SEEING STARS
Adult performer-turned-actor Sean Lockhart (left) accepted QFest’s 2011 Rising Star Award July 8 at Ritz East in Old City. Lockhart, who made...
Changes coming this fall for QSpot
Monthly LGBT youth event QSpot is moving to a new home this fall. The gathering — which offers local youth the...
Decade notables
The past 10 years have seen a wealth of progress for the local LGBT community, as it gains visibility and influence within Philadelphia and...
Harley “Daniel” Norvilla, 51, bartender and truck driver
Truck driver and former Bike Stop bartender Harley “Daniel” Norvilla died Oct. 22 of a heart attack. He was 51. Norvilla was...
Judge moves gay-bashing case forward
The trio accused of attacking a gay couple in Center City this past fall was back in court last Thursday in an attempt to...
Family alleges HIV discrimination at PA practice
A local HIV/AIDS agency filed suit on World AIDS Day against a private Lancaster County medical practice for its refusal to treat an HIV-positive...
Equality Forum to close Philly office
Equality Forum has decided to give up its office space in Philadelphia. The LGBTQ civil-rights organization, which was founded in Philadelphia in 1993, is...
City shuts down ‘Gay Pizza’
A popular pizza shop in the Gayborhood was shut down this week for operating without a license. Licenses & Inspection posted a cease-operations...
Conference addresses welcoming LGBTs to synagogue
A local synagogue will host a conference on the welcoming and inclusion of LGBTs in the Jewish community. Congregation Kol Ami...
New LGBT police liaison takes helm
Chief Inspector James Tiano, who served as the liaison between the LGBT community and Philadelphia Police for the past 12 years, is retiring at...
‘Black Genius’ explores Joe Beam’s legacy
The second-floor ballroom at William Way LGBT Community Center was filled with organized folding chairs in neat rows, a table of light refreshments in...
Windsor impact continues, one year later
The U. S. Supreme Court handed down its seminal decision on marriage equality on June 26, 2013 — and the full effect of...
2 years of union negotiations at Mazzoni Center end in LGBTQ-inclusive...
Two years of union negotiations drew to a close Friday at Mazzoni Center, bringing the organization’s health care workers paid leave for gender-affirming surgeries,...
Hate-crimes bill amended
The bill that would extend federal hate-crimes protections to LGBT individuals went through a series of ups and downs in the U. S....
Suspect in trans robberies, murder will stand trial in March
A trial date has been set for the man accused of robbing four transgender women and murdering a man. According to...
Hearing in attack on trans woman delayed
The preliminary hearing for a Philadelphia man accused of attacking and robbing three individuals, including a transgender woman, has been delayed until October. ...
Trans women continue push for name changes
Three transgender women continue to pursue their legal challenge of a provision in the state’s name-change law that prevents Pennsylvanians convicted of serious felonies...
Education, entertainment at Equality Forum
Activists, advocates, entertainers and politicos will blanket the city in LGBT culture over the next week as the 19th annual Equality Forum rolls into...
New Jersey man fights for death benefits
Thomas J. Bernardo, the surviving partner of a well-known AIDS physician in the area, is in a legal battle with his deceased...
Transgender activist runs for mayor of Idaho town
NAMPA, Idaho — About a block from a street concert in downtown Nampa, Melissa Sue Robinson strolls with purpose into a trendy coffee shop...
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