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Five years later, same-sex marriage still making waves

Jason Villemez - August 5, 2020 4:37 pm

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Local LGBTQ leaders chosen as delegates to DNC

Jeremy Rodriguez - August 4, 2020 5:14 pm

Local

Philly’s LGBTQ performers keep the show going

Sebastian Fortino - July 29, 2020 5:29 pm

Regional

Pa. allows non-binary option on driver’s licenses

Tim Cwiek - July 28, 2020 5:48 pm

Local

Marriage Equality: The personal is political

Victoria Brownworth - August 5, 2020 4:06 pm 0

We were only 13 when we first met, taking the bus to the Philadelphia High School for Girls. It was the beginning...

Questions remain surrounding death of trans woman

Local Tim Cwiek - August 5, 2020 3:59 pm 0

Trans person sues bar for workplace bias

Local Tim Cwiek - August 5, 2020 3:46 pm 0

Local businesses doing their best during COVID-19

Local Sebastian Fortino - August 5, 2020 3:01 pm 0

Local LGBTQ leaders chosen as delegates to DNC

Local Jeremy Rodriguez - August 4, 2020 5:14 pm 0

Sims to introduce resolution censuring transphobic colleague

Local Tim Cwiek - August 3, 2020 5:27 pm 0

Arts & Culture

Portraits

Chad Frame: Wickedly Talented

Suzi Nash - August 5, 2020 5:01 pm 0

If you’re burned out from too many Zoom meetings and your ears are sore from listening to hours of true crime podcasts,...

Horoscopes

Horoscopes: Aug. 7-13, 2020

Inez Carvalho - August 4, 2020 5:06 pm 0

Aries: After last week’s full moon in Aquarius you discover your flexibility. The openness of the waning moon brings about an energy...

“Queer During Quarantine” showcases local artist

Arts Ray Simon - August 3, 2020 4:26 pm 0

A wistful yearning for the past pervades “Queer During Quarantine,” an online exhibit of erotic monoprints by Will Hübscher.

Upcoming West Philly board game cafe promotes community, democratizes gaming

Features Michele Zipkin - August 3, 2020 3:33 pm 0

Haven Philly, a new board game cafe slated to open in West Philadelphia next year, will be the first of its kind...

John Giorno captures life, trysts in “Great Demon Kings”

Literature Gary Kramer - August 3, 2020 2:23 pm 0

The late gay poet John Giorno’s posthumous memoir, “Great Demon Kings” is a deep dive into the New York poetry and art...

Ally Richman: Centered

Portraits Suzi Nash - July 29, 2020 1:55 pm 0

The William Way Community Center has long been a linchpin for the community. Fortunately for us, even through this difficult time of...

Two torn souls connect in “Summerland”

Film Gary Kramer - July 28, 2020 4:57 pm 0

“Summerland” is a diverting period piece that puts a queer spin on the familiar tale of a misanthropic adult charmed by a...

Horoscopes: July 31 – August 6, 2020

Horoscopes Inez Carvalho - July 28, 2020 4:23 pm 0

Aries: The full moon in Aquarius along with Venus ending it’s shadow period provides a clarifying energy, leaving you feeling more awake,...

Diverse LGBTQ representation in films dropped in 2019

Film Gary Kramer - July 27, 2020 6:30 pm 0

GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, has issued its 2020 Studio Responsibility Index (SRI), a 55-page report assessing the representation...

Thomas Finnegan Wainwright: Summertime On The “Coast”

Portraits Suzi Nash - July 21, 2020 5:44 pm 0

One of my favorite places to go for a little vacation in my head is the Positano Coast restaurant. With it’s snowy...

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Film

Two torn souls connect in “Summerland”

Gary Kramer - July 28, 2020 4:57 pm 0

“Summerland” is a diverting period piece that puts a queer spin on the familiar tale of a misanthropic adult charmed by a...

Film

Diverse LGBTQ representation in films dropped in 2019

Gary Kramer - July 27, 2020 6:30 pm 0

GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, has issued its 2020 Studio Responsibility Index (SRI), a 55-page report assessing the representation...

Arts

“Helmut Newton” showcases famed fashion photographer

Gary Kramer - July 20, 2020 12:51 pm 0

The stylish documentary “Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful,” opening July 24 in virtual cinemas, chronicles the work and life of...

Arts & Culture

“Flannery” showcases iconic short story writer

Gary Kramer - July 17, 2020 2:27 pm 0

Freaks, prophets, saints, and misfits — these are the characters that appear in the novels and short stories by the late, great...

Film

Kaye Ballard documentary proves “The Show Goes On!”

Gary Kramer - July 13, 2020 6:09 pm 0

Before she died last year at age 93, the legendary Kaye Ballard was interviewed for the documentary, “Kaye Ballard — The Show...

Film

A 900-year gay romance in “The Old Guard”

Gary Kramer - July 7, 2020 6:33 pm 0

“The Old Guard,” available July 10 on Netflix, is a kickass, globetrotting piece of escapism. Adapted from the comic book by Leandro...

Film

“Mucho Mucho Amor” showcases astrologer & queer icon

Gary Kramer - June 29, 2020 5:21 pm 0

Even if viewers are unfamiliar with Walter Mercado, the gender non-conforming, Puerto Rican astrologer, after seeing “Mucho Mucho Amor,” they will become...

Film

“Welcome to Chechnya” Shows Horrors Facing LGBTQ Community

Gary Kramer - June 22, 2020 3:58 pm 0

One of the most powerful moments in the documentary, “Welcome to Chechnya,” premiering June 30 at 10:00 pm on HBO, has a...

Film

Gay Director’s Films To Be Reissued

Gary Kramer - June 22, 2020 1:13 pm 0

Two screwball comedies by the late gay writer/director Paul Bartel will be reissued on DVD and Blu-Ray June 30. Both have their...

Regional

Pa. allows non-binary option on driver’s licenses

Tim Cwiek - July 28, 2020 5:48 pm 0

LGBT advocates are lauding a new state initiative that permits people to change the gender marker on their driver’s license — including...

Lehigh Valley Pride to go virtual this year

Regional Jason Villemez - July 28, 2020 5:36 pm 0

LGBTQ coalition calls out Bloomsburg Fair; Levine addresses transphobia

Regional Tim Cwiek - July 28, 2020 5:11 pm 0

Gay murder convict maintains his innocence

Regional Tim Cwiek - July 7, 2020 7:03 pm 0

Pennsylvania’s State Legislature: A House Divided

Regional Victoria Brownworth - July 1, 2020 4:14 pm 0

Pa. borough councilman blasted for transphobic Facebook post

Regional Tim Cwiek - June 30, 2020 9:48 pm 0

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Mark My Words

Losing allies is not good

Mark Segal - August 5, 2020 5:14 pm 0

State Rep. Brian Sims, to put it politely, lost his temper with State Rep. Tom Murt this week. This is not the...

Meet Uncle Lindsey: Your Gay Neighbor Who Hates Gay Rights

Mark Segal - July 28, 2020 6:23 pm 0

“A person regarded as betraying their cultural or social allegiance.” That’s the definition of the phrase “Uncle Tom.” It’s a term used...

Masks Are The New Condoms

Mark Segal - July 20, 2020 2:49 pm 0

During the last four months of this pandemic I’ve been doing a daily livestream on Facebook. Every day I say the same...

How to use fame and foster dialogue

Mark Segal - July 14, 2020 6:00 pm 0

Most of you know actor Billy Porter from the TV show “Pose” or his starring role in the Broadway hit “Kinky Boots.”...

Television

Arts & Culture

‘Queer Eye’ Stars on How to Talk to ‘All Lives Matter’ People

Chris Azzopardi - July 16, 2020 3:52 pm 0

In this current moment of civil unrest and racial tension, "Queer Eye" stars Karamo Brown (culture), Jonathan Van Ness (grooming) and Antoni...

His Black Queerness, Front and Center

Features Chris Azzopardi - July 14, 2020 4:27 pm 0

Once Keiynan Lonsdale made no apologies for who he is, the music followed suit. The star of the CW’s “The Flash” and...

Fascinated by the “Tiger King”

Television Allen Young - June 30, 2020 6:14 pm 0

A straight friend of mine who is about half my age (I’m 78) suggested I might want to watch a TV show...

National

Five years later, same-sex marriage still making waves

National Jason Villemez - August 5, 2020 4:37 pm 0

In the first sentence of the Supreme Court’s 2015 opinion that granted nationwide same-sex marriage equality, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: “The Constitution...

Record number of LGBTQ candidates in 2020

National Jason Villemez - July 21, 2020 5:19 pm 0

More than 880 LGBTQ people across the country are running for elected office this year, according to a report released last week...

Philly’s LGBTQ health orgs endure amid pandemic

Local Sebastian Fortino - July 22, 2020 5:04 pm 0

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control, at least 105-thousand healthcare personnel have been infected with COVID-19 and over 500...

Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs defends Dr. Rachel Levine

Regional Tim Cwiek - June 9, 2020 5:30 pm 0

The Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs recently issued a statement defending Dr. Rachel Levine, the state’s highest-ranking transgender official. About 25 Republican...

Philadelphia FIGHT presents virtual conference, Y-HEP re-opens

Local Victoria Brownworth - May 20, 2020 3:47 pm 0

Philadelphia FIGHT has been working to provide outreach and care to the HIV/AIDS community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. At press time, the...

A step toward equity for Philly’s trans and nonbinary students

Local Jennifer Amell - May 19, 2020 4:23 pm 0

Last week, the Philadelphia School District announced that nonbinary and transgender students would now be able to make system-wide name and pronouns...

ACT UP demands new policies for Philadelphia’s COVID-19 housing crisis

Local Jennifer Amell - May 19, 2020 2:30 pm 0

Last week, ACT UP in conjunction Black and Brown Worker’s Collective (BBWC), the Coalition to Abolish Death by Incarceration (CADBI), Put People...

Pennsylvania becomes trailblazer in LGBTQ data collection

Regional Jennifer Amell - May 13, 2020 3:50 pm 0

This morning, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that the Department of Health will include sexual orientation and gender identity questions on case history...

City and IBX launch mental health initiative in response to COVID-19

Local Jennifer Amell - May 13, 2020 12:27 pm 0

“Amid the heightened uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental well-being is more important than ever,” said Mayor Jim Kenney. COVID-19 induced stress...

Editorial

Summer, 2020, So Far

Jason Villemez - August 5, 2020 6:18 pm0

Editorial

Summer is usually a time when the world slows down ever so slightly. Many people go on vacation, legislatures and schools take...

Remembering Fr Ron Hoskins, “a force of nature”

Michele Zipkin - June 30, 2020 8:36 pm0

Obituaries

On June 19, 2020, Philadelphia lost a dear member of the LGBTQ+ community, Fr. Ron Hoskins. Hoskins devoted his life’s work to...

3 parenting lessons from the pandemic

Jen Colletta - July 28, 2020 6:00 pm 0

When I got the notice that Jackson’s daycare was closing this spring, I...

Staying engaged during a summer of social distancing

Michael Bates - July 20, 2020 2:02 pm 0

Philadelphia is almost four months into quarantine, but the realities of the “new...

All About The CARES Act

Jeremy Gussick - July 17, 2020 5:05 pm 0

Q: I think I read that there is a new law that will...

New music album celebrates trans and nonbinary children

Dana Rudolph - July 14, 2020 5:25 pm 0

A new music album coming out this month will offer transgender and nonbinary...

How to Plan for Unexpected Events

Jeremy Gussick - June 23, 2020 2:58 pm 0

Q: Before COVID-19, I felt pretty comfortable with my lifestyle. But now I’m...

Pride Ideas for Families

Dana Rudolph - June 23, 2020 2:38 pm 0

Pride marches may be cancelled because of the pandemic, but there are still...

Parenting

3 parenting lessons from the pandemic

Jen Colletta - July 28, 2020 6:00 pm 0

When I got the notice that Jackson’s daycare was closing this spring, I posted a cutesy photo of him hanging on our...

New music album celebrates trans and nonbinary children

Parenting Dana Rudolph - July 14, 2020 5:25 pm 0

A new music album coming out this month will offer transgender and nonbinary children songs that reflect and support who they are....

Pride Ideas for Families

Parenting Dana Rudolph - June 23, 2020 2:38 pm 0

Pride marches may be cancelled because of the pandemic, but there are still plenty of ways for LGBTQ families to mark the...

Supporting LGBTQ families requires that Black Lives Matter

Parenting Dana Rudolph - June 17, 2020 12:28 pm 0

Black lives matter. Black LGBTQ lives matter. And we will never have a just world for LGBTQ families until we have racial...

Family Portrait

Portraits

Chad Frame: Wickedly Talented

Suzi Nash - August 5, 2020 5:01 pm 0

If you’re burned out from too many Zoom meetings and your ears are sore from listening to hours of true crime podcasts,...

Ally Richman: Centered

Portraits Suzi Nash - July 29, 2020 1:55 pm 0

The William Way Community Center has long been a linchpin for the community. Fortunately for us, even through this difficult time of...

Thomas Finnegan Wainwright: Summertime On The “Coast”

Portraits Suzi Nash - July 21, 2020 5:44 pm 0

One of my favorite places to go for a little vacation in my head is the Positano Coast restaurant. With it’s snowy...

Robert “Bob” Ferguson and Richard “Dick” Foggio: 59 and counting…

Portraits Suzi Nash - July 14, 2020 5:01 pm 0

It’s always difficult to find good housing, especially for senior citizens. And for LGBT seniors, it can be a Herculean task. Here...

Legal

Estate planning during COVID-19

Rebecca Levin - April 21, 2020 3:06 pm 0

The COVID-19 crisis has raised questions and concerns with regard to estate planning. You may be asking yourself, what happens if I...

The impact of bullying and cyberbullying: Nowhere to Hide

Legal Angela Giampolo - February 20, 2020 6:29 pm 0

Bullying: Seeking to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable). Cyberbullying: The use of electronic communication to bully...

2019: LGBTQ YEAR IN REVIEW

Legal Angela Giampolo - January 3, 2020 5:25 pm 0

The fight for LGBTQ rights has been tougher than ever this year, and support for our community is stronger than it has...

Having an Affair

Legal Mark-Allen Taylor - December 20, 2019 4:57 pm 0

“Never make your happiness on someone else’s unhappiness” is a saying I heard many years ago in my French-Canadian culture, and it...

Features

His Black Queerness, Front and Center

Chris Azzopardi - July 14, 2020 4:27 pm

Music

Musical serenade service warms hearts during pandemic

Michele Zipkin - July 13, 2020 6:00 pm

Features

Where Does the Good Go? Jason Mraz Knows.

Chris Azzopardi - June 29, 2020 5:06 pm

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Editorial

Summer, 2020, So Far

Jason Villemez - August 5, 2020 6:18 pm0

Summer is usually a time when the world slows down ever so slightly. Many people go on vacation, legislatures and schools take...

Mark My Words

Losing allies is not good

Mark Segal - August 5, 2020 5:14 pm0

State Rep. Brian Sims, to put it politely, lost his temper with State Rep. Tom Murt this week. This is not the...

Letters

Letter to the Editor

Jerry F. Coleman - August 5, 2020 5:08 pm0

To PGN, I work as a consultant with HHS, the city and a number of other agencies and companies....

Creep of the Week

Creep of the Week: Mike Pompeo

D'Anne Witkowski - August 5, 2020 5:04 pm0

I’m in Philadelphia visiting my sister, and apparently during my trip there were Nazis marching here and chanting “fuck the gays.” Ah,...

Portraits

Chad Frame: Wickedly Talented

Suzi Nash - August 5, 2020 5:01 pm0

If you’re burned out from too many Zoom meetings and your ears are sore from listening to hours of true crime podcasts,...

National

Five years later, same-sex marriage still making waves

Jason Villemez - August 5, 2020 4:37 pm0

In the first sentence of the Supreme Court’s 2015 opinion that granted nationwide same-sex marriage equality, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: “The Constitution...

Local

Marriage Equality: The personal is political

Victoria Brownworth - August 5, 2020 4:06 pm0

We were only 13 when we first met, taking the bus to the Philadelphia High School for Girls. It was the beginning...

Local

Questions remain surrounding death of trans woman

Tim Cwiek - August 5, 2020 3:59 pm0

The body of Tatiana Hall, a trans woman of color, was found in Fairmount Park earlier this summer. The medical examiner’s office...

Local

Trans person sues bar for workplace bias

Tim Cwiek - August 5, 2020 3:46 pm0

A nonbinary trans person has filed suit against Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, claiming they were fired as a server/bartender after transitioning...

International

Trump USAID appointee leaving after anti-LGBT+ tweets

Victoria Brownworth - August 5, 2020 3:13 pm0

Since his confirmation in April 2018, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been building an ideological base at the State Department and...

Local

Local businesses doing their best during COVID-19

Sebastian Fortino - August 5, 2020 3:01 pm0

With Pennsylvania reporting 565 new cases this past Monday, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Here in Philly, businesses have been...

Local

Local LGBTQ leaders chosen as delegates to DNC

Jeremy Rodriguez - August 4, 2020 5:14 pm0

The Pennsylvania delegation to this year’s Democratic National Convention will include 27 LGBTQ community members, including several from Philadelphia.

Horoscopes

Horoscopes: Aug. 7-13, 2020

Inez Carvalho - August 4, 2020 5:06 pm0

Aries: After last week’s full moon in Aquarius you discover your flexibility. The openness of the waning moon brings about an energy...

Local

Sims to introduce resolution censuring transphobic colleague

Tim Cwiek - August 3, 2020 5:27 pm0

Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian K. Sims (D-Philadelphia) has pledged to introduce a resolution censuring state Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) for allegedly mocking...

Arts

“Queer During Quarantine” showcases local artist

Ray Simon - August 3, 2020 4:26 pm0

A wistful yearning for the past pervades “Queer During Quarantine,” an online exhibit of erotic monoprints by Will Hübscher.

Features

Upcoming West Philly board game cafe promotes community, democratizes gaming

Michele Zipkin - August 3, 2020 3:33 pm0

Haven Philly, a new board game cafe slated to open in West Philadelphia next year, will be the first of its kind...

Literature

John Giorno captures life, trysts in “Great Demon Kings”

Gary Kramer - August 3, 2020 2:23 pm0

The late gay poet John Giorno’s posthumous memoir, “Great Demon Kings” is a deep dive into the New York poetry and art...

Local

Philly’s LGBTQ performers keep the show going

Sebastian Fortino - July 29, 2020 5:29 pm0

Arts and culture is a 4.1 billion dollar industry in Philadelphia. But with COVID-19 cases still a concern in our city and...

Portraits

Ally Richman: Centered

Suzi Nash - July 29, 2020 1:55 pm0

The William Way Community Center has long been a linchpin for the community. Fortunately for us, even through this difficult time of...

Transmissions

Gimmie Shelter

Gwendolyn Smith - July 28, 2020 6:28 pm0

In 2016, right around this time of year, I wrote about an often-overlooked element of the United States government. While we do...

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