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Left- bingo verifying diva Julie Fries and friend. (Credit: Cherri Gregg)

AIDS Fund Philly Hosts 14th Annual Black-Tie GayBINGO

AIDS Fund Philly held its 14th Annual Black-Tie GayBINGO Friday night.

2013/03/02

(A City of Philadelphia street sign pays homage to a gay rights pioneer.  Credit: Mike Dunn)

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.”

2012/11/29

(JONAH co-director Arthur Goldberg is named a defendant in a lawsuit over "conversion therapy," which the group claims can turn a gay person straight.  Photo from jonahweb.org)

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.”

2012/11/28

(Credit: Equality Forum)

Local Organization Happy To See Wider Observance of LGBT History Month

October is LGBT History Month, and individuals and organizations are invited to explore an online trove of information about distinguished members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

2012/10/02

(A City of Philadelphia street sign pays homage to a gay rights pioneer.  Credit: Mike Dunn)

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.”

2012/10/01

(Members of "Philly RAGE" meet today with an unidentified SEPTA official at SEPTA headquarters in center city Philadelphia.  Credit: John McDevitt)

Group Circulates Petitions To Get Gender Stickers Removed From SEPTA Passes

A grassroots transgender group has kicked off a petition campaign urge the public to take a stand against SEPTA’s gender stickers on transit passes.

2011/09/08

Philadelphia City Council Approves Overhaul To Outdated Fair Practices Law

Philadelphia City Council is putting a 21st Century sheen on a five-decade old city law that deals with discrimination.

2011/02/27

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