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In recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), which takes place annually on Nov. 20, community organizers are holding events around Philadelphia....

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Horoscopes: Nov. 27 – Dec. 3, 2020

Inez Carvalho - November 26, 2020 4:32 am 0

Aries: Neptune directs in Pisces this week which creates landscapes for active imagination, visually intense dreams and hidden meaning in the world...

Film

Shame and freedom at odds in poignant “Uncle Frank”

Gary Kramer - November 24, 2020 4:43 pm 0

Out gay writer/director Alan Ball’s engaging drama “Uncle Frank,” available on Prime Video November 25, is an original story but feels like...

Deep Inside Hollywood: Ellen Page is game for “1UP”

Film Romeo San Vicente - November 24, 2020 4:17 pm 0

Academy Award nominee Ellen Page (“Juno”) and Paris Berelc (“Hubie Halloween”) are teaming up for “1UP,” a gaming comedy feature film for...

Abigail Ariza and Chelsea Camacho

Portraits Suzi Nash - November 24, 2020 2:25 pm 0

Patrice Banks was an engineer pulling down a six figure salary when she decided to make a left turn and go down...

Bradbury-Sullivan Center hosts in-person art exhibit

Arts Ray Simon - November 23, 2020 5:21 pm 0

Joe Dulude II had a thriving career before the pandemic interrupted everything. A successful makeup artist, Dulude had contributed...

Philly native goes virtual in Theater Exile’s “D-Pad”

Theater Cameron Kelsall - November 23, 2020 2:43 pm 0

Ang Bey is ready to take the theater world by storm. Bey, a queer, nonbinary actor and multidisciplinary artist, leads the world...

Horoscopes: Nov. 20-26, 2020

Horoscopes Inez Carvalho - November 19, 2020 6:37 am 0

Aries: This week you occupy yourself with tasks at hand. Problem solving and DIY fixes are a healthy distraction for you as...

BJ Bear: Close Shave

Portraits Suzi Nash - November 18, 2020 4:50 pm 0

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, of the 135,000 barbers on record in the U.S., only 16 percent are women. An...

Philly singer/songwriter Susan Werner talks “Flyover Country”

Music Gregg Shapiro - November 17, 2020 2:15 pm 0

Singer-songwriter Susan Werner is a national treasure. Born, raised and educated in the heartland, she firmly established herself as a performing musician...

Good as Golding: “Crazy Rich Asians” star sparkles in “Monsoon”

Arts & Culture Gregg Shapiro - November 13, 2020 10:29 am 0

In a relatively short period of time, actor and straight ally Henry Golding’s star has ascended, making him one of the most...

Regional

Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Allentown LGBT Center

Victoria A. Brownworth - November 24, 2020 1:49 pm 0

On Nov. 23, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris released a partial list of Cabinet members and other key personnel...

Embattled state official fights to keep her job

Regional Tim Cwiek - November 23, 2020 3:28 pm 0

Advocates call for resignation of homophobic school board member

Regional Tim Cwiek - November 23, 2020 3:05 pm 0

Pennsylvania Youth Congress: young Pennsylvanians shaping their future

Regional Sebastian Fortino - November 4, 2020 12:50 pm 0

School superintendent apologizes for privacy breach

Regional Tim Cwiek - November 3, 2020 2:56 pm 0

Transgender maintenance worker sues for workplace bias

Regional Tim Cwiek - October 27, 2020 12:27 pm 0

National

AIDS Memorial Quilt Launches Nationwide Virtual Tour During Another World Health Crisis

National Sebastian Fortino - November 18, 2020 5:14 pm 0

On December 1st we will honor World AIDS Day as our community has done for over 30 years. However, as part of...

Biden building transition team as Trump attacks PA vote

National Victoria A. Brownworth - November 18, 2020 3:58 pm 0

On Nov. 17, President-elect Joe Biden announced more key placements for his new administration and spoke to the nation about the exploding...

LGB Republicans Have More Internalized Homophobia than LGB Democrats

National Victoria A. Brownworth - November 18, 2020 2:33 pm 0

When the Log Cabin Republicans, the nation’s oldest and largest organization of conservative LGBTQ Republicans and their allies, endorsed outgoing President Trump...

LIFE DURING COVID-19

Local

Thanksgiving During a Pandemic: How the LGBTQ Community is Celebrating During Lockdown

Sebastian Fortino - November 23, 2020 5:27 pm 0

For this Thanksgiving holiday, the CDC has advised Americans to stay at home and not travel. In Philadelphia, indoor gatherings of more...

Local

COVID-19 spikes in Philadelphia

Sebastian Fortino - November 10, 2020 4:38 pm 0

Philadelphia had its single largest increase in Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, with 879 new confirmed cases of the virus. Last week, the...

Local

LGBTQ health orgs provide mental, physical health services amid rising COVID cases

Michele Zipkin - November 3, 2020 2:36 pm 0

Amid a rise in coronavirus cases in Philadelphia and throughout Pennsylvania, Gayborhood health organizations are doing what they can to provide both...

Local

State and local health departments issue sexual health guidelines during COVID-19

Sebastian Fortino - October 20, 2020 4:44 pm 0

Earlier this month, the State of Pennsylvania issued guidelines for sexual health and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Montgomery County also recently...

Local

Masks still necessary as gayborhood bars and restaurants reopen

Sebastian Fortino - September 8, 2020 5:22 pm 0

Philadelphia’s Camac Street, in the heart of the gayborhood, has long been a destination for dining, drinking, and entertainment. “The Little Street...

Local

Gay dating in the time of COVID-19

Sebastian Fortino - September 2, 2020 3:28 pm 0

When the pandemic swept through the country and prompted Philadelphia and everywhere else to lock down, people who were dating, trying to...

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Creep of the Week: Jenna Ellis

D'Anne Witkowski - January 24, 2020 1:14 am 0

You can tell a lot about a person by looking at who they surround themselves with. Remember when Donald Trump assured the...

Go beyond Netflix with these LGBTQ streaming services

Television Jason Villemez - April 28, 2020 6:02 pm 0

Since most Americans have been sheltering in their homes — whether through state mandates or precaution around COVID-19 — it’s unsurprising that...

After prison, one-half of ‘gay-porn twins’ speaks out

Local PGN Staff - July 3, 2014 9:04 am 0

This is the first of a two-part series. “Your self-respect is priceless. I know, I’m fighting like hell to get...

Abigail Ariza and Chelsea Camacho

Portraits Suzi Nash - November 24, 2020 2:25 pm 0

Patrice Banks was an engineer pulling down a six figure salary when she decided to make a left turn and go down...

Mark My Words

The push for LGBT rights continues abroad

Mark Segal - November 24, 2020 5:33 pm 0

Want to publicly thank the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw Poland who gave me an appreciation of how resilient our government can be...

The world moves on

Mark My Words Mark Segal - November 17, 2020 4:29 pm 0

While this country has been paralyzed by both the pandemic and the political circus we call the 2020 election (led by the...

Georgia, Georgia, Georgia

Mark My Words Mark Segal - November 11, 2020 6:08 pm 0

This column could be filled with the names of those in the LGBTQ community who expect or should be considered for position...

Television

Film

Deep Inside Hollywood: Ellen Page is game for “1UP”

Romeo San Vicente - November 24, 2020 4:17 pm 0

Academy Award nominee Ellen Page (“Juno”) and Paris Berelc (“Hubie Halloween”) are teaming up for “1UP,” a gaming comedy feature film for...

Deep Inside Hollywood: Adam Rippon sitcom skates over to NBC

Television Romeo San Vicente - November 10, 2020 2:38 pm 0

Good news or best news? America’s gay figure skating Olympic medal scoring sweetheart, Adam Rippon, is developing a sitcom for NBC. Now,...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Television Romeo San Vicente - September 28, 2020 1:13 pm 0

Star Trek’s first trans and non-binary characters The CBS All Access series "Star Trek: Discovery" will continue to fulfill...

Editorial

We’re nowhere near full LGBTQ equality

Jason Villemez - November 24, 2020 5:01 pm 0

Every so often, we get reminders that despite the gains made over the decades by activists in the LGBTQ community, we still...

Why thinking for oneself matters

Editorial Jason Villemez - November 17, 2020 4:21 pm 0

Forgive and forget is the exact wrong advice right now

Editorial Jason Villemez - November 11, 2020 6:03 pm 0

No matter the election outcome, we’re now in a culture war

Editorial Jason Villemez - November 3, 2020 2:04 pm 0

FILM

Film

Shame and freedom at odds in poignant “Uncle Frank”

Gary Kramer - November 24, 2020 4:43 pm 0

Out gay writer/director Alan Ball’s engaging drama “Uncle Frank,” available on Prime Video November 25, is an original story but feels like...

Film

Deep Inside Hollywood: Ellen Page is game for “1UP”

Romeo San Vicente - November 24, 2020 4:17 pm 0

Academy Award nominee Ellen Page (“Juno”) and Paris Berelc (“Hubie Halloween”) are teaming up for “1UP,” a gaming comedy feature film for...

Arts & Culture

Good as Golding: “Crazy Rich Asians” star sparkles in “Monsoon”

Gregg Shapiro - November 13, 2020 10:29 am 0

In a relatively short period of time, actor and straight ally Henry Golding’s star has ascended, making him one of the most...

Film

An unlikely, tender romance in “Ammonite”

Gary Kramer - November 9, 2020 4:42 pm 0

“Ammonite,” by out gay writer/director Frances Lee, depicts the unlikely romance that develops between Mary Anning (Kate Winslet), a fossilist, and Charlotte...

Film

Beloved gay film “Big Eden” turns 20 years old

Gary Kramer - November 2, 2020 2:47 pm 0

Out gay filmmaker Thomas Bezucha has a new film, “Let Him Go,” now out in theaters. It is a dramatic thriller, set...

Film

LGBTQ films at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival

Gary Kramer - October 27, 2020 11:42 am 0

The Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, which runs in November and will be available online this year, offers four LGBT films and one...

Film

Deep Inside Hollywood

Romeo San Vicente - October 27, 2020 10:41 am 0

"Boys In The Band" star Robin de Jesús goes "Boom" What we love most in this life is a...

Film

LGBTQ activist Mark Segal featured in “Equal” docuseries

Gary Kramer - October 20, 2020 5:28 pm 0

The fourth installment of the inspirational HBO Max documentary series, “Equal,” focuses on the Stonewall riots and the birth of the Gay...

Film

November has LGBTQ films galore at qFLIX

Gary Kramer - October 20, 2020 5:19 pm 0

qFLIX, Philadelphia’s LGBTQ film festival, which was postponed in March, will take place online November 5 to 30 and screen numerous features...

Obituaries

Ronald Andrews, 75, of Philadelphia.

phillygaynews - November 20, 2020 10:41 am 0

Ronald (Ron) Andrews, 75, of Philadelphia, died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, with his...

GLF pioneer Nikos Diaman dies

Obituaries Cynthia Laird - November 12, 2020 3:51 pm 0

Nikos Antony Diaman, an early member of the Gay Liberation Front, the Radical Faeries, the Billy Club, and other gay organizations, died...

Mark A. Davis, mental-health advocate, dies at 64

Obituaries Tim Cwiek - October 20, 2020 4:39 pm 0

Mark A. Davis, a beloved figure in the community and trailblazing mental-health advocate, has died. He was 64 and lived in Queen...

Columns

Caring for body and mind during the next stage of COVID-19

Aging David Griffith - November 23, 2020 6:18 pm 0

Since the start of the pandemic, public health models of the progression of COVID-19 have indicated a likely spike in cases and...

Finding Things to Be Thankful for in a Very Strange Year

Parenting Dana Rudolph - November 17, 2020 3:55 pm 0

As Thanksgiving approaches this year, I am thankful for many things — and not only that I’ve finally learned to make a...

How HIV activists won their fight for inclusion in a major COVID-19 vaccine study

HIV/AIDS Rick Guasco - November 11, 2020 6:24 pm 0

Victory came in the form of a tweet posted in the middle of the afternoon on Aug. 5: Pharmaceutical company Moderna was...

Parenting

Finding Things to Be Thankful for in a Very Strange Year

Dana Rudolph - November 17, 2020 3:55 pm 0

As Thanksgiving approaches this year, I am thankful for many things — and not only that I’ve finally learned to make a...

Looking to the Future

Parenting Dana Rudolph - November 11, 2020 5:52 pm 0

I am submitting this column before Election Day, although it will appear just afterwards. No matter what happens, though, this I know:...

The day after the election, a Crucial SCOTUS case on foster care

Parenting Dana Rudolph - October 27, 2020 12:35 pm 0

We are about a week away from the 2020 elections. A case that the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing the day...

How LGBTQ parents can bond with a non-biological child

Parenting Jen Colletta - October 20, 2020 4:33 pm 0

When Jackson was born, my life changed in an instant. But, unlike the rosy picture that many paint of becoming a parent,...

Family Portrait

Portraits

Abigail Ariza and Chelsea Camacho

Suzi Nash - November 24, 2020 2:25 pm 0

Patrice Banks was an engineer pulling down a six figure salary when she decided to make a left turn and go down...

BJ Bear: Close Shave

Portraits Suzi Nash - November 18, 2020 4:50 pm 0

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, of the 135,000 barbers on record in the U.S., only 16 percent are women. An...

Tony Enos: Music Man

Portraits Suzi Nash - November 11, 2020 4:48 pm 0

“If the morning is male and the evening is female, Two-Spirit people are the dusk.” This month is Native American Heritage Month....

Scott Evans: Leading man

Portraits Suzi Nash - November 4, 2020 4:04 pm 0

It’s time at last for qFLIX, our annual LGBT film festival. The beloved fest was postponed a number of times due to...

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...

Music

Philly singer/songwriter Susan Werner talks “Flyover Country”

Gregg Shapiro - November 17, 2020 2:15 pm

Music

For Shamir, Success During a Pandemic Is True to Form

Chris Azzopardi - October 13, 2020 5:38 pm

Arts & Culture

SONGS at 75: Tom Wilson Weinberg brings birthday cabaret to the William Way Community Center

Sebastian Fortino - October 6, 2020 4:33 pm

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Horoscopes

Horoscopes: Nov. 27 – Dec. 3, 2020

Inez Carvalho - November 26, 2020 4:32 am0

Aries: Neptune directs in Pisces this week which creates landscapes for active imagination, visually intense dreams and hidden meaning in the world...

Op-ed

Thanksgiving in the time of pandemic

Victoria A. Brownworth - November 24, 2020 5:45 pm0

If you are reading this, you already have a reason to give thanks: You have (thus far) survived the coronavirus pandemic that...

Mark My Words

The push for LGBT rights continues abroad

Mark Segal - November 24, 2020 5:33 pm0

Want to publicly thank the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw Poland who gave me an appreciation of how resilient our government can be...

Editorial

We’re nowhere near full LGBTQ equality

Jason Villemez - November 24, 2020 5:01 pm0

Every so often, we get reminders that despite the gains made over the decades by activists in the LGBTQ community, we still...

Creep of the Week

Creep of the Week: Samuel Alito

D'Anne Witkowski - November 24, 2020 4:53 pm0

In 2015 the Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision changed my life. That decision meant that Michigan had to recognize my legal...

Film

Shame and freedom at odds in poignant “Uncle Frank”

Gary Kramer - November 24, 2020 4:43 pm0

Out gay writer/director Alan Ball’s engaging drama “Uncle Frank,” available on Prime Video November 25, is an original story but feels like...

Film

Deep Inside Hollywood: Ellen Page is game for “1UP”

Romeo San Vicente - November 24, 2020 4:17 pm0

Academy Award nominee Ellen Page (“Juno”) and Paris Berelc (“Hubie Halloween”) are teaming up for “1UP,” a gaming comedy feature film for...

Portraits

Abigail Ariza and Chelsea Camacho

Suzi Nash - November 24, 2020 2:25 pm0

Patrice Banks was an engineer pulling down a six figure salary when she decided to make a left turn and go down...

Regional

Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Allentown LGBT Center

Victoria A. Brownworth - November 24, 2020 1:49 pm0

On Nov. 23, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris released a partial list of Cabinet members and other key personnel...

Aging

Caring for body and mind during the next stage of COVID-19

David Griffith - November 23, 2020 6:18 pm0

Since the start of the pandemic, public health models of the progression of COVID-19 have indicated a likely spike in cases and...

Local

Thanksgiving During a Pandemic: How the LGBTQ Community is Celebrating During Lockdown

Sebastian Fortino - November 23, 2020 5:27 pm0

For this Thanksgiving holiday, the CDC has advised Americans to stay at home and not travel. In Philadelphia, indoor gatherings of more...

Arts

Bradbury-Sullivan Center hosts in-person art exhibit

Ray Simon - November 23, 2020 5:21 pm0

Joe Dulude II had a thriving career before the pandemic interrupted everything. A successful makeup artist, Dulude had contributed...

Regional

Embattled state official fights to keep her job

Tim Cwiek - November 23, 2020 3:28 pm0

Jennifer R. Storm, an out lesbian who has served as the state’s Victim Advocate for the past seven years, is battling to...

Regional

Advocates call for resignation of homophobic school board member

Tim Cwiek - November 23, 2020 3:05 pm0

LGBT advocates are calling for the resignation of a Pennsylvania school board member who requested the removal of an LGBT-pride exhibit, comparing...

Theater

Philly native goes virtual in Theater Exile’s “D-Pad”

Cameron Kelsall - November 23, 2020 2:43 pm0

Ang Bey is ready to take the theater world by storm. Bey, a queer, nonbinary actor and multidisciplinary artist, leads the world...

Obituaries

Ronald Andrews, 75, of Philadelphia.

phillygaynews - November 20, 2020 10:41 am0

Ronald (Ron) Andrews, 75, of Philadelphia, died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, with his...

Horoscopes

Horoscopes: Nov. 20-26, 2020

Inez Carvalho - November 19, 2020 6:37 am0

Aries: This week you occupy yourself with tasks at hand. Problem solving and DIY fixes are a healthy distraction for you as...

Local

Overdose prevention network advocates for safe injection site

Michele Zipkin - November 18, 2020 5:21 pm0

While oral arguments in the case USA v. Safehouse took place at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on...

National

AIDS Memorial Quilt Launches Nationwide Virtual Tour During Another World Health Crisis

Sebastian Fortino - November 18, 2020 5:14 pm0

On December 1st we will honor World AIDS Day as our community has done for over 30 years. However, as part of...

Portraits

BJ Bear: Close Shave

Suzi Nash - November 18, 2020 4:50 pm0

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, of the 135,000 barbers on record in the U.S., only 16 percent are women. An...

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