Road to Stonewall: Barbara Gittings
Barbara Gittings is one of the single most important figures in American LGBTQ history. Before Stonewall, Gittings was performing groundbreaking work for lesbian...
N.J. LGBT Elder Bill of Rights advances
A bill that would greatly enhance the rights of and the resources for LGBTQ elders passed its first major hurdle. The bill, S3484, the...
Trump administration to deny trans people access to homeless shelters
In a new attack on the transgender community, the Trump administration has announced a plan to deny trans people equal access to the homeless...
Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus welcomes new director
David Bielenberg will be the first-ever executive director in the organization’s 37-year history In his teen years, David Bielenberg sang in school musicals and...
Conference to explore LGBTQ fertility treatment
A recent study found 63 percent of LGBTQ millennials are considering growing their families Doctors using the wrong pronouns. Considering freezing eggs or...
City reacts to LGBTQ primary results
Tuesday proved to be a difficult night for LGBTQ candidates in Philadelphia’s primary election. Tiffany Palmer, a lesbian who lives in Mount Airy, prevailed...
Arrest made in transwoman’s North Philadelphia murder
Police arrested a suspect in last weekend’s murder of a transwoman and community advocate in the city’s Franklinville section. Michelle Washington, a...
Tiffany Palmer wins Court of Common Pleas primary
Out candidate Tiffany Palmer has won in the May 2019 primary election for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. "I'm very excited to be able...
Philly Pride parade televised for first time ever
For the first time in its 31-year history, the Philly Pride parade will be aired on TV. Local network 6abc will film the June...
Transwoman shot to death in North Philadelphia on Sunday
Michelle Washington, a transwoman of color, was shot to death in the early hours of Sunday, May 19. The incident took...
Equality Act Vote Makes History
"I now commend the bill to the House and the House to history." So ended the four-hour debate on the House floor on the...
Conservatives align against Equality Act
With President Trump and other conservatives in strong opposition, the Equality Act is no nearer passage than it was before Democrats regained the House...
New national conference brings Latinx, queer issues to Philly
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International News – 5/17/19
New wave of Chechnya gay abuse Gay men are being detained and tortured in the Russian republic of Chechnya reported Human Rights Watch. ...
Mental-health legislation introduced in House
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-181st Dist.) recently announced plans to introduce legislation aimed at placing more mental-health providers in Pennsylvania’s public schools to prevent...
Annual conference provides platform for LGBTQ youth
LGBTQ student leaders from across the city hope to empower and educate GSAs and area learning centers to build community, share resources and knowledge,...
The Road to Stonewall: Anita Cornwell
Anita Cornwell had been an out lesbian for more than two decades when Stonewall happened. She had wandered the small streets of Greenwich Village...
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...
Philly Pride announces 2019 performers
Numerous performers from the worlds of music and comedy were announced this week as the 2019 Philly Pride festival headliners. The...
Zeta Phi Beta issues revised national policy welcoming transgender women
The historically black sorority Zeta Phi Beta Incorporated issued a “diversity statement” in January that stated, “an individual must be a cis-gender woman”...
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