equality
LOCAL NEWS: Two Accused in Maya Young Murder Set for June Hearing
Tiffany Floyd and Jose Pena, accused of murdering transwoman Maya Young, are scheduled to appear in court. Tiffany Floyd, 24, and Jose Pena 19, who […]
Equality PA’s Ted Martin Tapped For State Business Diversity Commission
Equality PA’s Executive Director Ted Martin will be part of a new commission established by Governor Wolf to improve diverse small business participation in the […]
Equality Pennsylvania Issues Faith Moral Statement on Discrimination Petition
Equality Pennsylvania has issued a “Faith Moral Statement on Discrimination” accompanied by a petition which asks readers to sign if they agree with the organization’s […]
Today is National Give OUT Day
Today, Thursday, May 21st, is Give OUT Day, a national, 24-hour campaign that rallies donors for LGBTQ-specific causes. Samantha Giusti, executive director of local nonprofit-championing Delaware Valley […]
BizFeed: Millennials Officially Rule the Workforce; CEO Pay is Out of Control
1. Millennials Become Largest Workforce in United States The News: Congrats millennials, we officially own the workforce. Millennials (ages 18-34) now make up the largest group of workers in […]
What I Learned at The Women in the World Summit
Yeonmi Park was 13 when she and her mother escaped North Korea, but their battles were far from over: Once they reached China, her mother was […]
There Will Be No Equality Forum This Year
Have you noticed something missing along the Avenue of the Arts? About this time every year, there are rainbow flags waving down Broad Street announcing […]
Brian Sims Endorses Paul Steinke for City Council
A contingent of Philadelphia LGBT advocates and business leaders attended a press conference this afternoon to announce their official endorsement for openly gay City Council At-Large candidate […]
Pennsylvania Women Won’t Get Equal Pay Until 2072
Yes, it’s true, Pennsylvania’s Equal Pay Act passed in 1963. So why is it that, in its recent “Status of Women in the States” report from […]
Governor Tom Wolf Calls for LGBT Non-Discrimination Laws in Today’s Budget Address
In a budget address this afternoon that laid out his priorities for the coming legislative session, Governor Tom Wolf took time to mention the LGBT […]
Top LGBT Civil Rights Organizations in and Around Philadelphia
ACLU of Pennsylvania P.O. Box 40008 215-592-1513, aclupa.org ACLU of Pennsylvania works to secure total rights for LGBT people by working to defend and expand the individual rights […]
What Cities Are Doing—or Not—to Promote Equal Pay
Perhaps the most blogged-about moment of the Oscar’s happened after Patricia Arquette won the Best Supporting Actress category for Boyhood. She took the stage in […]
Equality PA Kicks Off #DiscriminationExists to Put a Stop to LGBT Discrimination in PA
This afternoon, state LGBT advocacy group Equality PA along with 30 other statewide equality groups kicked off a new campaign that seeks to end LGBT discrimination in the […]
Philanthropy Friday: Equality PA
Every Friday we spotlight a local LGBT nonprofit in Philadelphia. This week: Equality PA, the statewide organization that works to advance equality and opportunity for lesbian, gay, […]
NOH8 Photo Shoot Returns to Philly
If you’re looking to take one of those iconic NOH8 photos by Adam Bouska, you’re in luck: The NOH8 campaign is returning to Philadelphia this spring […]