
Out Congressman Jared Polis (D-Colo. ) introduced a bill last week that seeks to protect LGBT students from antigay harassment, the first federal...
Judge strikes down Pa. antibias rule, again
For the second time in two years, a federal judge has struck down an LGBT-inclusive antibias rule for Pennsylvania attorneys. On March 25, in...
Pennsylvania’s Off-Year Election Is Crucial to 2024
The statistics are bold and undeniable: In one term, Donald Trump secured 33 percent of the U.S. Supreme Court justices and 30 percent of...
Kerry, Casey urge repeal of gay blood-donor ban
A coalition of U. S. senators, led by former presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), urged the Food and Drug Administration to lift...
Woman raped in Gayborhood
A woman was raped last week in the Gayborhood, and her attacker remains on the loose. The 29-year-old woman was beaten,...
Trans activists fight latest attack
The U.S. Department of Justice has levied a new attack against transgender people. In a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, Solicitor General Noel...
LGBT youth program to open in Lehigh Valley
The ribbon will be cut next week on a pioneering new LGBT youth center in Pennsylvania. Project SILK Lehigh Valley is...
College students keep LGBTQ+ clubs afloat during the pandemic
When Zeina Issa first became President of the University of the Sciences LGBTQ+ Alliance in September 2020, the virtual meetings drew around 10 participants....
MCCP celebrates 40 years of service
The Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia is preparing to mark four decades of providing an LGBT-affirming environment for worship and ministry. ...
Temple grad launches app for LGBT women
Philadelphia native Ariella Furman moved to Pittsburgh two years ago and was at a loss: The booming LGBT environment she experienced in her hometown...
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...
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...
New report links LGBT acceptance and health issues
A report to be published in this month’s American Academy of Pediatrics’ journal established for the first time the effect of family rejection on...
National trans leader brings message of unity to Philly
National Center for Transgender Equality director of policy Harper Jean Tobin is ready to bring a message of progress and strength to this year’s...
Southern New Jersey Gay Pride turns 11, takes on bullying
Southern New Jersey Gay Pride celebrated its 11th year last Sunday with the festival’s largest-ever turnout. Founder and organizer DeAnn M. Cox estimated that...
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