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Scene in Philly: Get Out the Vote for Harris

On Monday, Nov. 4, Vice President Kamala Harris held a Get Out the Vote rally at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Thousands were in...

The work has come full circle for José Benitez, Philadelphia FIGHT’s new CEO

After more than 30 years as CEO of Philadelphia FIGHT — an organization she helped to launch, Jane Shull announced she would retire in...

Election Day for Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ Community: What To Know

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5 and the 2024 general election features a wide range of races and candidates with diverse records on LGBTQ+...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey campaigns for Kamala Harris in PA

LGBTQ+ leaders from across the region partnered with the Human Rights Campaign, Philadelphia Democratic Party, and Pennsylvania Democratic Party to host a Get Out...

Community members speak out at Philadelphia’s first LGBTQ+ Equity Hearing

Councilmember Rue Landau and the Committee on Legislative Oversight hosted Philadelphia’s first-ever LGBTQ+ Equity Hearing to examine disparities experienced by the LGBTQ+ community on...

Tabu has rebranded as 254. Will those who left go back?

The bar and venue previously known as Tabu was recently sold to Stephen Carlino and business partner Randal Mrazik, who intend to make the...

Arts & Culture

Filmmaker Michael Mayer discusses politics, passion and tension in ‘Out in the Dark’

The Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media Fall Festival runs from Nov. 14-24 at various area venues, featuring a Comedy Night with out comedian Judy...

Nina West hits the road for “A Drag Queen Christmas”

Whether she’s sparkling on the “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” runway or hitting stages as Edna Turnblad in “Hairspray,” Nina West brings her own...

Kelly Brighter: Getting Gertie!

Lukas Gage: Behind the Smile

Horoscopes: Nov. 1-7, 2024

Rob Tobolsky: A cut above the rest

‘We All Need a Will’

Regional

Wins and losses across the tristate area for LGBTQ+ candidates

Much of the country went to bed on Nov. 5 not knowing which candidates would win in both local and national elections. Many of...

National

Election 2024: Battleground Pennsylvania

For weeks, Pennsylvania has been the pivot for the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. On Election Eve, in...

LGBTQ+ voters share their voting experiences and candidates of choice

This article originally appeared in News is Out. On this Election Day, we asked LGBTQ+ voters to share their experiences in voting, whether at the...

Brooklyn Library counters book bans by offering teens virtual access nationwide

It’s not news that book censorship has become a major point of contention for libraries across the U.S., both for public libraries and especially...

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The day after the 2016 presidential election, PGN Editor Jen Colletta wrote an editorial with the headline “What the fuck.” The day after the...

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Anita Cornwell, groundbreaking Black lesbian writer, dies at 99

Anita Cornwell passed away May 27 in Germantown “surrounded by the compassionate women who cared for her,” her literary executor, Briona Simone Jones, said....

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Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City: A Romantic Getaway Down the Shore

As someone who grew up in Florida, I never got to experience Philly’s “down the shore” culture, but after living here for the past...