Wagner faces backlash for transphobic meme
A campaign official for the Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate is defending one of his consultants, who shared a transphobic meme, saying he will not...
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...
George H. W. Bush remembered
George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died on Nov. 30, just hours before the start of World AIDS Day....
PGN, LGBTQ activists, and allies honored with historical markers
The installation of three LGBTQ+ historical markers in Philadelphia will make the City of Brotherly Love home to the most such markers in the...
City contracts to include LGBTs
A Philadelphia City Council committee this week held a hearing on a bill that seeks to change city contracts to stipulate that contractors cannot...
Deadline passes for Knott appeal
It appears that Kathryn Knott will not file a full appeal of her prison sentence. Knott was convicted of assault and...
Employer pushes for dismissal of antibias complaint
A local employer continues to seek the dismissal of a gay man’s federal antibias lawsuit, arguing that antigay discrimination isn’t equivalent to sex discrimination....
Road to Stonewall: Joe Beam
Joseph “Joe” Beam was the editor of the 1986 collection “In the Life: a Black Gay Anthology” — the first compendia of black gay...
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Cozen deposits money with court Death benefits totaling $43,822. 35 that a lesbian widow and her estranged in-laws are fighting over were...
Lehigh Valley to get first LGBT center
The Pennsylvania Diversity Network this week announced the launch of a campaign aimed at opening the first LGBT community center in the Lehigh Valley....
Winn out at Mazzoni Center
Dr. Robert Winn submitted his letter of resignation last week as Mazzoni Center's medical director. The resignation was accepted by the agency's...
Mazzoni Center offers holiday help for LGBTQ folks
The holiday season can be stressful, and for many members of the LGBTQ community, it can be particularly harrowing. Fortunately, a variety of local...
Lancaster ally puts faces to marriage-equality debate
Lancaster resident Tania Cooper hopes to bring awareness about marriage equality one photograph at a time. Cooper’s The Equalove Project will consist...
For LGBTQ elders, palliative care can alleviate aging’s obstacles
Palliative care is a 21st-century growth market. From 2000-16, the care model — which focuses on humanistic treatment for patients living with a...
Philly AIDS Thrift renews lease for PAT @ Giovanni’s Room
Philly AIDS Thrift recently renewed its lease to continue operating PAT @ Giovanni’s Room at 12th and Pine streets. The new...
LGBT group moves S. Jersey office
Earlier this month, Garden State Equality, which is fighting for marriage equality in New Jersey, closed its Cherry Hill office and opened a larger...
More students challenge PA school’s trans-inclusive policy
Three high-school students joined a classmate and his parents in a lawsuit against a Pennsylvania school district that stood by its trans-inclusive policies. ...
RNC Recap: Day Three
Here are the highlights of Day Three of the Republican National Convention. PA Delegation Breakfast Speakers:State Sen. Scott Wagner Congressman Lou BarlettaCongressman...
Is Mayor Kenney’s removal of homophobic and racist Rizzo statue and...
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Lesbian group hosts inaugural LGBTQ Women’s Week
A lesbian organization will host Philadelphia’s first LGBTQ Women’s Week beginning this weekend. The Strong Catalyst, an organization dedicated to bringing community and visibility...
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