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The Oct. 20 Philly AIDS Walk/Run kicked off Oct. 20 with 337 runners setting off in the run, which was up 10...
Casey consults LGBTQ seniors in Philly
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) attended a roundtable discussion this week with a group of LGBTQ seniors at the John C. Anderson Apartments. The...
Smithson forges ahead in quest for new trial
William F. Smithson, a gay man accused of murdering a coworker 10 years ago, filed another brief last week in his quest for a...
Trans policy moves forward at New Hope-Solebury School District
At a Monday meeting, the New Hope-Solebury School District board discussed a policy that would protect transgender students. “There was no...
Former prison commish seeks judgeship
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas currently has two openly LGBT judges on the bench, and Leon King is looking to up that number...
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Sentencing delayed for former COLOURS exec A federal judge last week postponed the sentencing hearing for a woman accused of embezzling tens of...
Breakfast Club murder case goes forward
A judge last week ordered two women implicated in a murder at a popular LGBT party last fall to stand trial. ...
Arrest made in hit-and-run of lesbian
One month after Tiffany Reed, who was preparing to get married in February to her girlfriend Indiana Johnson, lost her life in a hit-and-run...
Schaefer’s reinstatement upheld
The United Methodist Church’s highest judicial body this week upheld the reinstatement of the Rev. Frank Schaefer. Schaefer was stripped of his credentials last...
Sims in uncontested race as Democrat challenger drops out
The only Democratic challenger to State Rep. Brian Sims has dropped out, leaving the incumbent in an uncontested primary race. Louis D....
Attorney: Gay-bashing civil trial could be 1-2 years away
The victims of a 2014 gay-bashing case in Philadelphia have filed a civil suit against their attackers. Zachary Hesse and Andrew...
SCOTUS aftermath continues
The marriage-equality landscape changed indelibly last Wednesday as the Supreme Court struck Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and invalidated Proposition 8,...
Leeway Foundation honors out artist
The Leeway Foundation, a local grantmaking institution that funds the work of female and transgender artists, recently announced the winners of its annual award,...
Family group stages workshops
Local LGBT group Philadelphia Family Pride is staging a daylong conference next month that will offer advice, resources and a sense of community to...
Ambassador-turned-author visits Philly
Giovanni’s Room this weekend will welcome a man whose career has literally taken him from one side of the world to the other —...
Same-sex couple competes in wedding contest
One local gay couple needs your vote to help them win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: to tie the knot on stage in the company of...
Sims’ tirade against Planned Parenthood protester ignites outrage
A video showing State Rep. Brian Sims berating a woman saying the rosary outside a Planned Parenthood clinic isn’t easy viewing, yet at press...
Oral arguments set in Morris case
Oral arguments are scheduled for the spring in a document-access dispute relating to the Nizah Morris case. Morris was a transgender...
Day in the Life of: a cryobank lab director, Michelle Ottey
While most of Michelle Ottey’s day is spent sitting behind a computer in her office, hers is about as far from the average desk...
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