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Kembrew Mcleod's book is an entertaining read
Taking on NYC's downtown Pop underground culture
Known as a “media prankster,” Kembrew McLeod is an American artist, activist, and professor at the University of Iowa. In 1997, he tried to trademark the phrase "Freedom of …
QUEER WE ARE
Lancaster's only LGBTQ+ nonprofit comes out in style
The newly-formed Lancaster LGBTQ+ Coalition had its official “coming out” this week in Lancaster City. The launch event, themed “out of the closet and into the …
BREAKS a LONG SILENCE
Doctor talks about his own HIV journey
When young Dr. Andrew Faulk first learned he was HIV-positive, he was devastated for it certainly meant imminent death. Until then, he’d been an outstanding young physician with years …
Mark my words
LGBT representation on TV and a thank-you
A few weeks ago, this column touched on the subject of why the Hallmark Channel and Lifetime, both of which run romantic holiday movies 24/7 during the holidays, don’t have a film celebrating …
IS A CURE ON THE HORIZON?
Taking charge of your HIV
HIV is treatable - if you take the pills. Taking charge of your virus is the key. “Life with HIV is better if you treat your virus,” says Patricia Fonzi, CEO, Family Health Council of …
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World AIDS Day messages loud and clear
Dec. 1 World AIDS Day events in the Harrisburg region underscored the message - HIV is still here. Get tested. Throughout last week public programs, a story-circle memorial for longtime AIDS …
A cut above the rest
Lancaster LGBTQ+ Coalition celebrates
Lee Cohen cut the ribbon on the Lancaster LGBTQI+ Coalition Center last month. Cohen is coordinator of the center. On Dec. 1 World AIDS Day, the new center issued this message via Social Media: …
full agenda of reports
PA Commission on LGBTQ Affairs meeting
The Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs held its quarterly Nov. 15 at the Bradley-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, in Allentown. During the course of the meeting reports were …
can affect up to 1.3 million Americans a year
Drug-resistant bacteria spreads among gay, bisexual men
Research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases shows a new and potentially disturbing finding: antibiotic resistant bacteria are showing up in stories of gay and bisexual …
open house Alder Health Services in hbg
On-site pharmacy enhances center's services
Boasting new, on-site pharmacy services developed through their partnership with Coordinated Care Network, Alder Health Services hosted 60 guests at an open house on Nov. 7. The new service …
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Linking Activists and Advocates
Collaborate effort in York - the LGBTQIA+ Resource Center
“The LGBTQIA+ Resource Center is a touchpoint - a safe space and hub for all of the amazing but previously unlinked activism in the York region,” says founder and Board president Vicar …
DICKINSON COLLEGE ANNUAL EXHIBIT
History 'Comes Out': LGBTQ+ spaces and places
History Comes Out: LGBTQ+ Spaces and Places, the LGBT Center of Central PA's annual exhibit at the Dickinson College Archives, is on the lower level of the Waidner-Spahr Library, 333 W. High Street, …
ART ASSOCIATION OF HARRISBURG
Art for the holidays in our city
"Texture, Fiber, and Form," an exhibit preently staged in Harrisburg is one of many events coordinated and sponsored by the Art Association of Harrisbirg. The exhibit runs until Jan. 2, 2020 in …
Gov. Wolf makes them real
Bills to protect victims of childhood sexual abuse
Governor Tom Wolf, joined by Attorney General Josh Shapiro, bill sponsors Reps. Mark Rozzi, Todd Stephens, and Jim Gregory; legislators; advocates and survivors of childhood sexual abuse, signed …
CENTRAL PA ADVOCATES FEATURED
Equitable healthcare focus of new book
Written by consumers, a new anthology Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health features some familiar names from the region. Edited by Adrian Shanker, founder and executive director of …
but the LGBT community isn’t buying
Trump peddling rainbow tees all he wants
Because 2019 is doing the most, it brings us no pleasure to report that Donald Trump has new LGBTQ+ merch out. As the LGBT news site NewNowNext was the first to report, visitors to the …
This isn’t hard
LGBTQ Pennsylvanians deserve lawful protections
Editor’s note: Besides members of the LGBTQ community wondering when Pennsylvania will join the 21stCentury and, finally, pass basic civil rights protections, our allies also wonder. Read what …