Gayborhood crime watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between June 6-20. ...
Media Trail
Portland’s gay mayor sworn in The Advocate reports gay mayor Sam Adams was finally sworn in at 12:01 a. m. on New...
PA group raises awareness on domestic violence through theater
Even though Congress recently reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act, there is doubtlessly much more work to be done to fight domestic violence, which...
Attic Youth Center appoints new executive director
After a 14-month search, The Attic Youth Center has appointed John Fisher-Klein as their new executive director. Fisher-Klein, who grew up in southern Delaware...
News Briefing
Vote for out candidate Democracy for America is currently hosting an online contest to determine which political candidates have the most grassroots support...
Shippensburg adopts LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance
On September 1, the Shippensburg Borough Council voted 5-1 to adopt an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance. Shippensburg, located 45 miles from Harrisburg in Franklin County,...
Campaign wants to stop corporate PACs funding anti-LGBT politicians
A newly-launched national initiative is calling on corporations that receive top equality ratings from the Human Rights Campaign to stop financially supporting anti-LGBTQ members...
Bridal store under fire for refusing lesbian couple
A bridal store in Bloomsburg denied services to a same-sex couple last week. Outrage sparked online after a woman shared a...
Dick Leitsch: History is unavoidable
For my friend Dick Leitsch, the last president of the Mattachine Society of New York, who last May turned 80, history was unavoidable. ...
City commission mulls antigay bias complaint
For Mark M. Seaman, a two-minute “hurtful” encounter with a homophobic taxicab driver has turned into a six-year quest for justice. But after last...
State agency: We’ll investigate LGBT antibias complaints
Under proposed guidance posted on its website April 28, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission will investigate LGBTQ-related antibias complaints, despite the lack of an...
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LEFT: Filmmaker and programmer of the 15th annual local LGBT film festival QFest Kelly Burkhardt (left) takes the stage at the Prince Music Theater...
Media Trail
Lesbian cadet seeks return to West Point Yahoo News reports a woman who left the U. S. Military Academy at West Point...
Report: School bullying up, few resources in PA
An analysis released this week by a national safe-schools agency found pervasive homophobic comments and behavior throughout Pennsylvania high schools. The...
Philly sheriff’s office appoints two inaugural LGBT liaisons
The Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office appointed its first LGBT liaisons this month. Deputy Sheriff Dante Austin will work with law-enforcement officials, and...
CA Supreme Ct. upholds Prop. 8
The California Supreme Court this week upheld the ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in the state, but also validated the thousands of same-sex...
AIDS Walk countdown begins
The annual Philly AIDS Walk brings together people whose lives have been touched by the disease in a sea of ways — and some...
Delaware student overcomes obstacles to encourage acceptance
Wilmington Friends School is all about acceptance, said Hareena Houston. However, the 17-year-old wanted to show LGBT students outside of her Delaware-based Quaker school...
Flyers player appears to drop antigay slur
Another local professional athlete is coming under fire for his purported use of a homophobic slur. Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds is...
Out Passyunk Avenue leader previews continued revitalization
There are varied and numerous reasons why and how South Philadelphia’s East Passyunk Avenue, with its innovative chef-driven fare, has become this city’s go-to...
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