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Lead plaintiff at center of same-sex marriage ruling honors early gay rights protesters
Regina Sullivan started crying as she squeezed her arms around the man at the center of the latest gay rights milestone: Jim Obergefell, whose lawsuit led to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling making same-sex marriage the law of the land. …
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Philadelphia rainbow crosswalks mark 50th anniversary of LGBT rights demonstrations
The rainbow crosswalks will be dedicated at the Annual Reminders Block Party on July 5 honoring the 50th anniversary of the first wave of U.S. LGBT rights group demonstrations.
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Trial ordered for man in slaying of transgender woman
A man has been ordered to stand trial in the stabbing death of a transgender woman in north Philadelphia earlier this year.
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Philadelphia boy scout council affirms policy allowing gay adult leaders
The Cradle of Liberty Council vote Friday bans discrimination based on sexual orientation for scouts, leaders and employees.
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Philadelphia July 4th events to recall bold 1965 gay rights protest
On the Fourth of July 50 years ago, when homosexuality was considered a mental illness and a same-sex couple’s public declaration of love put their lives and livelihoods at risk, about 40 people took a stand by staging a peaceful protest in front of Independence Hall. This year, Philadelphia’s Independence Day festivities will mark the city’s important place in the history of America’s gay rights movement with events billed as the 50th anniversary of the LGBT rights movement.
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Nick Jonas to replace Iggy Azalea at Pittsburgh LGBT pride concert
The 22-year-old former Jonas Brothers frontman has a sizable gay following and plays a gay boxer on the DirecTV series “Kingdom.”
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Pennsylvania Senate confirms transgender woman as physician general
A transgender woman has the approval of the Pennsylvania Senate to be Pennsylvania’s physician general in what one lawmaker calls a “history making” vote.
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Ceding to pressure over past anti-gay tweets, Iggy Azalea cancels pride performance
Iggy Azalea has canceled a performance at a Pittsburgh gay pride event after being criticized for making anti-gay and racist remarks on social media.
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Pennsylvania Senate panel endorses transgender woman as Physician General
If confirmed by a full Senate vote next week, Dr. Rachel Levine would become the first transgender person to serve as a high-level state official in Pennsylvania history,
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Gay couple, one of whom adopted the other, has adoption vacated now that they can marry
When Bill Novak and Norman MacArthur moved to the Philadelphia suburbs nearly 20 years ago, they were dismayed to learn that Pennsylvania would not recognize their domestic partnership from New York.