Hillary Petrozziello John S. James was among the 40 gay pioneers who staged the historic protest in 1965. John S. James knew he would lose his job with the federal government if his employer found out he was gay. That…
Hillary Petrozziello Singer/songwriter Chana Rothman with her children, Izzy, left, and Yearden. When Chana Rothman’s son Izzy, then 2 1/2 years old, told her he wanted to wear a dress to preschool, she was taken slightly off guard. Not because…
When City Paper spoke to plaintiff Jim Obergefell on June 18, he was nervously awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, a judgment that would either support his long love affair and brief marriage to John Arthur or…
Jim Obergefell says he wants to be in the courtroom at the U.S. Supreme Court when it rules on his case, Obergefell v. Hodges. The lawsuit challenges a state’s refusal to recognize a same-sex marriage performed in another jurisdiction and…
RAISING AWARENESS: Nellie Fitzpatrick, the citys director of LGBT affairs, addresses Philadelphia Police cadets at the Police Academy. One of the first news reports about the fatal stabbing of 21-year-old London Chanel inside a North Philly row home on May…
Hillary Petrozziello In preparing for her citizenship test, Adriana Arvizo realized that nearly half of the study questions related to Philly people, places or events. Adriana Arvizo noticed a distinct pattern when she was studying for her U.S. citizenship test…
The Rev. Leah Daughtry, the DNC’s convention CEO The 2016 Democratic National Convention is more than a year away, but the Rev. Leah Daughtry, event CEO and organizer-in-chief, is already on the case. Before Philadelphia can welcome at least 30,000…
Mark Stehle Jennifer Harris and her daughter Trinity in their Mantua home. Jennifer Harris couldn’t find the words to describe how she felt about the work Rebuilding Together Philadelphia completed at her Mantua home this week. The volunteer team had…
Maria Pouchnikova A Betsy Ross interpreter at the historic home on Arch Street. The “Did she or didn’t she?” debate over Betsy Ross and the creation of the country’s first flag in 1776 has gone on for centuries. The anti-Betsy…
Hillary Petrozziello Software developers Chris Brown (left) and Nathan Zimmerman present their app, Social Vote, a platform aimed at increasing voter participation. They could have spent their precious weekend downtime lazing on couches, gathering with friends or watching the Flyers…