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Ellen DeGeneres Gives $100,000 to Chester Upland School District

Today, Sara Ferguson—the Columbus Elementary School who went to the State of the Union address as Michelle Obama’s guest—was on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. DeGeneres […]

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Councilwoman Wants Ads on City School Buses

It’s hard to envision a better way to raise money for Philly’s public schools than drinking for an extra hour, but councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown […]

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Conceiving Family

When Amy Bohigian and Jane Byers adopted 15-month-old biracial twins, everything changed. Conceiving Family follows the couple and their children – Franny and Theo – […]

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Giffords Seat Sought by Gay Legislator

When Gabrielle Giffords stepped down from the Arizona state legislature last month, there were mixed emotions. But as the former representative continues her recovery after […]

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New Guidelines in Housing

At the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force conference in Baltimore this weekend, Shaun Donovan, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), said that […]

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Why is the GOP in Bed with the Ex-Gay Movement Anyway?

It seemed like maybe Michele Bachmann, former presidential candidate, may have been one of the few rising Republican stars who actually bought into the whole […]

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Prop 8 Play Bound for Philly

Proposition 8 – the legislation that sought to ban same-sex marriage in California – has been the source of much debate in recent years. It’s […]

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Hump Day Headlines

Mitt Romney has donated to anti-gay groups. Lesbians invited to State of the Union. Equality laws are good for older gay men’s health. Arkansas paper […]

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Governor Christie Wants Gay Marriage Amendment on November Ballot

Today, Governor Christie held a press conference in Bridgewater to announce that he wants gay marriage to be a proposed constitutional amendment on November’s presidential […]

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Chester Upland Teacher to Attend State of the Union With Michelle Obama

First Lady Michelle Obama has invited Sara Ferguson to be her guest at the State of the Union address tonight. Ferguson has taught at Columbus […]

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Chris Christie’s Gay Nomination

Yesterday, it was announced that Bruce Harris, the mayor of Chatham, N.J., will now serve on the state’s Supreme Court. The gay Republican was nominated […]

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Governor Christie Nominates Openly Gay, Asian-American Judges to State Supreme Court

Governor Chris Christie has announced two state Supreme Court nominees today. Christie proposes that the openly gay, African-American mayor of Chatham, Bruce Harris, and Korean-American […]

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NOM and the GOP

A new investigative report shows that the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) – which is an oxymoron considering that the group is very much against […]

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The Internet Reigns Supreme! SOPA Bill Put on Hold

Representative Lamar Smith of Texas has put the SOPA bill on a shelf after the Internet practically caved in on itself this week. He said […]

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Nutter Lends Support to Gay Marriage

Today at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington D.C., Philly’s own Mayor Michael Nutter joined in support of marriage equality with more than 70 […]