Latinx youth give Congreso CEO failing ‘report card’
Young leaders last week met with the CEO of a Latinx nonprofit organization to discuss the agency’s ability to serve the community. ...
Medical center receives two grants to support LGBT patients
A local medical center last week announced it was awarded two grants to support the LGBT community. Einstein Medical Center’s Pride...
Lib City forum looks at gay-bashing case, race relations
A crowd of about 50 turned up for what was to be a passionate forum at the William Way LGBT Community Center last week....
DeVos visit to Harrisburg school with anti-trans policy sparks calls for...
United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos attended a roundtable Thursday morning at a Harrisburg elementary school that adheres to an anti-trans student policy. ...
DVLF’s executive director resigns, changes ahead
Change is ahead for the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund (DVLF). Executive Director Juan Franco resigned on Feb. 3, and on Feb. 10, DVLF —...
LGBTQ Presidential Forum in Iowa causes controversy
The historic LGBTQ Presidential Forum held in Iowa on Sept. 20 was marred by controversy that included racial bias, sexism and attacks on a...
Philadelphia Bar Association partners with CCP to host name-change clinic
The Philadelphia Bar Association’s LGBT Rights Committee is collaborating with the Community College of Philadelphia to hold a free name-change clinic for members of...
Miss’D America returns, with added incentive for contestants
If the name recognition and bragging rights that come with the Miss’D America title weren’t motivating enough, how about $5,000? The...
Justice Department to defend religious schools’ exemption from anti-LGBTQ discrimination laws
The Biden administration’s Department of Justice has issued a series of controversial intentions in recent weeks of cases it will defend in court. All...
Day in the life of: Feminist circus performers, Tangle Movement Arts
A troupe of circus performers lumbered for a half-hour to raise four airplane-grade aluminum rods into the air, 20 feet above the lawn of...
District Attorney: Beth Grossman
Prior to becoming chief of staff at the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections, Beth Grossman, the only Republican in the D.A.’s race, worked...
William Way history exhibit explores local PA nondiscrimination ordinances
A traveling exhibit exploring the histories of Pennsylvania municipalities that have fought for LGBTQIA-plus nondiscrimination ordinances will be on display at the William Way...
Record attendance expected at Delaware Pride
The Delaware Pride Festival will return again this year to the Legislative Hall in Dover. The free event, hosted by Brie Daniels and Jayden...
Assailant in gay robbery seeks new trial
Rasheem J. Drummond, convicted of hitting a gay man over the head with a gun in Harrisburg after they met through the dating app...
Kocis trial underway
The murder trial of gay-porn producer Bryan Kocis began Feb. 24, and attorneys for accused killer Harlow Cuadra contested during opening arguments...
Allentown’s LGBT community center holds mortgage payoff ceremony
Allentown’s Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center held a mortgage-payoff ceremony Nov. 20, to celebrate being one of a small number of LGBT centers that owns...
Do police and DA have separate Morris probes?
Last week, a city attorney told Common Pleas Judge Joshua H. Roberts that two separate investigations exist for the Nizah Morris case, one by...
LGBTQ center goes solar, ‘more resources for programs’
In an effort not only to shrink its carbon footprint, but also to dramatically reduce energy costs, the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center plans to...
Mayor-elect Kenney introduces transition team
About a dozen people who are out in the LGBT community or strong allies have been appointed to the transition team for Philadelphia Mayor-elect...
Germantown man seeks vindication in media case
A Germantown man accused of molesting a boy has renewed hope for vindication after his defamation suit against CBS3 was recently reinstated. ...
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