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Mayoral candidates’ LGBTQ staffers speak on inclusivity

Jeremy Rodriguez -
Earl Fowlkes works for Derek Green’s campaign as the principal liaison for the LGBTQ community. In this role, Fowlkes, who is openly gay, connects...

Philly’s LGBTQ municipal candidates plan to work for the people

Michele Zipkin -
As more and more LGBTQ people are running for office on the state and federal level, so too are queer people running for positions...

Mayoral candidates make their case to the LGBTQ community

Jason Villemez -
The William Way LGBT Community Center hosted candidates for mayor at a meet and greet event on January 23, with each candidate given two...

Mayor’s Office reflects on LGBTQ advancements and hopes for the next administration

Jeremy Rodriguez -
In a written statement to PGN, Mayor Jim Kenney reflected on his work with the LGBTQ community. "Over the last seven years and now going...

Penn’s Mask and Wig Club opens up membership to all genders

Michele Zipkin -
The Mask and Wig Club, Penn’s musical comedy troupe, recently opened its doors to members of all genders after roughly 133 years of restricting...

Former galaei director to helm Bradbury-Sullivan Center

Michele Zipkin -
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in the Lehigh Valley recently welcomed Ashley L. Coleman as its new executive director. A long-time community leader and organizer,...

Arts & Culture

Horoscopes

Horoscopes: January 27 to February 2

Inez Carvalho -
Aries: The sun in your social sector for the remainder of the month means that you are more interested in what others have to...
Portraits

Ray Smeriglio: Building Community in the City

Suzi Nash -
This week’s Portrait, Ray Smeriglio, has been working to make life better for all since his days as an ambassador for Temple University. The...

Despite its overloaded plot, “The Way Out” is reasonably compelling

Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka, stars of HBO’s ‘We’re Here,’ on promoting equality through drag

Ryan Bunch: His Wonderful World

Horoscopes: January 20 to 26

Actor Cole Doman on the nuance of transition in “Mutt”

Tár centers a staggering lesbian success story. But whose success is it?

Sheldon D. Brown brings authenticity and vulnerability to his role in “A Soldier’s Play”

Deep Inside Hollywood: Jen Richards stirs up trouble in ‘Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches’

Regional

Regional

Lesbian couple plead guilty to avoid death penalty in starvation deaths

Victoria A. Brownworth -
A lesbian couple from Lycoming County, Echo L. Butler, 27, and Marie Snyder, 33, have avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty to extensive...

‘Our democracy is a constant work in progress.’ Shapiro sworn in as Pa.’s 48th governor

Gov. Tom Wolf reflects on eight years of successes, stumbles and standoffs

Despite election results, Republicans attempting to keep Pa. house majority

State agency approves LGBTQ-inclusive antibias regulations

Shapiro transition team includes over a dozen LGBTQ members

National

U.S. Dept. of Health appeals ruling on LGBTQ bias policy

Victoria A. Brownworth -
On January 20, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra filed an appeal in the case of the “State of Texas and the State...

Healthcare challenges for men in the LGBTQ community go beyond HIV/AIDS

Victoria A. Brownworth -
The AIDS crisis in the U.S. redefined healthcare for gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men as trauma-based emergency care. Prior to...

LGBTQ patient data needed to change public health policy

Michele Zipkin -
When it comes to the health and well being of LGBTQ communities, a topic often discussed is SOGI data — sexual orientation and gender...

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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Television

Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka, stars of HBO’s ‘We’re Here,’ on promoting equality through drag

Eve Kucharski -
Glitz, glam and the changing hearts and minds. That’s a tall order for anyone, and the basic setup of every episode of the HBO...

Deep Inside Hollywood: Jen Richards stirs up trouble in ‘Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches’

Deep Inside Hollywood: ‘Euphoria’ star Hunter Schafer has two films coming next year

Editorial

Some questions for the Central Bucks school board

The Central Bucks school board recently banned teachers from displaying Pride flags, but more on that in a moment. The board, which has a...

Continuing the push for equality in 2023

PGN joins Every Voice, Every Vote to cover 2023 election

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Obituaries

In memory of John Pantages

Rachel Harlow -
John (Johnny) Pantages of Philadelphia passed away peacefully at home on December 20, 2022. He was 92 years young. John was born in Brooklyn,...

Maddy Gold, local artist and Drexel professor

Victoria A. Brownworth -

Urvashi Vaid: A Voice for Liberation and Justice

Victoria A. Brownworth -

Columns

Parenting

Family Portrait

Ray Smeriglio: Building Community in the City

Suzi Nash -

Ryan Bunch: His Wonderful World

Morabito: Moving and Grooving

Jade McLeod: You Oughta Know

Legal

Estate planning during COVID-19

Rebecca Levin -

The impact of bullying and cyberbullying: Nowhere to Hide

2019: LGBTQ YEAR IN REVIEW

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