Openly gay pastor to speak at TEDx event
Philadelphia’s first openly gay ordained Presbyterian pastor will give an insightful and empowering speech at the upcoming TEDxPhiladelphia event. David Norse,...
Media Trail: February 28, 2020
Governor makes history by attending gay rights rally
The Washington Post reports Gov. Andy Beshear, during a historic appearance at a gay-rights rally Feb. 19...
Conference for LGBT women physicians and medical students held in Philly
This year, Philadelphia was home to a conference centering women’s health issues, as well as issues for LGBT physicians and members of the queer...
Criminal charges against HIV-positive nurse withdrawn
Julie Ann Graham went through a very challenging experience relating to her HIV-positive status, and she hopes her story will serve as an inspiration...
PA legislators, advocates push for conversion therapy ban
State Rep. Brian Sims (D-Phila.) hosted a news conference Wednesday in Harrisburg about banning conversion therapy for minors in Pennsylvania. Washington,...
Prosecutors oppose new murder trial for gay man
Delaware County prosecutors continue to oppose a new trial for William F. Smithson, who allegedly strangled to death coworker Jason K. Shephard during a...
Gay vet murdered in Poconos
An Army veteran from northeastern Pennsylvania was murdered earlier this month allegedly by a man with whom he was sexually involved. ...
It’s not just Joe Biden. LGBTQ women are harassed more often...
Lucy Flores could be any woman — straight, bisexual, lesbian trans. That she’s a well-known Nevada politician with the kind of life story that...
Out candidate’s name removed from general election ballot
A Philadelphia judge has disqualified Sherrie Cohen from running for a seat on City Council as an Independent candidate in the general election after...
Washington killer sentenced; new evidence in Fells case
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) announced updates on the murders of trans women Michelle “Tameka” Washington and Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells at a July...
Engagement: Terri Bradley and Terri Jones
Terri Bradley and Terri Jones have known each other for the better part of 20 years. In a relationship for the past three, their...
Weiss brothers sell Bump
Gayborhood hot spot Bump changed hands last month from one pair of local brothers to another, who are planning a “major facelift,” which could...
LGBT attorney disbarred in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court this week ordered the disbarment of Robert P. Tuerk, a local LGBT advocate who previously was disbarred as an attorney...
Obituary: Kenneth George, 56, clinical pharmacist
Kenneth J. George, a clinical pharmacist who had an affinity for helping people with HIV/AIDS and the homeless, died April 28 after a...
Guilty verdict in attack on trans woman
A judge this week found a man who brutally attacked a local transgender woman guilty of several charges, including attempted murder. ...
Coming home: Meet the residents of JCAA
After years of planning, the John C. Anderson Apartments will celebrate its ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 24. The LGBT-friendly senior apartment building is...
Obituary: Danny Tolan, activities coordinator, 23
Danny Tolan’s family says he lived more in his 23 years than most people do in a lifetime. “There was never...
ENDA comes before Senate committee
A Senate committee last week held a hearing on a bill that seeks to ban employment discrimination against LGBT workers, which a representative of...
Obituary: Frankie Morelli, Voyeur bartender and ‘Gayborhood royalty,’ 51
Frankie Morelli, a longtime fixture in the local LGBT nightclub scene, died Nov. 2 of complications of lung cancer. He was 51. ...
Russian officials: Activist’s grisly murder wasn’t hate crime
The murder of Yelena “Lena” Grigoryeva, 41, a prominent Russian LGBTQ-rights activist and journalist, allegedly wasn’t politically motivated or a hate crime — despite...
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