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Watch: Martha on Bullying
We love Martha Stewart’s homewares, her magazines and her TV show – and dog fashions. But the domestic diva’s given us another reason to show […]
Investors Offer $60M for Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com
Group Offers $60M for PMN. The group of investors headed up by Lewis Katz and George Norcross has offered to purchase the parent company of […]
Ever Wonder About This Place?
It’s contemporary facade stands out on the 12th Street block it shares with assorted walkups and ICandy in the heart of the Gayborhood. We’ve all […]
Watch: Mrs. PA’s It Gets Better
Mrs. Pennsylvania 2011 recently shared her own “It Gets Better” video. After partnering with Equality Pennsylvania, the pageant winner wanted to send a message to […]
Gay Pride, Military Style
The end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has opened many doors – and no shortage of closets. As the U.S. military successfully implements the nondiscrimination […]
35 More Layoffs at Philadelphia Newspapers?
Less than two weeks ago, 19 employees of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com found out that they were on the layoff list, with […]
The Real Face of DOMA
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is arguably the most devastating law in the country for LGBT people. Not only does it discriminate against same-sex […]
City to Pay Boy Scouts?
In a perfect world, perhaps, the Boys Scouts of America would permit gay scouts and leaders into the organization. But in Philadelphia, it’s anything but […]
Watch: “Testimony”
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus recently created a video for a new original song penned by Stephen Schwartz of “Wicked” fame – and it […]
Rittenhouse Apartment Building Evacuated Over Odor
Hazmat teams are scouring the apartment building at 201 S. 18th Street after residents on the seventh floor reported smelling a strange odor. The building […]
Listen: Hayla’s “I’m Free”
“I wrote ‘I’m Free’ because I surprisingly found out my boyfriend of seven years was cheating on me with another man,” says singer-songwriter Hayla. “But […]
Inside Heads & Tails
Heads & Tails Beauty Boutique is hosting a grand opening on March 29. As a provider of blowouts and waxing, it’s the first salon of […]
Broad Street Line Down for Police Chase [UPDATED]
Well, the Philadelphia Police Department is sure earning its keep in the absence of the SEPTA transit officers on strike. The Broad Street Line is […]
Will SEPTA End Gender IDs?
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown introduced a resolution calling on SEPTA to end the practice of placing gender identification stickers on transpasses. The longstanding policy was […]
Al-Qaida Claims They Killed a Lancaster Native in Yemen
Joel Shrum—a 29-year-old teacher from Mount Joy in Lancaster County—went to Yemen in 2009 to study Arabic and teach English. Al-Qaida claims they shot and […]