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WEB4 days ago · Philadelphia Marathon makes changes for nonbinary inclusion — but activists aren’t celebrating yet. Lauren Rowello - August 28, 2024 12:15 pm. The Philadelphia Marathon will now award winners across three gender categories — men’s, women’s and nonbinary races — in the 2024 open division.
FDA warns against using poppers - Philadelphia Gay News
WEBJuly 14, 2021 12:07 pm. “Poppers” have been a fixture for LGBTQ people on the club and sex party circuit for years. Poppers are a liquid drug used for recreation that can give an instant high when inhaled. Other names for it are amyl nitrate, butyl nitrite and liquid gold. The effects of poppers are immediate and include euphoria, warm ...
PA Supreme Court Candidate Interview: Dan McCaffery
WEBOct 20, 2023 · Now, he is running for election for judge of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. PGN reached out to both candidates for Pennsylvania Supreme Court in advance of next month’s election to ask them about the court’s role in LGBTQ+ issues. Some responses from McCaffery’s Oct. 16 interview have been edited for length and clarity.
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WEBlate singer, entitled ‘The Life and Music of George Michael,’. A local reporter and editor is making efforts to preserve a. “hidden queer legacy” of LGBTQ+ people residing in the. Jo Miller emceeing a 2023 Pride concert at Lot 323 in Woodbury, N.J. her appeal options in light of her well- founded self-defense claim.”.
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · Philadelphia Gay News announces 48 Most Influential LGBTQ+ Leaders for 2024. PGN Staff -. September 12, 2024 7:00 am. 0.
Hot Baritone: An Interview with Steven LaBrie of Il Divo
WEBNov 29, 2023 · An early 21st century creation of Simon Cowell, Il Divo is still going strong after 20 years. Having survived the loss of original member Carlos Marín to COVID, Il Divo is on the rebound with new, openly gay member Steven LaBrie. A baritone with a long history in the world of opera, LaBrie was kind enough to make time for an interview in ...
Remembering Mike Hinson: A passionate activist ... - Philadelphia …
WEBDec 28, 2022 · “Mike was one of those people who always spoke up for the funding that was always disproportionate for Black, gay men with HIV,” said José de Marco of their friend Mike Hinson, who passed away in August 2022 at the age of 55.Hinson, a long-time activist for LGBTQ and Black and Brown communities in Philadelphia, dedicated his life to fighting for marginalized communities and helping them ...
Pastors in Idaho and Texas call for execution of LGBTQ people
WEBJun 15, 2022 · It was a bad week to be LGBTQ in Idaho. On June 11, law enforcement in northern Idaho arrested 31 men linked to the white supremacist group Patriot Front. The men are accused of planning a riot at a Pride festival in Coeur d’Alene. Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White told The Washington Post …
Police violence is LGBTQ history, past and present
WEBApr 14, 2021 · The modern LGBTQ civil rights movement was born out of police harassment and brutality against a group of gay men, butch lesbians and trans women of color. Most queer and trans people know about the Stonewall Uprising in June 1969; it’s why we celebrate Pride Month. We know that some leaders of that event were regular targets of police violence.
A look at the LGBTQ+ elected officials in the Philadelphia region
WEBJan 21, 2022 · In 2022, Pennsylvania is home to over 61 LGBTQ elected officials. LGBTQ Pennsylvanians are state representatives, mayors, judges, commissioners, council members and school board directors. In 2005, Judge Ann Butchart was the first out LGBTQ person to be elected in Pennsylvania when she won her race for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
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