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Philly on track to give away 1 million free condoms by end of year

Two public health initiatives have provided more than 800,000 free condoms to Philadelphians this year. Organizers hope to give out one million. Philly Keep on...

CDC report: female and LGBTQ+ students at elevated risk of harm

Conventional wisdom posits that trends in American society are placing the country’s youth at increasing risk of harm. The source of that risk is...

Exclusive: Mazzoni Center named in lawsuits by funding companies

UPDATE: At a hearing on Nov. 12 before Judge Karen Marston of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge...

Trans man allegedly denied body-contouring procedures by Independence Blue Cross

A transgender man has filed suit against Independence Blue Cross, claiming he was unfairly denied coverage for body-contouring procedures and had to pay for...

Philadelphia’s sanctuary city status threatened

President-elect Donald Trump has been moving swiftly to fill crucial seats in his new cabinet. Immigration was a main focus of Trump’s campaign. In...

Reclaim Philadelphia: The next generation of LGBTQ+ leaders

At a time when many marginalized groups are left feeling directionless and underrepresented in politics, one local organization has been quietly training the next...

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Maggie Morrin: Learning Independence

The holiday season is almost here, bringing a host of festive events to celebrate — whether you’re jingling bells, reflecting on Kwanzaa principles, or...

Grande and Erivo shine in a vibrant, yet bloated ‘Wicked’ adaptation

It is, perhaps, cruel that the makers of the big screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, “Wicked” have divided the film version into...

Jinkx and DeLa, Unwrapped

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U.S. House GOP urged to bar transgender women from using women’s bathrooms at the Capitol

By Shauneen Miranda WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina led a charge Monday to try to ban transgender women from using...

National

House speaker bars trans women from restrooms on Transgender Day of Remembrance

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has barred transgender women from using women’s restrooms on the House side of the U.S. Capitol and the House...

Analysis: The GOP’s New Obsession

South Carolina House Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC1) has been breaking ground for women since she was a teenager. In 1999, Mace became the first...

FBI investigates texts threatening Latino and LGBTQ+ people

The FBI reports messages threatening Latino and LGBTQ+ people with deportation and “re-education camps” have targeted some Americans. The agency says the messages are...

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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...