Tag Archives: Philadelphia

Here’s a bizarre one. Twins Keyontyli and Taleon Goffney, who have appeared in a number of gay porn films together as Keyon and Teyon, were arrested in Philadelphia last week after sawing through the roof of a beauty shop and making off with cash, cigarettes and condoms. The twins are the focus of a tristate Rooftop Burglary Task force, led …

I hitched a ride back from DC with the Thruple, who brought me as far as their glam high-rise on Washington Square Park, Philadelphia. This is their view to the west, the downtown/Center City area. Independence Hall is a block to the north from here. Fancy!

Philadelphia has given the Boy Scouts until December 3rd to rescind its policy of excluding gays or forfeit the right to continue renting its headquarters from the city for $1 a year, as the Scouts have done since 1928. Market rent on the massive Beaux Arts building, which was constructed by the Scouts themselves, is thought to be about $200,000 …

City leaders in Philadelphia have told the local Boy Scout chapter that they must now pay market rent for their headquarters because they refuse to allow gay Scouts. The previous rent, negotiated in 1928 when the Scouts built the building on city land, was $1 annually. The new rent: $200,000 a year. Philly’s Cradle Of Liberty Boy Scout Council adopted …