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The Pennsylvania Senate Majority Policy Committee held a public workshop discussion on expanding hate crime laws in Pennsylvania to include gender identity,...

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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

LGBTQ+ community comes together for 10th Philly Trans March

Michele Zipkin - October 14, 2020 5:25 pm 0

The 10th annual Philly Trans March took place on Oct. 10 at Hunting Park in North Philadelphia. Approximately 200 people gathered to...

Local

How LGBTQ Philadelphians are casting their votes this year

Sebastian Fortino - October 14, 2020 5:20 pm 0

With Election Day less than three weeks away and COVID-19 infections rising again, Philadelphians are faced with not only with choosing which...

Local

Community organizations boost trans resources

Michele Zipkin - October 14, 2020 4:32 pm 0

Providing robust resources for transgender communities is always paramount, but given the war that the Trump administration has waged against the trans...

Arts & Culture

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...

Horoscopes

Horoscopes: Oct. 23-29, 2020

Inez Carvalho - October 22, 2020 8:29 am 0

Aries: Mercury retrograde in Scorpio and moving into Libra seeks out truth and fairness. You have been compelled to get down to...

Liam Dacy: On the move in PA

Portraits Suzi Nash - October 21, 2020 11:32 am 0

2020 has been a crazy year to say the least, but I have hope that November 3rd, or more likely some time...

LGBTQ activist Mark Segal featured in “Equal” docuseries

Film 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...

November has LGBTQ films galore at qFLIX

Film 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...

Claiming the deviant body: tattooing, gender, and sexuality through time

Features Hogan Schneider - October 20, 2020 5:00 pm 0

Tattooing has a long and eclectic history. A common stereotype of the modern tattoo industry is that the field is dominated by...

A Different Side of Jim Parsons

Film Chris Azzopardi - October 20, 2020 3:18 pm 0

A lot has happened this year, and that’s aside from Jim Parsons dancing around in a bra. That bit, of course, graced...

“Goodbye Mother,” LGBTQ shorts feature at Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

Film Gary Kramer - October 19, 2020 1:17 pm 0

The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, running November 5-15, offers dozens of features, documentaries, and shorts, as well as creative discussions and...

Photos from the Philly Trans March – Oct. 10, 2020

Scene In Philly Kelly Burkhardt - October 19, 2020 12:59 pm 0

Horoscopes: Oct. 16-22, 2020

Horoscopes Inez Carvalho - October 15, 2020 5:51 am 0

Aries: After the new moon at the start of the week, things feel like a fresh start, but also a bit paused...

Regional

Transgender maintenance worker sues for workplace bias

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

A transgender man of color has filed an employment-discrimination lawsuit in federal court claiming he was subjected to a hostile work environment...

Bloomsburg adopts LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance

Regional Jason Villemez - October 27, 2020 8:11 am 0

As Pa. votes, abortion rights group EMILY’s List launches $1M push to flip the Legislature

Regional Special to the PGN - October 21, 2020 11:48 am 0

Judge denies gay plaintiff’s anonymity request

Regional Tim Cwiek - October 20, 2020 4:22 pm 0

Advocates decry misgendering of Pittsburgh trans litigant

Regional Tim Cwiek - October 6, 2020 5:28 pm 0

Rep. Kenyatta travels Pennsylvania in “Flip PA Tour”

Regional Sebastian Fortino - October 3, 2020 7:10 am 0

National

Over 500 LGBTQ Candidates Up for Election Nov. 3

National Victoria A. Brownworth - October 21, 2020 2:17 pm 0

As the November 3 election looms, most Americans are focused on who will win the presidency, but more than 500 openly LGBTQ...

Barrett questioned on healthcare, LGBTQ rights during hearings

National Victoria A. Brownworth - October 14, 2020 5:11 pm 0

Amy Coney Barrett, a judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and a staunch Constitutional originalist like her mentor, the late...

Lesbians and Bisexual Women at Higher Risk for Breast Cancer

National Victoria A. Brownworth - October 7, 2020 5:57 pm 0

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Philadelphia is pretty in pink. Liberty Place, 8th and Market, the fountains at Logan Circle,...

LIFE DURING COVID-19

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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...

Local

LGBTQ teachers forced to balance schoolwork and staying safe

Sebastian Fortino - August 19, 2020 8:39 pm 0

Philadelphia’s new school year begins on September 2, but it will be virtual, for now. In late July the school board voted...

Local

Local businesses doing their best during COVID-19

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

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

Local

Philly’s LGBTQ performers keep the show going

Sebastian Fortino - July 29, 2020 5:29 pm 0

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

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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...

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...

November has LGBTQ films galore at qFLIX

Film 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...

Pennsylvania General Election 2020: Your guide to the Nov. 3 presidential and statewide elections

Regional Special to the PGN - September 28, 2020 2:07 pm 0

As of this writing, the Nov. 3 general election is just 41 days away. And if we know one thing about it,...

Mark My Words

Vote Hard and Vote Democrat

Mark Segal - October 27, 2020 1:00 pm 0

This is my last column before the election. To say this is the most important election of your life does not do...

A quick look at the rest of the world

Mark My Words Mark Segal - October 21, 2020 4:00 pm 0

It seems there are only two subjects making the media rounds right now: COVID-19 and the election. You most likely have heard...

When to not cover a Trump story

Mark My Words Mark Segal - October 14, 2020 6:03 pm 0

A Trump “gay pride” rally was recently held in our back yard. PGN chose not to cover it. Similarly, a few weeks...

Television

Deep Inside Hollywood

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...

Murder, She Kind of Wrote

Television Chris Azzopardi - September 7, 2020 12:56 pm 0

Writer-actress Paula Pell knows it’s ridiculous: a dowdy, out-of-touch suburban broad with an accent that is somehow a little British — or Irish,...

Billy Porter: Black, Gay, and Out of F*cks

Features Chris Azzopardi - August 31, 2020 3:24 pm 0

“Now that I have a massive platform, and now that the people want to listen to the Black sissy, I’m gonna talk,”...

Editorial

Vote for the world you want, but also the world you have

Jason Villemez - October 27, 2020 12:49 pm 0

Joe Biden will change the country for the better. We know this from his work in the Senate, as Vice President, and...

Why community spaces matter

Editorial Jason Villemez - October 21, 2020 3:56 pm 0

If you are closeted or questioning, vote for Joe Biden

Editorial Jason Villemez - October 14, 2020 6:27 pm 0

From Nizah Morris to Mia Green

Editorial Jason Villemez - October 7, 2020 6:14 pm 0

FILM

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

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...

Film

A Different Side of Jim Parsons

Chris Azzopardi - October 20, 2020 3:18 pm 0

A lot has happened this year, and that’s aside from Jim Parsons dancing around in a bra. That bit, of course, graced...

Film

“Goodbye Mother,” LGBTQ shorts feature at Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

Gary Kramer - October 19, 2020 1:17 pm 0

The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, running November 5-15, offers dozens of features, documentaries, and shorts, as well as creative discussions and...

Film

LGBTQ features abound at Philadelphia Film Festival

Gary Kramer - October 13, 2020 5:18 pm 0

The Philadelphia Film Festival will screen nearly 100 films October 23 to November 2. More than a dozen titles, including “Nomadland” starring...

Film

Screen Queen: Criterion Films Celebrate Diversity in All Its Forms

Chris Azzopardi - October 5, 2020 3:35 pm 0

“Paris Is Burning” In “Paris Is Burning,” a strut is a defiant act, an exertion of suppressed power. In...

Film

Deep Inside Hollywood: “Maestro”, “Run” and “Fireflies”

Romeo San Vicente - October 5, 2020 2:20 pm 0

Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan make music in "Maestro" The late, legendary American composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein was gay. He...

Film

“The Boys in the Band” film doesn’t live up to stage version

Gary Kramer - September 28, 2020 1:46 pm 0

The 2018 Broadway revival of the late Mart Crowley’s landmark play, “The Boys of the Band” was notable for featuring an all-gay...

Obituaries

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

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...

Philly says goodbye to beloved Les Harrison

Local Michele Zipkin - August 19, 2020 7:28 pm 0

Les Harrison, Philly’s longest-performing drag queen of color, passed away on August 14, 2020. He would have been 78 this year. He...

Former councilman Francis Rafferty dies

Local Victoria A. Brownworth - August 13, 2020 11:06 am 0

Former Philadelphia Councilman-at-Large Francis "Fran" Rafferty has died of complications from COVID-19, according to former congressman Bob Brady, who notified PGN of...

Columns

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...

New state plan on aging is a win for the LGBTQ community

Aging David Griffith - October 27, 2020 12:32 pm 0

Every four years, the Pennsylvania Department of Aging is required to submit a State Plan on Aging to the federal government outlining...

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,...

Parenting

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

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,...

Survival Tips

Parenting Dana Rudolph - October 14, 2020 5:45 pm 0

Every time I think 2020 has thrown everything it’s got at us, it steps up its game: the death of Supreme Court...

3 Initiatives Offering Teachers Free, LGBTQ-Inclusive Books

Parenting Dana Rudolph - September 29, 2020 3:49 pm 0

Few things in life are free, but three different initiatives are now offering free LGBTQ-inclusive books and more to educators and schools...

Family Portrait

Portraits

Liam Dacy: On the move in PA

Suzi Nash - October 21, 2020 11:32 am 0

2020 has been a crazy year to say the least, but I have hope that November 3rd, or more likely some time...

Pax Ressler: Making joyful music

Portraits Suzi Nash - October 14, 2020 5:56 pm 0

With the current Supreme Court nomination hearings underway, we seem to be eroding that line between church and state. There are a...

Jay Johnson: Out and About

Portraits Suzi Nash - October 7, 2020 5:40 pm 0

Before William Way, there was the Penguin Place, Philadelphia’s LGBT Community Center. The center took on a number of projects for the...

Candy Alexandra González: Up Close

Portraits Suzi Nash - September 30, 2020 5:11 pm 0

Each year from September 15 to October 15, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month. It was started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage...

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

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

Features

Reba, Still Fancy

Chris Azzopardi - October 5, 2020 3:48 pm

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Mark My Words

Vote Hard and Vote Democrat

Mark Segal - October 27, 2020 1:00 pm0

This is my last column before the election. To say this is the most important election of your life does not do...

Editorial

Vote for the world you want, but also the world you have

Jason Villemez - October 27, 2020 12:49 pm0

Joe Biden will change the country for the better. We know this from his work in the Senate, as Vice President, and...

Creep of the Week

Creep of the Week: Tiffany Trump

D'Anne Witkowski - October 27, 2020 12:43 pm0

The Trump Administration is the most anti-LGBTQ administration in history. So the fact that there was a Trump Pride event is insulting...

Parenting

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

Dana Rudolph - October 27, 2020 12:35 pm0

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

Aging

New state plan on aging is a win for the LGBTQ community

David Griffith - October 27, 2020 12:32 pm0

Every four years, the Pennsylvania Department of Aging is required to submit a State Plan on Aging to the federal government outlining...

Regional

Transgender maintenance worker sues for workplace bias

Tim Cwiek - October 27, 2020 12:27 pm0

A transgender man of color has filed an employment-discrimination lawsuit in federal court claiming he was subjected to a hostile work environment...

History

Surviving the Silence: The Unexpected Story of Col. Pat Thompson

Chris Rudisill - October 27, 2020 12:23 pm0

In 1989, U.S. Army Col. Margarethe (Grethe) Cammermeyer was undergoing a routine security clearance interview when she said four simple words, “I...

Film

LGBTQ films at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival

Gary Kramer - October 27, 2020 11:42 am0

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

History

Racism runs deep in Philadelphia Gayborhood

Michele Zipkin - October 27, 2020 11:17 am0

Racism is alive in every American city. No place is immune. Despite Philadelphia being one of the most diverse cities in the...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Romeo San Vicente - October 27, 2020 10:41 am0

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

Op-ed

Focus, Activism Needed Now

Nate Osburn - October 27, 2020 9:00 am0

On Oct. 15, I asked Joe Biden a question at his Philadelphia town hall about Amy Coney Barrett’s rushed Supreme Court confirmation...

Regional

Bloomsburg adopts LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance

Jason Villemez - October 27, 2020 8:11 am0

The Bloomsburg Town Council voted unanimously October 26 to adopt an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance, making it the third small town community and...

Horoscopes

Horoscopes: Oct. 23-29, 2020

Inez Carvalho - October 22, 2020 8:29 am0

Aries: Mercury retrograde in Scorpio and moving into Libra seeks out truth and fairness. You have been compelled to get down to...

Transmissions

The Trans Griot has passed

Gwendolyn Smith - October 21, 2020 4:04 pm0

On the 5th of October, Monica Roberts passed away at home. She was a trans journalist, probably best known for her blog,...

Mark My Words

A quick look at the rest of the world

Mark Segal - October 21, 2020 4:00 pm0

It seems there are only two subjects making the media rounds right now: COVID-19 and the election. You most likely have heard...

Editorial

Why community spaces matter

Jason Villemez - October 21, 2020 3:56 pm0

There was a recent opinion article in The Guardian titled “With queer spaces closed due to Covid, I feel more disconnected than...

Creep of the Week

Creep of the Week: Mitch McConnell

D'Anne Witkowski - October 21, 2020 3:48 pm0

The Senate Confirmation Hearing for Amy Coney Barrett was happening today and I watched exactly zero minutes of it because I was...

International

Pope Francis calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples

Victoria A. Brownworth - October 21, 2020 3:11 pm0

In a new documentary that premiered October 21 in Rome, Pope Francis called for the passage of civil union laws for same-sex...

Local

Community fights to save Casarez mural

Jason Villemez - October 21, 2020 3:08 pm0

LGBTQ community members and allies held a vigil at the 12th St. mural of the late Gloria Casarez Monday night. The building...

Local

Trans woman of color, fellow advocates address State Senate

Michele Zipkin - October 21, 2020 3:00 pm0

The Pennsylvania Senate Majority Policy Committee held a public workshop discussion on expanding hate crime laws in Pennsylvania to include gender identity,...

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