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Philadelphia pulls $115,000 in funding from annual gay Equality Forum

”When Mayor Nutter was elected, we felt like we finally had a seat at the table. Now we feel like that seat has been pulled out from under us.”

Malcolm Lazin, executive director of the Equality Forum, a week-long event for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders that is scheduled for April 27-May 3 this year in Philadelphia, PA. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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