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Out deputy sheriff, LGBTQ liaison and activist found dead
Laura Smythe June 7, 2019
Out Deputy Sheriff Dante Austin, 27, was found dead at his desk in the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office last Friday morning. He died by suicide, the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed...
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Councilmember Helen Gym introduces two bills expanding LGBTQ protections
Laura Smythe June 13, 2019
Councilmember At-Large Helen Gym introduced two bills Thursday aimed at protecting and expanding the rights of Philadelphia’s LGBTQ-plus community. One mandates the city’s youth organizations to implement policies protecting young...
National
Media Trail - 6/14/19
Larry Nichols June 13, 2019
Panic at D.C. Pride parade sends people running, some injured Newsweek reported officials in Washington, D.C., said several people were injured after a panic at the LGBTQ Pride parade sent people...
International
International News - 6/14/19
Larry Nichols June 13, 2019
London police arrest fifth suspect in attack on lesbian couple Police in London have arrested a fifth suspect on suspicion of punching two women on a bus because they are lesbians. Authorities...
Regional
‘Active bystander’ hate-crimes resolution stalled in committee
Tim Cwiek June 13, 2019
A state House of Representatives resolution urging witnesses of hate crimes to be “active bystanders” and intervene on behalf of victims continues to languish in a committee.
Regional
Out City Council candidate in Scranton leads primary despite backlash
Michele Zipkin June 13, 2019
This May, physical therapist and longtime activist Jessica Rothchild was one of two Democratic candidates to excel in the Scranton City Council primary race. If she wins the general election...
Local
Speaker series explores LGBTQ youth experience in foster care
Laura Smythe June 13, 2019
A transwoman of color who grew up in foster care, Nia Clark, struggled to have her identity affirmed as a kid.
Obituaries
LGBTQ philanthropist who funded Attic youth program dies
Laura Smythe June 13, 2019
James “Jim” Hastings Bryson, a pioneering LGBTQ advocate and philanthropist, died Monday from Alzheimer’s disease.
National
Road to Stonewall: Jill Johnston
Victoria Brownworth June 13, 2019
In the years before Stonewall, jill johnston — always lowercase — was a phenomenon. A lean, long-haired, jeans-clad 40-something butch lesbian who exuded a raw sexuality everywhere she went, johnston...
