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Gay-Bashing Victims Were Punched, Called “Faggots” Repeatedly, Court Doc Claims

It has been more than two weeks since two gay men were attacked at 16th and Chancellor streets, and new details are still emerging.

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Second Teen Charged With Murder In High School Girl’s Killing

Philadelphia Police announced today they have arrested a second suspect in the killing of 15-year-old Aisha Abdur Rhaman on Tuesday. Rhaman, a student at Delaware […]

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The Philadelphia Outrage Meter for the Week Ending September 26th

Create Infographics 78%: Kathryn Knott and her sense of entitlement.

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PHOTOS: 300 Show Up to Attend Brian Sims’ Rally for Gay-Bashing Victims

LOVE Park was a veritable sea of supporters this afternoon, when more than 300 (!) local lawmakers, LGBT leaders and community members showed up in the rain to attend a […]

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Philadelphia Cops Looking for Masked, Wigged Serial Bank Robber

Philadelphia police are hoping to help suburban cops catch a bank robber, and they don’t even know his age or race. That’s because the man […]

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TODAY: Brian Sims Hosts a Rally for Gay-Bashing Victims

Today at 2 p.m., State Representative Brian Sims will host an event in Love Park for the two victims of the September 11th gay-bashing in Center […]

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Council Members Push for LGBT-Specific Hate-Crime Legislation in Philadelphia

In today’s City Council session council members Blondell Reynolds Brown and Jim Kenney will introduce a bill that seeks to “close a hate-crime loophole that currently […]

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Center City Dunkin’ Donuts Robbed With Hypodermic Needle

On Sunday morning, September 21st, just before 7 a.m., a man walked into the Dunkin’ Donuts at 808 Chestnut Street with a hypodermic needle as […]

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Cops Find Soiled Diapers of Suspect in Pa. State Trooper Killing

Police in Northeast Pennsylvania may be closing in on Eric Frein, the survivalist suspected in the shooting death of state trooper Bryon Dickson and the […]

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Pennsylvania Defending Lawsuit by Blaming Woman for Her Own Rape

A 24-year-old was working at the Rockland state prison in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania prison as a typist when she was attacked and raped by an inmate. […]

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Gay-Bashing Suspects Released on Bail

The three Bucks County residents charged in the September 11th beating of two gay men in Center City have posted bail and been released from custody after […]

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Gay-Bashing Suspect Kathryn Knott Tweeted Patient’s Severed Finger Photo

On Wednesday, gay-bashing suspect Kathryn Knott was charged with aggravated assault, among other things, for her role in the September 11th attack in Center City. […]

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Philadelphia Judge Joseph C. Waters Jr. Pleads Guilty to Federal Corruption Charges

[UPDATE] According to an information (read the full document below) released by the U.S. Department of Justice, as expected, former municipal court judge Joseph C. […]

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Here are Mugshots of the Gay-Bashing Suspects

Police have released mugshots of the three Bucks County residents charged in the September 11th Center City gay-bashing.

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Gay-Bashing Suspect Tweeted Thanks to Police Chief Dad for Special Treatment

Update: Police have released mugshots of the Center City gay-bashing defendants. Original: As more details emerge about the arrests in the Center City gay-bashing case, we’re […]