Disappointing turnout for suicide vigil
Eugene Brown, an openly gay resident of the Brewerytown section, calls anti-LGBT bullying a “national crisis” that needs urgent attention. Brown, 30, said he...
Philly sportscaster suspended over antigay emails
Philadelphia sports-radio personality Mike Missanelli was suspended this week after he wrote a series of homophobic emails to a listener. The Fanatic...
Evidence of first LGBTQ activist found in Queen Village
Jonathan Katz’s participation in a gay liberation organization during the 1970s spurred his passion for researching LGBTQ history. A native of New York...
Federal appeals court upholds trans rights at Boyertown High School
LGBT advocates are praising a recent order by a three-judge panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that allows trans students at Boyertown...
Day in the Life of: an archivist, Bob Skiba
Few people in Philadelphia know more about LGBT history in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection than William Way LGBT Community Center...
Roommates regardless of gender: Pennsylvania colleges promoting gender-inclusive housing
Sarah Gow moved into a quaint house in the 700 block of Main Street in Collegeville this week for the start of her junior...
Gavin Grimm seeks ruling in bathroom bill case
Gavin Grimm is 20 now, but he has been fighting ongoing high school bathroom restrictions on trans students in Virginia. Grimm returned to...
Former barista at Starbucks claims unlawful firing over Pride T-shirt
Legal observers say former Starbucks barista Betsy Fresse has an “uphill battle” in her antibias case against the coffee chain for allegedly firing her...
Allentown adopts conversion-therapy ban
A bill to ban conversion therapy for minors unanimously passed Allentown City Council Wednesday night and was expected to be signed into law on...
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...
Hatboro passes equal-protection ordinance
The Hatboro Borough City Council passed a nondiscrimination ordinance May 21 that provides equal protections for its 7,400 residents. Hatboro, a borough of Montgomery...
GALAEI executive director to receive leadership award
Francisco Cortes, the interim executive director of queer Latinx social-justice nonprofit GALAEI, will receive the Emerging Leader Award at the annual Tribute to Change...
U Bar, Tavern owner on ill-fated Philly fight
There were some tense moments at Philadelphia International Airport last week as a US Airways flight nosedived during takeoff, and among the 149 passengers...
New monthly podcast highlights New Jersey’s LGBTQ movers and shakers
Garden State Equality, the largest LGBTQ advocacy and education organization in New Jersey, has launched “Equalize,” a monthly podcast highlighting the state’s queer movers...
Local GLF members to be grand marshals at World Pride 2019/Stonewall...
The Gay Liberation Front has been named one of a few grand marshals for World Pride 2019/Stonewall 50 in New York City. The group...
Woody’s sued for vehicular accident
Woody’s Bar is the target of a lawsuit stemming from a vehicular accident on Interstate 95. On Dec. 7, 2014,...
New Liberty City leadership promises to address ‘unfinished business’
Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club executive board members have unanimously instituted a new leadership team to usher in what the volunteer political action committee...
LGBT Center of Central PA hosts racial-justice panel discussion
In an effort to highlight experiences of queer people of color and integrate racial justice into the LGBT movement, the LGBT Center of Central...
Out ministers to discuss LGBT, faith issues
Pastor Clarence Hayes was moved to action after hearing homophobic comments from Kim Burrell, a pastor at Love and Liberty Fellowship Church in Houston....
One less hurdle for crime victims’ rights in PA
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has approved legislation that would amend the state constitution to include specific protections for crime victims and their families....
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