Tim Cwiek

Senior Writer at The Philadelphia Gay News

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Additional records sought in Kendall Stephens case

2 weeks ago | epgn.com | Tim Cwiek

Attorneys for Kendall Stephens are asking a Philadelphia judge to order the production of records that may help exonerate Stephens of charges that she sexually abused two boys. Stephens, 39, is a trans woman and a formerly prominent LGBTQ+ advocate in Philadelphia. She was arrested in December 2023 and charged with multiple counts of child sexual abuse.
PA Superior Court denies name-change for a trans boy

3 weeks ago | epgn.com | Tim Cwiek

The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently affirmed a Montgomery County judge’s denial of a name change for a trans boy on the basis that it wouldn’t be in the boy’s best interest. The boy’s parents filed a petition for allowance of appeal last month with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, seeking a favorable ruling from the high court. In a turn of events, on May 7, 2025, Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Richard P.
Philadelphia man seeks his day in court regarding same-sex harassment case

1 month ago | epgn.com | Tim Cwiek

A Philadelphia man who claims he was terminated from a job at Wawa in retaliation for complaining about same-sex workplace harassment is striving for his case to reach a jury. Bradley Davis of the Chinatown section worked as a customer service associate at a Wawa store on Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia, earning $15 an hour, according to court records. Davis was hired on Aug. 9, 2022, and was fired on Sept.
Woman sues Tabu after slipping on floor allegedly made slippery due to bubble blowing

1 month ago | epgn.com | Tim Cwiek

A Norristown, Pa. woman is suing the former Tabu Bar & Sports Lounge after allegedly falling on a karaoke stage floor rendered slippery due to entertainment featuring bubble blowing. Last month, Brittany Speary filed suit against Tabu in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, requesting more than $50,000 in damages. Tabu was recently purchased by new owners and renamed “254.” It’s located at 254 S. 12th St. in the Gayborhood. Bubble blowing is a popular form of entertainment.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow anti-trans military ban

1 month ago | epgn.com | Tim Cwiek

The Trump administration this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to enforce a ban on transgender troops serving in the military, while legal challenges to the ban move forward. On April 24, Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed an emergency application with the high court, asking it to stay a nationwide injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Benjamin H. Settle in Washington state, blocking enforcement of the ban.
U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on LGBTQ+ curriculum in Md. public school system

1 month ago | epgn.com | Tim Cwiek

On April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding whether a group of Maryland parents can pull their elementary-school children from classes featuring books with LGBTQ themes or characters. The dispute began in 2022, when the Montgomery County School System in Maryland approved books with LGBTQ+ characters or themes in its language-arts curriculum. In March 2023, the school board announced there would be no opt-outs for these lessons, citing a need for inclusivity and acceptance.
Oral arguments scheduled in D.C. regarding trans servicemembers

1 month ago | epgn.com | Tim Cwiek

Oral arguments are scheduled for April 22 at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit regarding the Trump administration’s plan to remove trans servicemembers from the U.S. Military. Last month, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes in D.C. issued a nationwide injunction blocking Trump’s plan. But the injunction has been stayed administratively while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reviews the matter.
Pa. Supreme Court clears the way for Kenneth Frye murder trial

1 month ago | epgn.com | Tim Cwiek

On April 7, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court cleared the way for Kenneth Frye to be tried for third-degree murder for allegedly killing Eric Pope outside Tabu Bar in 2022. On April 16, 2022, Frye was a bouncer at Tabu — recently renamed 254 — and allegedly sucker-punched Pope after removing him from the bar for allegedly drinking too much. Pope, 41, was a beloved educator and member of the LGBTQ+ community. He died a week later due to brain trauma.
Woman who killed her wife sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison

2 months ago | epgn.com | Tim Cwiek

On March 20, Alice Wilson, a Philadelphia lesbian who lethally shot her wife in 2023, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years imprisonment, plus five years of probation. Wilson, 60, fatally shot her wife Eileen Adams, 63, in May 2023 after an altercation involving a gun that Adams reportedly owned. According to defense papers, Wilson acted in self defense. But the District Attorney’s Office charged her with murder. In September 2024, Common Pleas Judge J.
Judge denies Trump administration’s renewed effort to ban trans servicemembers

2 months ago | epgn.com | Tim Cwiek

A federal judge in D.C. this week rejected a renewed effort by the Trump administration to implement a ban on trans servicemembers. U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes rejected a request by government attorneys to “dissolve” her March 18 preliminary injunction, blocking the ban. Government attorneys said Defense Secretary Peter B. Hegseth issued guidance on March 21, clarifying that the ban targets a medical condition — gender dysphoria — and not trans servicemembers as a class of individuals.