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In moments, the Pulse gay nightclub shooting in Orlando five years ago extinguished the lives of 49 young people, wounded 68 others and altered...
District Attorney: Larry Krasner
Throughout his candidacy for district attorney, Larry Krasner has spoken about resisting the Trump administration, ending mass incarceration and standing up for civil-rights. During...
Florence Ward Garvin, saved Mazzoni Center from closure
Florence Ward Garvin, a former board president of Mazzoni Center who helped the agency avoid closure in the 1990s, died Sept. 8 of a...
Locals embrace sex positivity at national conference
Plenty of Philadelphians try to beat the summer heat by heading down to Rehoboth Beach or driving up to New Hope for the weekend....
Obituary: Steve Black, 44, LGBT activist
Steve Black, a longtime activist and co-founder of a regional LGBT-rights group, died Jan. 13. He was 44. The cause of death had not been...
Leadership changes come to NJ LGBTQ advocacy org
Garden State Equality, a New Jersey-based LGBTQ advocacy and education organization, welcomes an interim deputy director and bids farewell to its director of policy....
Westboro Baptist Church greeted by huge counter-protest
More than 1,000 counter-protestors are estimated to have assembled outside Mazzoni Center Tuesday to block hateful messages from antigay group Westboro Baptist Church. ...
Muhlenberg rates among top LGBT religious colleges
LGBT college group Campus Pride rated a Pennsylvania college among the top religiously affiliated colleges in the country. Muhlenberg College, a small...
Local drag performer assaulted
Aloe Vera, a local drag performer, sustained a broken jaw during an assault in South Philadelphia this week. Vera, whose legal...
Drag queen among Mummers judges
The 2019 Mummers Parade may have had more LGBTQ representation on its judging panel, but many spectators said minority groups still need more visibility...
Vigil commemorates Michelle ‘Tamika’ Washington, transwoman and activist
When Michelle “Tamika” Washington’s younger sister, Crystal Davis, was sad she couldn’t visit the aquarium as a kid, Washington brought her a stuffed white...
Drag queen named as Mummers judge
After being marred by a history of racism, sexism, transphobia and homophobia, the Philadelphia Mummers Parade is moving toward more LGBTQ representation on its...
Pennsylvania receives lowest score in HRC’s Equality Index
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute released their sixth Annual State Equality Index (SEI), a comprehensive report detailing statewide...
Philadelphia child custody 101
With so many types of family formations and parenting situations, child custody can be a challenging topic. There are many types...
Killer of gay man to be released from death row
Frank R. Chester, convicted of the grisly slaying of gay artist Anthony Milano, is scheduled to be released from death row later this month....
Anniversary: Ryan Goldner and Scott Reikofski
In 2011, New York became the sixth state in the U. S. to legalize same-sex marriage. And nearly one year after...
Local Catholics disappointed in Pope
Pope Francis, once seen as opening the door to gay priests with a 2013 statement to the press, seems to have changed his mind....
Community gearing up for 19th Philly Dyke March
Next week will be busy for those participating in the Philadelphia Dyke March. Before the 19th annual event kicks off June 11, people are...
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...
Following months of pressure, Google removes anti-gay conversion therapy app
LGBTQ groups are claiming victory following Google’s decision Thursday to stop offering an app by a ministry that included material considered “ex-gay” involving conversion...
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