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From left, Sen. Bob Casey, Mazzoni Center Executive Director and President Sultan Shakir, and Mazzoni Executive Medical Officer Dr. Stacey Trooskin. (Photo: Jeremy Rodriguez)
Philadelphia Gay News

Sen. Casey secures $400,000 in funding for Mazzoni Center

A local LGBTQ+ health and wellness center will be able to upgrade critical basic medical equipment thanks to the efforts of a PA senator. Read more...
Ashleigh Strange
Philadelphia Gay News

Ashleigh Strange is in the governor’s ear on behalf of LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians

Ashleigh Strange was named executive director of the Governor’s Advisory Commission on LGBTQ Affairs in March, filling a vacancy left by Henry Sias...
Nizah Morris
Philadelphia Gay News

Oversight commission pledges independent review of Morris case

The city’s Citizens Police Oversight Commission (CPOC) last week pledged to conduct an independent review of the Nizah Morris incident and to report...
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Philadelphia Gay News

Activists approach new PA advocacy group with caution

Fairness Pennsylvania, a new statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy group, is forming in Pennsylvania. It’s the brainchild of organizers leading Fairness West...
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The Lenfest Institute

How the Every Voice, Every Vote coalition connects with Philadelphians

Here is a look back at what the Every Voice coalition learned and accomplished in 2023 and its plans for accountability reporting and civic education...