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Rita Cisneros, LGBT mental health advocate, 62
Rita Cisneros, an advocate for mental-health awareness in the LGBT community, died May 25 at Harrisburg Hospital of cancer. She was 62. Cisneros, a native of Baldwin Park, Calif., lived and worked...
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NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg, LGBT ally, 89
Democratic U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg from New Jersey died Monday at age 89 from complications of viral pneumonia. He was the oldest member and last World War II veteran in the Senate. He had anno...
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Lt. gov. candidate booted from band for marriage stance
Mark Smith recently made headlines for getting kicked out of his Christian rock band for his pro-marriage-equality stance. Now, Smith hopes to continue to make a name for himself as a progressive D...
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Sims, Fleck honored for LGBT work
The Keystone Alliance/Gaylife Newsletter, based in Western Pennsylvania, will honor Philadelphia’s out Rep. Brian Sims (182nd Dist.) along with openly gay Rep. Mike Fleck (R-81st Dist.) at this yea...
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Lesbian pediatrician accused of attempted murder
by Victoria A. Brownworth
May 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
A Delaware County doctor allegedly shot her ex partner several times through a car window Monday following an argument over custody of their children. One child was in the car and another stood nex...
Pittston makes history with nondiscrimination ordinance
by Angela Thomas
May 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
On May 28, Pittston became the 32nd municipality in Pennsylvania and the first in Luzerne County to pass a nondiscrimination ordinance to protect its LGBT citizens. The historic and unanimous vote ...
Sexual-violence agency hosts first LGBT summit
by Angela Thomas
May 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center will host their first-ever summit focused on domestic-violence issues impacting the LGBT community next mont...
June H Weiss, PFLAG mom and LGBT advocate, 83
by Angela Thomas
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
June H. Weiss, a longtime member of the Eastern Pennsylvania chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, died May 3 of cancer. She was 83. Weiss was born July 17, 1929 in Fleetw...
Out candidates abound
by Angela Thomas
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
As Pennsylvanians and Philadelphians go to the polls May 21, they will be able to consider a number of LGBT candidates, some of whom could make LGBT history if elected. Leon A. King 2d, Philadelp...
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