Chelsea Manning addresses power, identity and freedom at Penn
Chelsea Manning fits in on a college campus. Youthful and smiling, with Taylor Swift-blonde hair and black combat boots, she looks...
Oral arguments slated in settlement dispute
Oral arguments are scheduled this month in the case of Thomas Vandergrift, a South Philadelphia gay man who disputes that he settled his civil-rights...
Day in the Life of … Macy’s organ shop coordinator, Matthew...
Matthew Taft recalled the recent Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. As the organ shop coordinator at the Center City-based store,...
Local attorney gets diversity award at PA Society
Angela Giampolo credits two people with her becoming a lawyer: her fourth-grade detention monitor, who joked that she should pursue law because she was...
Task force looks to improve LGBT care at Temple
The Temple Health LGBTQ Alliance Task Force welcomed state Physician General Dr. Rachel Levine this week, who spoke to members about Temple Health’s LGBT...
Legislation introduced to repeal Woodbury’s anti-trans law
Legislation was introduced in Woodbury, N.J., City Council last week to repeal an obscure anti-cross-dressing law in the town. Although police don’t enforce...
LGBT advocates blast state rep after homophobic outburst
LGBT community members and allies this week spoke out against an anti-LGBT state representative’s in-session homophobic tirade. On Tuesday, state Rep....
City names inaugural LGBT Affairs deputy director
The city this week named Evan L. Thornburg as the first deputy director for the Office of LGBT Affairs. The Ursinus...
Ways to lend a holiday helping hand
Put the "fun" in fundraising this holiday season with this round-up of local events! Ryan Strong Presents: Santa’s Soldiers 5-7 p.m. Dec....
World AIDS Day 2017
HIV/AIDS and LGBT service providers from around the region collaborated on this special supplement to mark World AIDS Day. From facts and figures to...
World AIDS Day 2017
HIV/AIDS and LGBT service providers from around the region collaborated on this special supplement to mark World AIDS Day. From facts and figures to...
Hahnemann launches fellowship for care of trans patients
A local hospital last month launched a training program focused on medical and surgical procedures for transgender patients. Hahnemann University Hospital’s...
D.A.’s Morris affidavits under scrutiny
Between 2013-15, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office submitted seven affidavits relating to the Nizah Morris case under penalty of perjury that appear to contain...
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...
Father of gay-bashing defendant named to top cop post
The father of one of the defendants in a high-profile 2014 gay-bashing case was named this week to the helm of a suburban police...
Litigants in gay man’s lawsuit dispute whether it’s settled
Both sides in the federal lawsuit of a South Philadelphia gay man who claims he was wrongfully suspected as a child molester are disputing...
LGBT-inclusive town hall explores solutions to sexual violence
The Woodhull Sexual Freedom Town Hall, a daylong event focused on ending sexual violence, will take place Dec. 2 at First Unitarian Church. ...
TOY returns to Sky Philadelphia with ‘a little sex’
“You can spend $50 at any gay bar and have a forgettable night or you can spend $50-$75 on TOY and have an unforgettable...
High court upholds Dawn Segal’s removal as a judge
In a 5-1 decision issued Nov. 22, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a lower court's ruling that permanently bars Dawn A. Segal from holding...
Tyler Titus, PA’s history-making school official, talks election, trans visibility
Tyler Titus said he sometimes forgets that he’s trans — until someone reminds him. “It’s very apparent right now,” he laughed....
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