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Open letter on CDC High-Impact HIV-Prevention awards
Community members — in particular members of communities of color — have expressed concern over the 2012 allocations of CDC-funded High Impact HIV Prevention Services recently announced by the Phil...
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Making the case for bigotry
My parents were Socialists and civil-rights workers, so I was raised with the core belief that everyone is equal. As a consequence, I am always stunned when people I otherwise respect show themselv...
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Transmissions: Never forgotten
Summer wanes, and the days get shorter. Blue skies give way to gray skies and the occasional rain shower. A slight chill now accompanies the sun’s warmth, not too long ago pervasive and penetrating...
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Changes to LGBT Dems club
Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club was founded in fall 1994 and ever since has served as the only lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Democratic political organization in Philadelphia. One of our...
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Holding Space: An open call for support of women-centered spaces
Recently, Elements Organization co-executive director Shayna S. Israel, secretary Kim Watson and a group of friends headed to New York for an end-of-summer road trip. The group planned to head to t...
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On the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
As of Sept. 20, the discriminatory law known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ceases to exist. No longer will patriotic gay and lesbian Americans need to hide who they are in order to serve the country t...
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Networking 101 (for those who hate networking)
Philadelphia is fast becoming a hot destination for conventions and conferences. Most conventions are actually more about networking and less about programming: For many industries, you can figure ...
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Life after 55: It does get better
Although the media campaign targets LGBT youth, “It Gets Better” also holds true for LGBT elders. Whether related to health, housing, social or legal issues, LGBT elders face unique challenges. To ...
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Frustration after theft is compounded unnecessarily
I recently became a statistic in the annals of Philadelphia crime. The theft of my bicycle was painful, both emotionally and to my bank account, but the way the Philadelphia Police Department treat...
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Philadelphia Older LGBT Adults Project is enrolling participants
In the past couple of years, there has been a lot of talk about improving existing services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults, as well as creating new services that don’t curr...
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