City releases Bethany’s antibias policy
Philadelphia officials last week released a new antibias policy enacted by a Christian agency that receives city funds to provide foster-care services for children...
SCOTUS nominee bad news for LGBT rights
President Trump nominated conservative judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to fill the vacant seat in the U.S. Supreme Court in a move that will likely...
Internal Affairs file for Morris incident lacks key evidence
The official Internal Affairs Division investigative file for the Nizah Morris incident was released last week but doesn’t contain key evidence about the 2002...
Lesbian-owned company uses off-color acronyms to bolster LGBTQ youth
Fame Neal’s favorite shirt says “COOCH.” The Cs and H are scrawled in curvy, marker-thick font and the Os have been replaced by pink-frosted...
N.J. Republican Senate candidate pro-marriage equality
Former pharmaceutical executive Bob Hugin is looking to be the first Republican in 46 years to serve as a New Jersey senator who is...
“Queerbook” connects LGBT performers nation-wide
A drag-king performer is assembling an LGBTQ-themed yearbook dubbed “The Queerbook” to celebrate performers and entertainers in Philadelphia and other major cities. ...
Action Wellness elects four board members
Action Wellness appointed three new officers to its board of directors as the organization looks to expand service to more individuals living with HIV...
Meet DVLF’s new executive director
The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund elected an executive director nearly seven months after the resignation of his predecessor. Social-justice professional Juan...
Catholic agency offers to cease ‘pastoral references’
Attorneys for Catholic Social Services recently told a federal judge the agency will stop requiring “pastoral reference letters” from prospective foster parents if a...
Lansdale poised to pass LGBT ordinance
Lansdale, a borough in Montgomery with 16,000 residents, is poised to become the next municipality in Pennsylvania to enact an LGBT civil-rights ordinance. So...
Tabu to relaunch as gay bar
The Gayborhood’s Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar is moving, and its owners are officially re-introducing the longtime late-night establishment as a gay bar. ...
Gay man seeks to make criminal-justice system ‘user-friendly’
Richard Gliniak’s priority as one of the members of the new Crime Victims’ Advisory Committee is to help make Philadelphia’s criminal-justice system more user-friendly,...
Krasner introduces new Crime Victims’ Advisory Committee
Twenty members of the new Crime Victims’ Advisory Committee of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office were announced last week — including an openly gay...
Philadelphia Museum of Art displays Pride flag
A rainbow flag will be displayed for the first time as an example of contemporary art design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on...
Temple study in search of gay Latino couples
A new research study at Temple University is providing data on the factors that contribute to Latino men being so disproportionately impacted by the...
Boyertown students will appeal trans-friendly ruling
An attorney for six current and former students at Boyertown Area Senior High School vowed to appeal last week’s judicial ruling that upholds the...
Biggest LGBT business conference headed to Philadelphia
The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce is holding its largest annual business conference in Philadelphia this year, with up to 5,000 people expected to...
Legislation to replace gendered language in city tax forms
Mayor Jim Kenney signed two bills into law that replace gendered marital signifiers on two city tax forms in an effort to make the...
Man accused of drag-queen attack ‘remorseful’
A man accused of attacking a local drag queen is requesting placement in a diversionary program, which would allow him to avoid jail time....
Presbyterian Church approves pro-LGBT measures
The United States Presbyterian Church has approved several LGBTQ-specific overtures at its biennial General Assembly, affirming religious freedom without discrimination for people of all...
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