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Meet the Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association

While it may have had a different name then, Philadelphia’s LGBTQ Bar Association has paved the way for LGBTQ+ rights in Philadelphia and the...

Out U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero speaks on LGBTQ+ visibility

Until recently, the role of United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania never had a woman of color or an LGBTQ+ person...

Queer and nonbinary athletes call out Philadelphia Marathon

Although the Philadelphia Marathon — which occurred Nov. 22-24 in neighborhoods throughout the city — has made progress in making its races inclusive of...

Methodists Split Over LGBTQ+ issues

On Saturday, 261 Georgia congregations of the North Georgia Conference chose to leave the United Methodist Church (UMC) over a divide on LGBTQ+ issues....

Former worker at Mazzoni fights for unemployment benefits

Attorneys for Naasik A. Fuller, a former employee at Mazzoni Center, filed an appeal this week regarding an unfavorable decision by an unemployment compensation...

Philly to honor Trans Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is nearly upon us once again, a time to reflect on, mourn and celebrate trans community members whose lives...

Arts & Culture

Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ is disappointing, self-serving Oscar bait

The Leonard Bernstein biopic, “Maestro,” opening Dec. 1 in area theaters and available on Netflix Dec. 20, is as atonal as some of the...

Horoscopes: Nov. 24-30, 2023

Aries: Your ruling planet Mars moves into fellow fire sign Sagittarius, where it highlights your ninth house. You are in an adventurous mood and...

Horoscopes: Nov. 17-23, 2023

Horoscopes: Nov. 10-16, 2023

Regional

Pennridge School sued for anti-LGBTQ+ policies

Pennridge School District is one of several Bucks County schools that have been hotbeds of controversy because of enacting several anti-diversity and anti-LGBTQ+ policies....

National

Methodists Split Over LGBTQ+ issues

On Saturday, 261 Georgia congregations of the North Georgia Conference chose to leave the United Methodist Church (UMC) over a divide on LGBTQ+ issues....

Anti-Semitism is rising: A threat to marginalized communities

On Tuesday, about 300,000 people converged under blue skies and bright sunshine on the National Mall in Washington D.C. in a march billed as...

Democrats Crush MAGA GOP in Election Wins

Election night 2023 sent shockwaves through both parties. Democrats pulled out some unexpected wins and Republicans got schooled on both culture wars issues and...

LIFE DURING COVID-19

As Long Covid cases rise, so do costs

The U.S. continues to reassess Covid-19 and address it as a long-term problem rather than a public health crisis, even suspending the free testing...

Long COVID: The Other Pandemic — Part 3

In the summer of 2020, Tariq Scott was in the streets of Philadelphia protesting the killing of George Floyd. The winter and spring had...

Long COVID: The Other Pandemic – Part 2

This the second installment of a three part series. Since the end of 2019, when COVID-19 was first designated a pandemic by the World Health...

Long COVID: The Other Pandemic

This is part one of a three part series. Masks came off a few weeks ago: a harbinger of Spring. On February 25, the Centers...

CDC says vaccinated should wear masks indoors in areas with high infection rates

Federal health officials urged Americans in areas of the country with the highest surges in COVID-19 infections to once again wear masks when they...

Game Plan: Philly’s Queer Sports Teams Look Forward To Summer

Last year, PGN spoke with our local LGBTQ sports teams to see what their seasons would look like during the COVID shutdown. The answer...

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LOCAL EVENTS

Mark My Words

Let’s talk Nikki Haley and suicide

Shame that is absolutely deserved

There’s reason to cheer

Television

Jeff Hiller is bringing ‘a touch of fugs’ to queer-inclusive TV

It’s hard to imagine Jeff Hiller making people mad. But in 2004, that was the 46-year-old comedian and actor’s job. It was his responsibility...

Editorial

PGN Editorial Endorsements

Your vote in this election is your chance to make LGBTQ+ history. It’s also a chance to keep or vote in those who have...

FILM

Obituaries

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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Legal

2019: LGBTQ YEAR IN REVIEW

Having an Affair