LGBTQ
Out Baritone Jonathan Beyer Talks About His Gay Take on the Academy of Music’s The Barber of Seville
Jonathan Beyer met his boyfriend of eight years, Brandon Cedel, when they were both students at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music. They lived in Center […]
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 […]
GIRL TALK: Fortune Feimster On Working With Tina Fey, Joan Rivers, and How Being a Lesbian Drives Her Comedy
One of my favorite Chelsea Lately roundtable regulars, Fortune Feimster, is performing this Thursday through Saturday at Philly’s Helium Comedy Club. The out lesbian took […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Council May Beef Up City’s Hate Crimes Law
City Council members Blondell Reynolds Brown and Jim Kenney are expected today to introduce a hate crimes bill covering Philadelphia. The introduction comes after three […]
Woman Crush Wednesday: Kaylynn McLean
Every hump day a Philly person shares their local picks for Woman Crush Wednesday. Today, Kaylynn McLean, former G Philly model and nanny in West Philly. […]
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.
Gay-Bashing Suspect Kathryn Knott’s Homophobic Twitter Rants Revealed
Twitter user @Clarknt67 just released this disturbing Storify account of gay-bashing suspect Kathryn Knott’s Twitter feed, which includes all kinds of homophobic remarks. Check this […]
UPDATE: Gay-Bashing Suspects Surrender to Police
According to CBS Philly, the three suspects facing charges in the gay-bashing in Center City on September 11th turned themselves into the police this morning. […]
3 Reasons This Is the Moment to Pass an LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill
Sorry friends, but there won’t be any hate crimes legislation coming out of Harrisburg this year – not even with the groundswell of support created […]
Three People Charged in Center City Gay-Bashing
The District Attorney’s office just sent out the following press release: The District Attorney’s Office has approved arrest warrants in connection with the assault of a […]
Kathy Griffin to Take Over Joan Rivers’ Spot on E!’s Fashion Police
Everyone’s favorite red-headed fag hag Kathy Griffin is in talks to take over the late Joan Rivers’ spot on the popular E! show Fashion Police. According to […]