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Coming out as a lesbian at age 14 was a “horrible” experience for Liz Brown. The Fishtown resident’s parents discovered her journal detailing her...

Philadelphia’s More Color More Pride flag was hoisted into the air Thursday afternoon at City Hall to kick off Philadelphia’s 29th-annual OutFest, the world's largest...

West Virginia mayor cancels appearance over author's homophobic views The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported the mayor of West Virginia's capital city has canceled her upcoming...

French conservatives protest bill allowing IVF for lesbians Conservative activists are gathering in Paris to protest a French bill that would give lesbian couples...

  Center City is awash in pink, from the lit tops of the Rouse buildings to the fountains at Logan Circle, highlighting that October...

The largest National Coming Out Day event will be held in the streets of Philadelphia for the 29th year. On Oct.13 from noon to...

AIDS Walk Philly knows the battle with HIV/AIDS is not over. After 33 years of raising awareness and funds, AIDS Fund, the organizer behind...

Hundreds of LGBTQ people gathered in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 8, the morning before the hearings of three employment discrimination...

  Something very strange happened during last June’s celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. The LGBT community, especially those of us...

Allentown-based Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center received the 2019 Breast Cancer Community Partner Award from the Pennsylvania Commission for Women last Friday for its data collection...

What is ballroom?  The first time Jacen Bowman attended a house meeting, he had no idea what LGBTQ ballroom culture was. ...

Last week The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reversed two lower-court rulings and reinstated Sherrie Cohen to the Nov.  5 ballot as an Independent candidate...

To increase access to housing services for patients of FIGHT's Y-HEP Adolescent and Young Adult Health Center, the HIV-prevention group has teamed up with...

Philadelphia City Council passed three bills Thursday fortifying protections for trans and nonbinary people by strengthening gender-neutral bathroom requirements, expanding anti-discrimination policies for those...

Pete Buttigieg, who has served as mayor of South Bend, Indiana since 2012, came out as a gay man in a self-penned essay published...

Polish police stop protesters who disrupt gay pride parade   Police in Poland used force and pepper spray on far-right protesters trying to disrupt...

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...

Alain Leroy Locke, philosopher, educator, editor, author and Black gay man was born in Philadelphia in 1885. He died in New York City in...

  William Way LGBT Community Center’s 17th-annual gala will honor Stonewall 50 with the theme of “Activism!” Celebrating the contributions of LGBTQ pioneers, the...

Charlotte Cushman (1816-1876) was the greatest American actress of her era, a theatrical superstar and a gender-nonconforming lesbian who worked on stages in the...