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Alleged killer of gay man free on bail

Kenneth Frye, the alleged murderer of Eric Pope, was released on bail earlier this month after making arrangements with a bail bondsperson to pay...

DVLF TOY returns as evening event, Peppermint to headline

Members of Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ community will be able to get into the holiday spirit while giving back to life-saving organizations. On Dec. 9 at...

Meth addiction remains a problem among queer men

Due to being in recovery, some sources in this story requested PGN only use their first names. “I like to tell people, 'Don’t ever try...

Sias resigns from PA governor’s LGBTQ Advisory Commission

The executive director for the top LGBTQ+ leadership position in the state has resigned. Henry Sias, the executive director for the Governor’s Advisory Commission...

World AIDS Day 2023 Events

World AIDS Day, an international day to commemorate the lives lost to the AIDS epidemic, support those living with HIV, and raise awareness of...

State legislators propose measures to protect LGBTQ+ students

In response to the rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and hate speech in Pennsylvania public schools, Harrisburg legislators working with the PA Coalition for Trans...

Arts & Culture

Philly-based actor returns to ‘Fat Ham’ role at the Wilma Theater

Theater is an ephemeral art form by nature, so actors rarely get the chance to return to a role after the final curtain. But...

Horoscopes: Dec. 1-7, 2023

Aries: Mercury in Capricorn briefly highlights your tenth house this week before it begins its retrograde period next week. The tenth house highlights your...

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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

Analysis: Protests, the Israel-Hamas war, and the 2024 vote

Protest is rarely pretty and often puts protestors at odds with those on the sidelines. Such has been the case throughout American history.  While protests...

Meth addiction remains a problem among queer men

Due to being in recovery, some sources in this story requested PGN only use their first names. “I like to tell people, 'Don’t ever try...

Republican bill would force misgendering of trans federal employees

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) have introduced legislation that would block federal agencies from requiring all federal government employees 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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Let’s talk Nikki Haley and suicide

Shame that is absolutely deserved

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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...

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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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2019: LGBTQ YEAR IN REVIEW

Having an Affair