gay rights
Mayor Nutter Signs Groundbreaking LGBT Rights Legislation
Mayor Michael Nutter signed a groundbreaking bill today, making Philadelphia one of the friendliest cities when it comes to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered rights.
Annual LGBT Rights Conference Opens in Philadelphia
But even as the American public becomes more accepting of the LGBT community, Pennsylvania has been slow to make a move when it comes to same-sex marriage or to expand LGBT civil rights.
Ayanbadejo Says As Many As Four Gay NFL Players Could Come Out At Once
NFL player Brendon Ayanbadejo says as many as four gay players could go public at once.
Philadelphia Gets Highest Rating For Its LGBT Stances
Gloria Casarez, director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs, says the city was ranked #1 in a survey of the large cities in the country by the Human Rights Campaign’s “Municipal Equality Index.”
Anti-Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ Under Fire in NJ and Pa.
“Minors deserve special protection,” says State Rep. Babette Josephs. “Nothing should be done to them that’s contrary to acceptable medical practice.”
CBS Local Presidential Forum: Obama/Romney: Debate Supreme Court Nominees
With four of nine U.S. Supreme Court justices in their 70s and the next president in the position of possibly shaping the future of affirmative action, gay rights, abortions, and more with appointments he might make should any openings occur, the question of what kind of nominee he might put forth was posed to President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney in the CBS Local President Forum.
In Philadelphia’s ‘Gayborhood,’ Testimony To A Gay Rights Pioneer
A community choir heralded the dedication of the block of Locust Street between 12th and 13th Streets as “Barbara Gittings Way.”
Opinion: Romney and Ryan Are Real Life Versions Of GOP Caricatures Of Kerry and Gore
In an odd turn of events, the Republicans in Tampa nominated real life versions of their cartoon versions of Kerry and Gore. Republicans thought John Kerry should be criticized for changing positions. But Kerry is not in the same league as Romney who ran as a pro-choice candidate and promised to do more for gay rights than Ted Kennedy.
Opinion: Rev. William Owens Confronts Barack Obama On Same-Sex Marriage
Rev. William Owens takes great issue with Obama’s linkage of Dr. King’s civil rights movement of the past to the current gay rights movement regarding same-sex marriage. Owens says that King embraced traditional religion, and he strongly suggests that King would not want his civil rights’ mission altered to include same-sex marriage.
Philadelphia Councilman Blasts Chick-Fil-A Prez For Comments Against Gay Marriage
Philadelphia councilman Jim Kenney, in a letter, tells Chick-Fil-A president Dan Cathy to “take a hike and take your intolerance with you.”
Judge Orders City of Phila. To Repay $877,000 in Legal Fees to Boy Scouts
The City of Philadelphia has been ordered to pay hefty legal fees to the local Boy Scouts chapter, which was involved in a federal trial over the national Boy Scouts’ controversial policy of banning gays.
Pioneering Gay Rights Activist Frank Kameny Dead at 86
The man credited as being this country’s first gay rights activist, and who made Philadelphia a base for his fight, has died.
Councilwoman Proposes Same-Sex Benefits Bill
Companies that get big contracts with the city of Philadelphia could soon have to offer health benefits to same-sex partners of their workers.
Philly, Boy Scouts End Gay-Rights Battle Over HQ
A Boy Scouts chapter that won the right to ban gays from its city-owned headquarters at a federal trial in Philadelphia said it has negotiated a deal to end the decade-long dispute with city officials.
Philadelphia Honors LGBT History Month With A Rainbow Flag
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Mayor Nutter joined members of the city’s gay and lesbian community in a flag raising on Wednesday: a rainbow flag, now flying at City Hall in honor of LGBT History Month. The […]
