Suicide-prevention workshop stresses need for LGBT data
Mazzoni Center hosted a “More Than Sad” workshop to address the increasingly urgent need for LGBTQ-specific data to be collected and included in suicide-prevention...
Brunch pop-up raises money for LGBTQ organizations
A local pop-up brunch is raising money for organizations committed to LGBTQ social-justice work with a potluck fundraiser June 24 at the Asian Arts...
LGBTQ families celebrate Pride with new arts festival
Philadelphia Family Pride is expanding its annual Pride celebration from a small picnic to a large-scale arts festival in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office...
Gov. Wolf vows to veto proposed anti-LGBT legislation
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has vowed to veto a Republican-sponsored bill pending in the state legislature that could nullify numerous LGBT-inclusive ordinances. ...
Krasner supports transparency in Morris case
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner met with trans attorney Julie Chovanes for an hour last week and expressed support for transparency in the Nizah...
Catholic agency seeks injunction in LGBT foster-care dispute
Attorneys for Catholic Social Services urged a federal judge this week to issue a preliminary injunction that would halt the city’s freeze on foster-child...
Police: Inmate who killed three gay men dead of suicide
State police confirmed the death of the murderer of three gay men as a suicide after he was found unresponsive in his cell at...
Community HealthChoices: a major change on the horizon
Community HealthChoices (CHC) is Pennsylvania’s new mandatory managed care program for individuals age 21 and over with Medicare and Medicaid coverage. The program includes...
Villages are helping neighbors to thrive, connect & engage
We’re getting older. We’re living longer. We’re still working. We’re living alone. We’re living independently. Our health is good, though some of us...
Amid greater demand, N.J. hospital expands LGBTQ health center
The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset will expand its PROUD Family Health center this summer to serve more LGBTQ patients in New Jersey...
Festival for LGBTQ women of color doubles attendance
This year’s JUICE event saw twice the number of participants than in its debut last year, with more than 200 guests at the June...
Bucks County officials settle LGBT-related lawsuit for $52K
Bucks County officials recently authorized a $52,207.50 payment to settle a federal lawsuit arising from a high-profile Center City gay-bashing incident in 2014. ...
GALAEI hosts condom-packing party
Condom usage, safe-sex practices and HIV-prevention methods were the topics of conversation at Galaei’s condom-packing party June 9 — the first event featured in...
Bring a friend: COLOURS event promotes HIV testing
COLOURS Organization celebrates Juneteenth with its first bring-a-friend-to-testing event June 19 to encourage more people of color to learn their HIV status. ...
N.J. trans man receives favorable jury verdict
A Hudson County jury last month ruled that trans man Shakeem M. Holmes was subjected to hostile treatment by Jersey City police while being...
Sen. Casey at meet-and-greet: Voters ‘fired up, want to do...
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) mingled with local LGBTQ political activists and voters on June 7 at a meet-and-greet hosted by Liberty City LGBT...
Museum CEO: ‘Overwhelmingly positive’ response to Drag Queen Storytime
Please Touch Museum CEO and president Patricia Wellenbach said she stands by her decision to hold the Drag Queen Storytime event at the museum’s...
D.A. withdraws felony charges in flag-burning
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office dropped two felony charges against a trans woman arrested on Sunday at a Pride event June 13, but will...
Pride events reflect growing inclusion
Amid fan-favorite traditions like the Gayborhood block party and the City Hall flag-raising, Philadelphia’s 30th annual Pride celebration featured even more inclusive, diverse events...
Three Falcons look back on 30 years of soccer
LGBT sports leagues abound in Philadelphia and one of the first to put it out there was the Philadelphia Falcons Soccer Club. Formed a...
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