Amid greater demand, N.J. hospital expands LGBTQ health center
The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset will expand its PROUD Family Health center this summer to serve more LGBTQ patients in New Jersey...
Doylestown becomes first Bucks County municipality to ban conversion therapy
Doylestown last month became the first municipality in Bucks County to ban conversion therapy for minors. The borough is trekking...
City officials, LGBTQ community attend fifth-annual trans flag raising at City...
Before Aidan DeStefano came out as trans, he felt “trapped.” As a child, he kept his hair short and wore boys’ clothes. “How could...
LGBT documentary to air on WHYY
Independence Day last year was supposed to be the first day of filming for Ilana Trachtman. She got the green light...
AIDS Memorial Quilt panel comes home to Philly for first time
Elizabeth Coffey-Williams and John DiCarlo created a panel for the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, a national collection of quilt squares commemorating those who...
Trans, queer projects get boost with Leeway funding
The Leeway Foundation, a Philadelphia nonprofit supporting women and trans artists, recently awarded $47,500 to 22 local artists. The recipients are...
Local designer creates high fashion for pets
If you want your four-legged companion ready to walk the red carpet or show off at a ball, you really need to enlist the...
Morris officer to testify in DUI case
Elizabeth Skala, a Philadelphia police officer who gave Nizah Morris a “courtesy ride” shortly before her fatal head injury, is scheduled to testify next...
PA Sen. to introduce bill banning gay- and trans-panic defenses
State Sen. Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (D-Philadelphia) said he will introduce legislation aimed at ending the use of gay panic and trans-panic defenses in...
Dick Leitsch: History is unavoidable
For my friend Dick Leitsch, the last president of the Mattachine Society of New York, who last May turned 80, history was unavoidable. ...
Ain’t she a woman: Laverne Cox on intersectional feminism
Transgender actress Laverne Cox remembered sitting in a therapist’s office in Alabama when she was around 8 years old. The therapist asked if she...
Ruling supports lesbian couple in Ocean Grove
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights issued a finding this week in an LGBT discrimination case, affirming the allegations of a lesbian couple...
International News: March 6, 2020
London to hold the 'world's first' Muslim gay and transgender event
London will host what is being billed as the “world’s first” and transgender Muslim...
William Way receives $1 million for renovations
The William Way LGBT Community Center will undergo $1 million worth of renovations thanks to a grant from Governor Tom Wolf. ...
LGBTQ youth residence ‘raises the roof’ off fundraising goal
Project HOME tripled its goal at the “Raise the Roof” fundraiser on Nov. 15 with more than $350,000 going towards the state’s first LGBTQ-friendly...
Restaurant denies wrongdoing in LGBT antibias case
An attorney for Loco Pez, a Fishtown restaurant accused of anti-LGBT bias, recently filed court papers denying any wrongdoing by the establishment. ...
Robert Patrick: One of nation’s oldest playwrights on his role in...
Robert Patrick is the author of “Kennedy’s Children” and “The Haunted Host,” one of America’s oldest gay plays, now celebrating its 50th anniversary. He...
CDC says vaccinated should wear masks indoors in areas with high...
Federal health officials urged Americans in areas of the country with the highest surges in COVID-19 infections to once again wear masks when they...
Mazzoni Center hires consulting firm to find permanent leadership
In an email sent to staff, the Mazzoni Center, an LGBTQ-centered health center, announced that its board has retained Cybeleum, an outside consulting firm,...
Councilmember Helen Gym introduces two bills expanding LGBTQ protections
Councilmember-at-Large Helen Gym introduced two bills aimed at protecting and expanding the rights of Philadelphia’s LGBTQ-plus community. One mandates the city’s youth organizations to...
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