Gay man files antibias complaint against CHOP
A Philadelphia gay man has filed an antibias complaint against the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, claiming he was illegally fired from his job as...
LGBTQ candidates gratified by favorable bar association ratings
Tiffany Palmer and Henry Sias, two openly LGBTQ candidates for 10-year judgeships on Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, say they’re grateful to receive favorable...
Penn’s LGBT Center to be renamed in honor of retiring director
The LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania will bear a new name this fall upon the retirement of its longtime director. On Oct....
Goodbye, 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, LGBTQ people have little to celebrate in a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump’s attacks on...
HRC to host annual fundraising dinner gala
The Human Rights Campaign is gearing up for one of its biggest events of the year. The 22nd-annual dinner gala will...
LGB youth at higher risk for self-harm
A new study released June 13 indicates lesbian, gay and bisexual teens are at higher risk for self-harm than their heterosexual peers. The study...
PA Pride groups to gather at Penn State
The organizers of OutFest and Philly Pride are gathering other Pride organizations from around the state for a conference in State College to coincide...
Gay philanthropist donates $16 million to LGBT fund
A gay real-estate investor last week donated $16 million to a local LGBT fund. Mel Heifetz announced on social media that...
City raises More Color More Pride flag to kick off OutFest
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...
Trans inmate sues for transfer to women’s prison
A transgender woman from Philadelphia who has spent the last four years in men’s prisons filed a federal lawsuit this week, alleging ongoing sexual...
William Way’s gala honors Stonewall 50, Black and Brown trans women...
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...
Catholic agency’s case against same-sex couple’s fostering remains pending at U.S. ...
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t decide until Jan. 24 at the earliest whether it will hear the case of Catholic Social Services of Philadelphia,...
Reading poised to become LGBT hot spot
As Reading Pride celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, city groups continue taking steps to welcome the LGBT community to Berks County. Reading participated...
LGBT center opens in Northeast PA
More than 200 people turned out last weekend to celebrate the opening of an LGBT community center in Northeastern Pennsylvania — the first of...
Census: 33K gay couples in PA, 19 percent in Philly
According to preliminary results of the 2010 U. S. Census, there are more than 33,000 same-sex couples living in the Keystone State, about...
Lawsuit challenges Tennessee restroom-sign law
Last week, ACLU attorneys challenged a Tennessee law that would require businesses and other public venues to post a warning sign if they allow...
Barbra Casbar Siperstein, first trans person selected to the DNC, dies
By all accounts, Barbra Casbar Siperstein was funny, smart and unafraid. She was a champion of transgender rights and a towering figure...
Day in the Life of … Macy’s organ shop coordinator, Matthew...
Matthew Taft recalled the recent Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. As the organ shop coordinator at the Center City-based store,...
NJ LGBTQ health center renamed in honor of trans activist
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in Somerset, New Jersey is renaming its PROUD Family Center in memory of transgender activist Barbra “Babs” Casbar...
LGBTQ leaders invigorate 2020 census participation with podcast, leadership summit
The Complete Count LGBTQ Sub-Committee, a group of the city’s LGBTQ community leaders, gathered last Thursday at the Cambria Hotel Philadelphia Downtown Center City...
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