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Dennis Gomes, Co-Owner of Resorts in Atlantic City, Dead at 68
Dennis Gomes—a co-owner of Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City—has passed away at the age of 68. Gomes and a business partner purchased Resorts in […]
Weekend Roundup
Friday, Feb. 24 Stir is going back in time with a Soul Train happy hour (5 p.m.) with four hours of non-stop music videos and […]
Buyout Period Extended at Inquirer and Daily News
Just over a week ago, we gave you details of the buyouts offered to Inquirer, Daily News, and philly.com staffers. That 14-day buyout period was […]
Governor Tom Corbett Doesn’t Like the Idea of Ed Rendell Owning the Inquirer
Tom Corbett was on The Dom Giordano Show on 1210 AM today when he criticized Ed Rendell for attempting to buy the Philadelphia Media Network. […]
Grindr Gets Political
You may know Grindr for hooking up, but did you know the social app also has gay rights in its sights? Grindr for Equality, as […]
The Early Days of AIDS
In honor of Black History Month, we’ve been sharing videos from I’m from Driftwood. In the latest, Tyrone Smith shares his memories from the early […]
NoH8 on the Hill
Representatives Dennis Kucinich, William Keating, Judy Chu, Earl Blumenauer, Niki Tsongas, Barbara Lee, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Lynn Woolsey, Jared Polis and Jackie Spear all posed […]
10 Inquirer and Daily News Journalists Who Should Not Take the Buyout
Like news of a weekend murder in Southwest Philadelphia, the plundering of the newsrooms at 400 N. Broad has become de rigueur—sad to hear every […]
Harry Potter Rules
We’ll admit it. We’re no Hogwarts. But Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the wildly successful Harry Potter films, recently did a PSA for The Trevor […]
Santorum: Obsessed with Gay People
Lately, our Facebook page has been blowing up with “Did you hear Rick Santorum said this?” comments. And for good reason. This month alone he […]
HRC Head Now on Obama’s Team
One thing we knew: HRC has been looking for a new executive director. One thing we didn’t expect: President Obama asked the outgoing executive director […]
Ed Rendell: Our Very Own Rupert Murdoch!
Poor Ed Rendell. He feels like everyone is picking on him for trying to control, er, buy the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News. As Rendell […]
Villanova to Gay Artist: No Thanks
Tim Miller first gained notoriety in the 1990s when the National Endowment for the Arts took him and other gay artists to task over controversial […]
Tonight: It Gets Better
Tonight, we’ll meet Aydian, Greg and Vanessa, a trans man who wants to marry, a closeted student president and a lesbian hoping for family acceptance. […]
Philly Riders Join Soulforce
Soulforce, a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of the LGBT community, has announced this year’s Equality Riders, a team of 15 advocates who will […]