Lawmakers joyous after DADT repeal
President Obama this week put one of the final nails in the coffin of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. ” Surrounded by lawmakers,...
New Jersey votes against marriage equality
Legislators in New Jersey voted this week to reject a same-sex marriage bill, stifling hopes for marriage equality in the Garden State for at...
Philly to host 2018 LGBT biz conference
As the Independence Business Alliance celebrated 10 years as the region’s LGBT chamber of commerce last week, it also looked to the future with...
Building a bodywork business from the ground up
The field of bodywork has gone through a number of evolutions in the past few decades — changes that Freedom Massage has kept up...
Twelve LGBT groups file brief in trans antibias case
A coalition of 12 LGBT-advocacy groups wants to be heard in a federal case that will determine whether trans people born in New Jersey...
City councilmember introduces resolution opposing anti-trans sports bill
Philadelphia City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson introduced a resolution on May 6 asking Pa. legislators to oppose Pa. House Bill 972, which would prohibit...
Former Reading Terminal manager recognized
A new honor for Paul Steinke, former general manager of the Reading Terminal Market, hangs in the market’s most visited location: in the back...
Obituary: Gary Dennis Mammucari, singer, 53
Gary Dennis Mammucari, a sales representative and talented singer, died May 31. He was 53. The cause of death is unknown, although...
CNN anchor returns to Philly with new outlook
A decade after CNN anchor Don Lemon left Philadelphia’s NBC 10, he’s returning to his old stomping grounds this weekend to share the journey...
Student wins national prize for gay video
Local film student Jason Druss, like most college students, is always looking for new ways to pay down his ever-mounting school loans, and recently...
CDC: Most Philly HIV diagnoses are AIDS
Nearly 50,000 Americans were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2011, and Philadelphia ranked 24th among metropolitan areas in terms of new diagnoses — the...
PA trans youth gets national award
This weekend Chaz Bono will take a break from “Dancing With the Stars” to accept an award from the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education...
Allentown activist presents LGBT health disparities in North Carolina
Adrian Shanker, executive director of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, is in North Carolina this week presenting information about health disparities for...
Republicans to help lead nondiscrimination bills
Measures to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s nondiscrimination law will soon be back before state lawmakers, this time with new...
New study shows Pennsylvania ranks 24th in acceptance of LGBT people.
The Williams Institute has just published a new study, “The Impact of Stigma and Discrimination Against LGBT People in Pennsylvania” and the details are...
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Rosewood to reopen in September Rosewood, an LGBT bar and restaurant that was closed in June due to building-code violations, will reopen in September,...
Trans Latina activist who interrupted Obama to speak in Philly
On a June night at the White House, two days before the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for marriage equality nationwide, Jennicet Gutiérrez...
Justice Dept. calls for dismissal of first federal marriage suit
A federal agency moved last week to dismiss the first lawsuit filed against the federal ban on same-sex marriage. The U.S....
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Couples’ tax session The Bottom Line Financial Services will host a free educational session to explain how same-sex couples can reduce their tax...
Del. Adopts trans protections
Just a month after Delaware approved marriage equality, the state has once again gained another victory for the LGBT community. On...
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