Deportation delayed for Philly couple
The Department of Homeland Security gave a local gay couple the only Valentine’s Day gift they were hoping for: the temporary delay of a...
News Briefing
Morris case to be discussed at PAC Issues relating to the Nizah Morris homicide are expected to be discussed at the next...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between June 6-13. ...
Council reaffirms support for domestic-violence victims
Philadelphia City Council approved a measure last week that will allow victims of domestic violence, including those who suffer abuse from a same-sex partner,...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Feb. 28...
Five years after Cradle suit, city leases still not updated
The city has leases with several tenants that don’t contain comprehensive antibias protections, despite that Philadelphia was cited for this in a lawsuit filed...
Woman with HIV receives $8,500 to settle bias complaint
A Philadelphia woman with HIV recently received $8,500 from a Montgomery County rehabilitation center after being told she couldn’t continue receiving paraffin-wax treatments for...
Walkers, runners entering home stretch before AIDS Walk
More than 15,000 walkers, runners and supporters from all over the Philadelphia region are expected to attend this year’s AIDS Walk/Run Philly. ...
Sims to seek re-election
Openly gay state Rep. Brian Sims (D-182nd Dist.) formally announced this week that he will seek re-election. Sims defeated longtime incumbent...
Appeals court strikes down DOMA in favor of Philly native
A federal appeals court in New York last week became the second in the nation to declare a portion of the federal ban on...
Four more years
President Barack Obama, deemed by many to be the nation’s most LGBT-friendly commander-in-chief ever, won re-election this week. Obama will receive...
Widener hosts event on LGBT aging
The Sexuality and Aging Consortium at Widener University will host its third annual conference and, this time, it will largely focus on issues of...
DISSECTING THE DECISION
The day after the landmark Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act came down, several-dozen people turned out to the William Way...
News Briefing
Human-relations panel appointed in Haverford Two years after enacting an LGBT-inclusive anti-bias ordinance, the Haverford board of commissioners this week appointed seven...
News Briefing
LGBT social moves Montgomery County LGBT social Friendly Friday will be held at 8 p. m. June 4 at its new location,...
Gayborhood crime watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between June 6-20. ...
Police outreach workers get LGBT training
With a wave of recent crimes against LGBT people and safety issues consistently a community concern, it’s perhaps more important than ever that the...
News Briefing
Doylestown unites for fundraiser A fundraising event in Doylestown this weekend will support a local LGBT youth agency, as well as the political...
Caucus to celebrate 10 years of tourism
A local LGBT agency is celebrating a decade of paving the way for Philadelphia to emerge as a leader in the LGBT tourism market....
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