Black Queer-itute
It is officially the holiday season. If black LGBTQ folks do not have it hard enough, we are about to embark on the exhausting,...
News Briefing
No marker for bookstore this year The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission notified local LGBT bookstore Giovanni’s Room last week that it would...
Awarding an artist
Gloria Casarez (center), the city’s director of LGBT affairs, and members of the Anna Crusis Women’s Choir present Jane Golden (left), director of the...
A WARM RECEPTION
Peggy Trott, general manager of Hotel Palomar Philadelphia (left), and Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus president Tami Sortman mixed and mingled with 45 LGBT and...
Commission on LGBT Affairs forming
The application process for the city's new Commission on LGBT Affairs opened Monday. The volunteer members will be appointed following an application...
Hurricane hinders weekend in gay Philly
Hurricane Irene blew through town Saturday night, leaving flooding, downed trees and throngs of deserted LGBT tourists in its wake. While...
Former AACO employee demands resignations
The HIV epidemic in Philadelphia disproportionately affects Black people. AIDSvu reports that the rate of Black men living with HIV is 10.1 times that...
News Briefing: Sept. 2-8, 2016
Public invited to Lib City meeting The Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club will tackle candidate endorsements at its public board meeting Aug. 31. It...
Freedom Week offers LGBT activism, legislation
Activists and advocates around Pennsylvania will come together early next month for a week of events culminating in the introduction of two statewide LGBT-rights...
Two years later, no leads in Fox murder
Nearly two years ago, Michael Fox, an openly gay man, was murdered in his South Philadelphia apartment, and his parents are still searching for...
Depression and substance abuse common among LGBTQ elders
The second in a three-part series
"I can't tell you how many times I have wanted to open a bottle of scotch in the middle...
Remember Them
As of July 31, at least 26 trans people have been killed in the U.S. this year, and a vast majority of them were...
International News: March 6, 2020
London to hold the 'world's first' Muslim gay and transgender event
London will host what is being billed as the “world’s first” and transgender Muslim...
Trans candidate edged out for judgeship
First-time candidate Henry Sias came within 5,000 votes of becoming the nation’s first transgender male judge Tuesday. Sias placed 14th out...
Committee passes landmark LGBT-equality bill
A committee of the Philadelphia City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a sweeping LGBT-reform bill that would include a number of firsts for both...
Out Harrisburg politico to run for mayor
While Harrisburg Controller Dan Miller has not made his official campaign announcement, all indications are that he seeks to become the city’s next mayor....
Clementi defendant turns down plea deal
The former Rutgers University student accused of spying on his roommate rejected a plea deal last week that would have kept him out of...
New director FIGHTs for youth
The Youth Health Empower Project, a program of HIV/AIDS service organization Philadelphia FIGHT, recently welcomed a new director, who, despite her young age, has...
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead Saturday. Scalia, 79, reportedly died in his sleep while on a hunting...
New prez for biz group
The board of directors of the local LGBT chamber of commerce this week approved the election of several new leaders. The...
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