Obituary: Luis Varela, 44
Luis Varela, a former Philadelphian and computer programmer, died suddenly last month at age 44. Varela, who lived in Center City...
‘Love Wins’ in new documentary about N.J. couple
“Love Wins” is a sweet documentary short that chronicles the lives and relationship of Emily Sonnessa and Janice Lobravico through interviews and photographs. The...
ASIAC to shut down
ASIAC, which has provided HIV/AIDS services to the Asian and Pacific-Islander communities for nearly 20 years, announced this week that it will close its...
Out judge seeks to retain seat on bench
Out Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Abbe Fletman is looking to bring her more-than 25 years as a trial lawyer — and nearly...
12th Street Gym beset by legal woes
The 12th Street Gym, an LGBT-oriented business facing potential closure under new ownership of the building, is a defendant in a federal lawsuit that...
Sharron Cooks ousted as LGBT commission chair
Six weeks after she was elected, the chair of the newly created Commission on LGBT Affairs was voted out this week. ...
Local gay bar closed its doors
Updated Feb. 6, 2020. 4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia’s beloved LGBTQ sports bar Boxers PHL has closed its doors, at least for now, due to a liquor...
‘Active bystander’ hate-crimes resolution stalled in committee
A state House of Representatives resolution urging witnesses of hate crimes to be “active bystanders” and intervene on behalf of victims continues to languish...
Donald Carter, ‘Mayor of the Gayborhood,’ dies
Few people can simply be famous for being famous, by their wholeheartedness and friendliness. Donald Carter was one of those rare people. He was...
Donna Mae Stemmer, 82, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col.
Longtime City of Brotherly Love Softball League member and cheerleader extraordinaire Donna Mae Stemmer died last week of a heart attack. She was 82....
Patricia Nell Warren, groundbreaking author of “The Front Runner,” dies
Patricia Nell Warren, author of the international bestseller “The Front Runner,” died after a battle with lung cancer Feb. 9 in Santa Monica, CA....
Gay man arrested for murder
A gay man was arrested last week for the murder of a Roxborough man who had once opened his house to him. ...
Gay man files antibias complaint against Gayborhood bar
Rick White, an African-American gay man, has filed an antibias complaint against Toasted Walnut Bar & Kitchen. He claims the LGBT venue committed sex...
Philadelphia Asian & Queer provides support and social interaction
When Matthew Wong was a student at University of Notre Dame, he was able to find others in the gay Asian community with whom...
International News – 6/28/19
Thousands march for LGBT rights in Ukraine’s capital Thousands of supporters of LGBTQ rights marched through the center of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine,...
Kensington orgs facilitate youth study on community policing
The nonprofit Creative Praxis recently wrapped up the youth-centric study My Voice Matters in partnership with the We CAN Collaborative (Change and Action Now)....
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...
Local attorney gets diversity award at PA Society
Angela Giampolo credits two people with her becoming a lawyer: her fourth-grade detention monitor, who joked that she should pursue law because she was...
LGBT-friendly Trenton neighborhood to host Holiday House Tour
Gregory Rollins moved to Mill Hill, a neighborhood of Trenton, N.J., with his partner in August. The out community member noted the differences between...
Walnut Psychotherapy focuses on affordable long-term support
Therapists at Walnut Psychotherapy Center are more likely to diagnose society before their clients, said Danna Bodenheimer, founder and director of the new Center...
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