Supreme Court declines to hear wedding flowers dispute
On July 2, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of Barronelle Stutzman, a Washington florist who refused to make a floral...
Congressional caucus supports LGBTQ foster care bill
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus commended the recent introduction of the Every Child Deserves a Family Act Tuesday. Introduced in the...
Oral arguments held in cop case
The city has requested the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by N. Melville Jones, a gay police officer who alleges pervasive anti-LGBT workplace bias....
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...
Amber Hikes announces departure from Office of LGBT Affairs
Amber Hikes, executive director of the City’s Office of LGBT Affairs, will leave her position July 31, drawing her two-year tenure to a...
Lavender Law Conference returns to Philadelphia
The largest conference for LGBTQ and ally legal professionals in the U.S. returns to Philadelphia this year. Held at Philadelphia Downtown...
Senate unanimously confirms two LGBTQ women to top military positions
In an historic action, the Senate confirmed Gina Ortiz Jones and Shawn Skelly to top military positions with unanimous consent.
Gina Ortiz Jones will serve...
Lutheran seminary president ousted due to anti-LGBT past
The Rev. Theresa F. Latini was dismissed this week as president of United Lutheran Seminary amid protests regarding her past association with an anti-LGBT...
Mother and daughter create free drag camp for kids
As Sofia Erdakos-Roizman neared the age of 13, her Bat Mitzvah date drew closer. It is customary to participate in some...
New prosecutor assigned to murder case
A city prosecutor has stepped aside in a trans-related murder case due to issues stemming from alleged exculpatory evidence that was withheld from the...
International News: Sept. 6, 2019
Second French game in three days halted after homophobic banners A second French league game in three days was interrupted due to banners deemed...
Married by the mayor: Kenney’s first time officiating wedding is for...
It was supposed to be a simple ceremony with two witnesses, but quickly turned into rows of people filling the Mayor’s Reception Room in...
Southern New Jersey Gay Pride turns 11, takes on bullying
Southern New Jersey Gay Pride celebrated its 11th year last Sunday with the festival’s largest-ever turnout. Founder and organizer DeAnn M. Cox estimated that...
Henry Weitz, opera singer and florist, dies at 86
Henry Weitz, a long-time member of the Philadelphia LGBTQ community, died July 12 after a long illness. Born in Brooklyn, Weitz lived in...
LGBT youth program to host first gala
Q Spot Philly, an initiative that offers LGBTQ youth resources, information, entertainment and social opportunities, will host its first gala next month. ...
Three decades ago, AIDS activists set up camp in SF plaza
Thirty years ago this month, two San Francisco men, fed up with government inaction as AIDS decimated the gay community, chained themselves to a...
Student alleges same-sex abuse
A former swimmer at Germantown Academy filed suit earlier this month, claiming that threats of rape and other abuse from a fellow student ended...
Obituary: Tom Sauerman, co-founder of Philadelphia chapter of PFLAG, 82
Tom Sauerman, the co-founder of the Philadelphia chapter of PFLAG, died June 21 at age 82. Fran Kirschner, a former board...
As Philly gears up for primaries, LGBTQ candidates get prime ballot...
Philadelphia’s primary election will be held in two months — but much of the groundwork was completed this week. And for two of the...
Johns Committee: A 1950s ‘witch hunt’ for LGBTs
For many people, their memories of their college years are filled with football games, parties and cramming for exams. For others, it’s horrific flashbacks...
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