LGBT group meets with police, businesses
The Police Liaison Committee, which connects the LGBT community and the police force, last week brought concerns about the ongoing prostitution problem in the...
Building awareness, fundraising for living-organ donation
On any given day, there are an estimated 120,000 Americans awaiting an organ transplant. While many think that waiting game depends...
LGBT employees confront Attorney General over discrimination
DOJ Pride, a group representing the Department of Justice’s LGBTQ employees and contractors, has delivered a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr about...
Alternative Pride events across Philly drew big crowds and big names
A host of fringe Pride events drew large crowds last weekend while offering inclusive celebrations for minorities within the LGBTQ community — namely women...
IndieGoGo heats up
A popular fundraising party for William Way LGBT Community Center will return this year, this time in the summer. ...
PA House panel approves sex-ed bill
A committee of the Pennsylvania House last week approved a bill that seeks to mandate uniform comprehensive sexual-education programs throughout Pennsylvania’s public schools. ...
‘Priscilla’ stars meet with youth from The Attic
The Attic Youth Center had a day out at the theater last week, and was given a behind-the-scenes chance to interact with the stars...
GALLOPING INTO SUMMER
GALLOPING INTO SUMMER: Brian Sims (far left, clockwise), chair of the Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia; Larry Felzer, GALLOP board member and co-chair...
Lawsuit claims anti-LGBT bias at youth detention center
A federal lawsuit was filed last month on behalf of a Pennsylvania man who claims he was repeatedly raped while detained at the Delaware...
Advocates rally for equality in Harrisburg
About 250 people gathered at the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg March 17 to show their support for HB 300, legislation that would ban discrimination...
Philly communities unite to mark Trans Day of Remembrance
Trans community members and allies will come together later this month to mourn trans lives that have been lost to violence and hatred. On...
Federal Appeals Court reinstates Philadelphia’s ban on salary history questions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a district court’s preliminary injunction on Feb. 6 that prohibited the City of Philadelphia...
Appeals court sides with city in foster-care dispute
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals this week said city officials acted within their legal rights when they stopped referring children to a Catholic...
ERGs help companies create LGBTQ-affirming work culture
For LGBTQ employees and allies at Subaru, they can take part in the automaker’s employee resource group (ERG) Out+Ally to receive “education, resources and...
Guidebook analyzes transgender Greek life
Although college is generally a time when young people fortify their own identities and ideologies, transgender college students often face more challenges than their...
Media Trail
School discriminated in bathroom case BangorDailyNews. com reports the Maine Human Rights Commission found that the Orono School Department discriminated against a...
Next Community Conversation to focus on Mazzoni Center
The Office of LGBT Affairs and the Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs next month will host their second Community Conversation. During...
PA district approves embattled GSA
A gay-straight alliance at Chambersburg Area High School in Fulton County in Central Pennsylvania will finally be able to launch after the school district...
Conference to focus on cancer among lesbians, bisexuals
Although research is still emerging about the health of the LGBT community, many in the medical community assert that lesbians and bisexual women are...
Black Lives Matter co-founder speaks on activism, new memoir
More than 100 people turned out for a discussion with the co-founder of international racial-justice organization Black Lives Matter. The Free Library of Philadelphia...
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