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Black LGBT elders to speak to community To celebrate Black History Month, members of the local black LGBT community will gather next...
New Jersey sees first gay divorce
Although gay marriage is not yet legal in New Jersey, a judge ruled last week that gay divorce is. New Jersey...
New Calcutta House director seeks to expand services
Although Matt Teter recently moved to the Philadelphia area, he’s no stranger to the housing issues faced by the city’s HIV/AIDS community. ...
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USA Network ad backs gay marriage Page One Q reports a major television network has backed marriage equality in a recent ad campaign....
Mayor, LGBT business leaders meet
Mayor Nutter met with a group of LGBT community leaders last weekend to assess the community’s needs and inform its representatives about the current...
International News
Lawyers discuss LGBT rights Gay-rights activists and lawyers from 11 countries recently met in South Africa for a four-day workshop on legal strategies...
Construction could wash out Gayborhood businesses
A proposed Philadelphia Water Department construction project could shut down portions of a main Gayborhood thoroughfare, leaving area business owners concerned about the future...
‘Legends’ to come together for marriage-equality event
Although the red carpet will have already been rolled up and all the little golden statues handed out the previous weekend, New Jersey will...
Teacher with AIDS files bias complaint against school district
Richard N. Gliniak Jr., a public-school teacher with AIDS, has filed a discrimination complaint against the city’s public-school system, claiming that school...
Teacher arrested for relationship with student
A suburban high-school teacher was arrested last week after he admitted to carrying on an affair with an underage male student. ...
Philly PFLAG looks to expand support, membership
With the new year now in full swing and a new president at the helm, the Philadelphia chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of...
News Briefing
Smithson sentenced William F. Smithson, convicted in November of the strangulation death of Jason Shephard, was sentenced last week to life...
Media Trail
Church protests marriage ban Ohio. com reports clergy at a church in Cleveland are protesting the state’s ban on gay marriage by...
International News
Iceland swears in lesbian PM Earlier this week, Iceland swore in its first openly gay head of government — as well as its...
GLAAD president steps down
The president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced last week that he would be resigning from his position within the next...
Center to host breakfast for marriage equality
As organizations around the country kick off events and rallies to commemorate National Freedom to Marry Day Feb. 12, the William Way...
Budget cuts could bring festival woes
With more budget cuts expected following Mayor Nutter’s announcement last month that the city’s five-year deficit could reach $2 billion, local LGBT and HIV/AIDS...
Baldwin asks Clinton to follow through on State Dept. pledge
Openly gay U. S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week to make good on her pledge...
Ten years later: Robert Drake
On Jan. 31, 1999, Robert Drake lounged on the porch of his newly purchased apartment in Sligo, Ireland, sipping a hot port...
Equality Advocates names new director
After a nearly six-month search, LGBT legal organization Equality Advocates Pennsylvania has chosen its new leader. The organization announced today that...
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