LGBTQ representation at Philly’s Women’s March
The snow was intermittent, but the weather did not deter thousands from gathering on the Parkway for the Women's March for the fourth straight...
NJ gov. signs bill banning LGBT-panic defense
On Jan. 21, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation banning the use of an LGBT-panic defense to get a reduced penalty for committing...
Philly’s Freshman Four talk LGBTQ issues
The new crop of city councilmembers known as the “Freshman Four” are excited to start tackling some of Philly’s most pressing issues, including those...
International News: January 17, 2020
Brazil’s Supreme Court allows gay Jesus film on Netflix
On Jan. 9, the president of Brazil’s Supreme Court issued an order that allows streaming service Netflix...
Former out city council candidate named to Gov. Wolf’s Latino Affairs...
Adrian Rivera-Reyes, an out gay Latinx Philadelphia resident, just became one of 15 new appointees as a commissioner for the Pennsylvania Governor’s Advisory Committee...
Out reverend bids farewell to Center City congregation after decades of...
Rev. Rodger Broadley, the out gay rector of Saint Luke and The Epiphany (SLATE), will retire after almost 40 years of leadership at the...
Oral arguments scheduled in student sexual assault case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in March regarding the case of a student rape victim and his mother who...
Family seeks answers after fatal hit-and-run of lesbian
Tiffany Reed’s fiancé is asking for help in apprehending the suspect who killed the woman she was going to marry in a hit-and-run early Sunday...
Black and Brown HIV+ led conference centers HIV/AIDS
The Community Control of Health, a local committee of Black and Brown LGBTQ and Poz folks are holding a symposium “focused on the liberation...
LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum pilot program begins in New Jersey schools
On Jan. 7, when students returned to class after the holiday break, Garden State Equality, a New Jersey LGBTQ advocacy group, launched its LGBTQ-inclusive...
New Jersey expands adoption access for LGBTQ families
On Wednesday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation streamlining the adoption process for LGBTQ families.
The new law allows LGBTQ couples wherein one person...
Out State Rep. Sims has primary challenger
As of Jan. 8, out State Rep. Brian Sims has a Democratic challenger for the 2020 primary. Public education advocate and Ward 5 Committee...
Philly’s new police commissioner and the LGBTQ community
In a new year so fraught with gun violence in Philadelphia, and in which hate crimes against various communities, including LGBTQ folks, are way...
LGBTQ activist heads Warren’s new Philadelphia office
The only Democratic debate before the Iowa caucuses Feb. 3 saw Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren on her game.
She received applause when she countered the...
Philadelphia FIGHT celebrates 30th anniversary
This year, Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Center is celebrating its 30th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of FIGHT Stories, a written collection of personal...
International News: January 10, 2020
Pakistan issues health IDs for trans people to improve care
Pakistan began issuing special health ID cards for transgender people on Tuesday as a way...
Connecting government, faith-based communities and LGBTQ folks
Out Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart could not be a better fit for the new role of director of faith-based and interfaith affairs in the Philadelphia...
Bill to ban LGBT-panic defense in Penn. stalled in committee
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 212, which would ban LGBT-panic defenses in criminal cases across the state, has been pending in the state Senate Judiciary Committee...
Philly’s LGBTQ soccer club to hold annual banquet and free clinics
The Falcons LGBTQ+ soccer club will hold its annual banquet at the William Way LGBT Community Center on Jan. 25. Beginning at 7 p.m.,...
LGBTQ aging: Illness, disability and aging in place
The third in a three-part series.
“I never thought about what it would mean to be old.” Tom Gentile turned 72 at Thanksgiving, a week...
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