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Mayor Jim Kenney’s recent directive safeguards individuals involved in gender-affirming care, setting a progressive precedent amid restrictive state legislation nationwide.
Kruger had written for The Advocate, Plus, and several Philadelphia publications.
"Keep being yourself," Philadelphia's mayor told a teenager who was kicked out of her high school prom for wearing a suit.
'I will certainly seize the opportunity' to take a stand for LGBT equality, says Mayor Michael Nutter, whose city hosts Pope Francis this weekend.
Josh Kruger, 39, was shot and killed in his home in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Point Breeze in the early morning hours of October 2, 2023.
The assailant used homophobic slurs before pistol-whipping the trans woman, and he shot her two companions.
They have issued an arrest warrant for Robert Davis, 19, who remains at large.
The city of Philadelphia was within its rights to end a contract with a foster care agency that won't place children with LGBTQ people, the court ruled.
The American Counseling Association will move its 2017 conference because of a new law letting therapists turn away LGBT clients and others based on religious objections.
"I decided that we needed a voice," says Alvarez, running for Pennsylvania House in the 182nd District.
An alleged gay-bashing and a transphobic mockery of Caitlyn Jenner were just some of the problematic aspects of the annual parade that's recently tried to become more inclusive.
In this third excerpt from Mark Segal's memoir, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality, the activist talks about the long road to build LGBT senior housing in his beloved Philadelphia.
These mayors are uniting to pass LGBT protections in their local governments.
