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Father Killed While Walking Across Country For Gay Son Who Committed Suicide

In April, I wrote a story about a father in Oregon, Joe Bell, 48, who set out on a cross-country trek to memorialize his teen […]

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Gay Marriage One Step Closer in New Jersey

The AP reports that New Jersey Judge Mary Jacobson — the one who ruled that gay marriage will be legalized inthe state by Oct. 21 — […]

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What’s Happening at OutFest 2013

There are some who believe OutFest, the annual celebration to mark National Coming Out Day, is the ultimate Philly Pride celebration. Why? Well, unlike other major […]

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New Project Highlights Our ‘GAYFACE’

New York-based activist/photographer Ashley Kolodner is on an ambitious mission to highlight our pretty gay mugs in her latest project, aptly named “GAYFACE: 1st Class.” […]

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Trial Date-Setting Postponed On Case Challenging PA’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban

The Associated Press reports that we’ll have to wait a little longer to get a trial date on the ACLU-filed case challenging Pennsylvania’s ban on […]

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LGBT Six-Word Memoir of the Day: William Way Center Executive Director Chris Bartlett

In partnership with SMITH Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir Project, we asked you to submit your queer life stories—succinctly. Every day until we run out, we will present the […]

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Album Review: Miley Cyrus’s ‘Bangerz’

The first time I listened to Bangerz, I didn’t like it.  There was something missing that I  couldn’t wrap my brain around … until I […]

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Diner Patron Takes Chris Christie to Task Over Marriage Equality Opposition

It hasn’t been a good week for governors who oppose marriage equality. Just ask Governor Corbett, whose name has become synonymous with the words “gay” […]

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Girl at the End of the Bar: Tracy Buchholz

What are your interests? I love any sport: snowboarding, rock climbing, tennis, bike riding. I’m also a complete music freak. I love making mixes for […]

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LGBT Six-Word Memoir of the Day: Rinna Hoffman

In partnership with SMITH Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir Project, we asked you to submit your queer life stories—succinctly. Every day until we run out, we will present the […]

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Lascivious Jane Chats with Dita Von Teese

This Wednesday, iconic burlesque diva Dita Von Teese will bring her critically acclaimed show “Burlesque: Strip, Strip Hooray” to the Tower Theater for her first-ever […]

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SMIZE QUEEN: Queasy Models, Sassy Oprahs and More Flawsomeness

On this week’s all-new episode, we finally found out which male model would be brought back into the pack after a two-week wait. The boy with the […]

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LGBT Six Word Memoir of the Day: Chris Covone

In partnership with SMITH Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir Project, we asked you to submit your queer life stories—succinctly. Every day until we run out, we will present the […]

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Gay Official Slams Corbett’s Incest Remark

Radio station WITF reports that Terry Mutchler, the state’s open records chief, slammed Gov. Tom Corbett Monday during a speech to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum […]

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GIVEAWAY: Win Tickets to See Dita Von Teese at Tower Theater [CONTEST CLOSED]

On Wednesday, global burlesque queen Dita Von Teese will shimmy to Philadelphia to present “Burlesque: Strip, Strip Hooray!” at the Tower Theater. Believe it or not, […]