Breaking silence on hidden trauma
Part two of a two-part series about domestic violence and LGBTQ relationships “He liked seeing me cry,” Chantal says. Her voice is unwavering, with...
Largest Pride parade to shake up New Hope on Saturday
More than 5,000 people are expected to fill the streets of New Hope, Pennsylvania on Saturday for the city’s 16th-annual Pride celebration. The event...
Philly Pride Presents names grand marshals
At Philadelphia’s annual Pride celebration, Celena Morrison can typically be spotted coordinating volunteers and orchestrating tabling for the William Way LGBT Community Center. This...
The Lightbox Film Center needs a new home
Normally around this time, Jesse Pires would be scheduling the Lightbox Film Center’s next year of programs. But the chief curator’s 2020 vision is...
Pennsylvania’s first LGBTQ-friendly housing facility opens
James Allen came out as bisexual at age 13, only to experience extreme verbal and emotional abuse from family members. At times, he said,...
Third Circuit agrees to review sexual-orientation case
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to review the case of "John Doe," a South Philadelphia man who resigned from his job...
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...
LGBTQ Equality Act passes House with local GOP support
LGBTQ citizens in the United States are one step closer to enjoying federal legislation that would protect them from bias at work and in...
New study indicates end to AIDS in sight with use of...
An end to the AIDS epidemic might be nearer after a landmark study found that men whose HIV infection was fully suppressed by anti-retroviral...
Newly Republican, defense lawyer makes bid to be Philly mayor
Billy Ciancaglini had been a South Philadelphia Democrat for all his voting years. Then, he moved to the right. Just how far to the...
Philadelphia Bar Association releases final judicial ratings
The Philadelphia Bar Association’s Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention released its final judicial ratings. Tiffany Palmer, an out candidate running for a seat...
Gov. Wolf vows to explore options to combat Trump’s transgender...
After New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s May 3 order to the New Jersey Army National Guard to defy President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender...
Resource for LGBTQ asylum seekers launches in Canada and Mexico
When Katie Sgarro started AsylumConnect with cofounder Sy, they were seniors at the University of Pennsylvania, it was September 2016, and Barack Obama was...
Road to Stonewall: Tommi Avicolli Mecca
For 20 years, Tommi Avicolli Mecca was the face of gay-activist journalism in Philadelphia and a fixture in Philly’s nascent LGBTQ community. “I wanted...
LGBTQ survivors of domestic violence speak out
Part one of a two-part series It was supposed to be a sex game. It turned into a rape. Terrell Johnson was only 20,...
PA lawmakers make impassioned plea for a vote on antidiscrimination law
State legislators and members of the LGBTQ community and its allies held a news conference in Harrisburg this week to announce the introduction of...
Senator’s co-authored bill could help LGBTQ elders
A Pennsylvania senator is among three U.S. legislators who introduced a bill to expand health services and resources for the older LGBTQ population. ...
Will historic marker’s language be revised?
Seven months after the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission became the owner of an LGBTQ-oriented historic marker installed near Rittenhouse Square, it remains...
The Road to Stonewall: Roberta Hacker
Roberta Hacker grew up in a small, mostly working-class, largely Mennonite community in Telford, 50 miles outside Philadelphia. At 17, she graduated from high...
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Armenian trans woman gets threats after parliament speech A transgender woman, whose address to the Armenian parliament caused uproar, says she has received death...
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