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A nearly three-year legal battle in the Boyertown case that gained national attention after a group of students sued the school district for allowing...
CNN partners with Human Rights Campaign for first-ever, LGBTQ-specific presidential town...
The United States plays home to about 10 million LGBTQ voters who are awaiting the 2020 presidential election. For these constituents,...
Human Rights Campaign finds lack of LGBTQ data renders community ‘invisible’...
The Human Rights Campaign released a report Tuesday concluding that LGBTQ Americans are “largely invisible” to public officials tasked with ensuring health, safety and...
New monthly podcast highlights New Jersey’s LGBTQ movers and shakers
Garden State Equality, the largest LGBTQ advocacy and education organization in New Jersey, has launched “Equalize,” a monthly podcast highlighting the state’s queer movers...
Democratic debate ignores LGBTQ issues — again
The September 12 Democratic debate is over, but the discourse about what was and was not discussed is still front-and-center. Former Vice-President Joe Biden...
Where are Philly’s trans competent health care providers?
In the Human Rights Campaign’s 2019 Healthcare Equality Index, Philadelphia was among the highest-ranked cities in the country for LGBTQ-friendly medical care. But is...
Out candidate asks state Supreme Court to consider her case
Sherrie Cohen has asked the state Supreme Court to hear her case for reinstatement to the November 5 ballot as an independent candidate for...
Trans man sues Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
A former state correctional officer who is a Latinx trans man has filed a federal anti-bias suit, claiming he was subjected to a hostile...
Gay Maryland couple sues State Department over immigration battle for daughter’s...
A new lawsuit out of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division argues the U.S. Department of State has...
Chapter leader of Log Cabin Republicans in PA confirms Trump endorsement
In January, Rob Jordan was tasked with reviving the Pennsylvania chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans and has been building that chapter, which is...
Philly District Attorney’s Office welcomes largest, most diverse prosecutor class yet
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office just became more diverse. On Monday, Sept. 9, the DAO welcomed the largest, most diverse class of over 60...
Uber driver banned after ejecting lesbian couple from car
An Uber driver has been banned from the app after a lesbian couple videotaped the driver refusing to drive the couple to their destination....
Hate crimes increasing, NJ has 11th highest rate of LGBT-bias incidents
According to a 2019 study conducted by security.org, using data from the FBI’s 2017 hate crime report, 12.5 percent of hate crimes in Pennsylvania...
Republican State Rep. opposes gender-inclusive option on PA ID cards
In July, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said it would offer a gender designation of “X” on driver’s licenses beginning in 2020, joining 13...
Out candidate receives unfavorable appellate ruling
Undaunted by an unfavorable appellate court ruling, Sherrie Cohen has vowed to ask the state Supreme Court to hear her case for reinstatement to...
Oral arguments scheduled in case regarding trans woman’s death
Oral arguments have been scheduled for next month in an open-records case involving records held at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office relating to the...
Southern New Jersey Gay Pride turns 11, takes on bullying
Southern New Jersey Gay Pride celebrated its 11th year last Sunday with the festival’s largest-ever turnout. Founder and organizer DeAnn M. Cox estimated that...
Civil rights leaders pen article supporting federal LGBTQ nondiscrimination
Two civil rights leaders of national stature took to SCOTUSblog, a law blog written by lawyers and law professors and students about the U.S....
LGBTQ-focused radio station Channel Q comes to Philadelphia
Philadelphia is one of nine new cities across the nation that, last month, started offering the radio broadcast of Channel Q, an LGBTQ-oriented station...
Philadelphia native Kevin Hart clashes with out rapper Lil Nas X
Rapper Lil Nas X’s mega-popular “Old Town Road” remix held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-breaking 19 weeks,...
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