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Surviving coronavirus
Ian Morrison turned 46 on March 13 and celebrated his birthday in quarantine with a case of COVID-19. Morrison is well-known in...
Arts
Philly artists show some ‘Love’ for Women’s History Month
Portraits of Barbara Gittings, Gloria Casarez and Nizah Morris will be on display in Philadelphia for the month of March. Visit Philadelphia...
New exhibit confronts societal constructs
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Subversion, a group exhibition juried by Alice Oh presented by Philadelphia Sculptors and Da Vinci Art Alliance opened with a public reception...
Platonic touch circle centers folks of color
After attending Sex Down South, a sexuality conference centering people of color, Black queer femme Tiffany Lashai Curtis envisioned creating a platonic...
Trans Art Market popping up in spring
Philly trans artists Mel Calantropio and Meg Potoma are launching Philly’s first Trans Art Market, 2-6 p.m. March 28 at Tattooed Mom.
Queer photographer talks creative process, debut at William Way
William Way LGBT Community Center is presenting "Second Nature," the first solo exhibition by artist Briana Shewan. The artwork explores the artist's...
Out gay entertainer talks Great American Songbook
Arts Gary Kramer - 0
Out gay entertainer Michael Feinstein is known for his work archiving and chronicling the Great American Songbook. Over the course of his...
William Way opens exhibit centering 1950s-60s queer life
Arts Gary L. Day - 0
LGBTQ people who have come of age and are living in today’s cities are accustomed to having access to a well-formed queer...
Burlesque show in Bucks County benefits HIV/AIDS organization
On Jan. 26, residents of the Lambertville/New Hope area can combine cocktails and a good cause at Burlesque in Bucks LIVE, a...
Fishtown loses art and workshop space centering women and nonbinary artists
After over two years in business in the Philadelphia arts community, The Common Room will close its doors on Jan. 31.
A night of entertainment supporting sex workers
Comedy, camaraderie and a good cause will be on display later this month at Solidarity Is Sweet, an evening of entertainment designed...
Film
Out actor talks queer role in ‘Almost Love’
Gary Kramer - 0
Out actor Scott Evans gives a sensitive, ingratiating performance in the genial new film, “Almost Love,” available April 3 on demand.
Coronavirus’ impact on qFLIX, queer filmmakers
Gary Kramer - 0
The postponement of qFLIX because of COVID-19 is disappointing for the organizers and moviegoers but also for the talent that was planning...
Queer film explores trauma, healing
Gary Kramer - 0
Matthew Fifer makes an auspicious feature film debut with “Cicada,” screening at qFLIX, which is now delayed until July 12-19. The out...
qFLIX Film Festival gears up for 2020
Gary Kramer - 0
qFLIX, Philadelphia’s LGBTQ film festival, returns March 22-29 offering dozens of features, shorts, and documentaries, as well as new media programs, talkbacks,...
“Breaking Fast” highlights queer muslims
Gary Kramer - 0
Out gay writer/director Mike Mosallam’s fabulous romcom, “Breaking Fast” screens March 29 at 7:30 pm the Suzanne Roberts Theater as the closing...
First LGBTQ feature film set in Georgia plays locally
Gary Kramer - 0
“And Then We Danced” is out gay writer and director Levan Akin’s captivating drama about a closeted young dancer in Tbilisi. The...
Art meets queer desire in ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’
Gary Kramer - 0
Out lesbian director Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” opening Feb. 21 at the Ritz Five, is an exquisite, exceptional...
Kristin Stewart captures the essence of Jean Seberg in new biopic
Gary Kramer - 0
Out actress Kristin Stewart plays the title character in “Seberg,” an engrossing character study opening at area theaters on Feb. 28. The...
Queer films to watch on Valentine’s Day
Gary Kramer - 0
With Valentine’s Day approaching, sometimes a romantic dinner and a movie can be best enjoyed at home. With all the DVD, VOD...
Regional
Local and regional Pride celebrations postponed due to COVID-19
As local and regional governments continue to implement social distancing measures to help stem the spread of the new coronavirus, virtually all...
Mark My Words
#Trumpvirus
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By this point, you are most likely either confused, frustrated, annoyed, angry, worried or all of the above. You’re not alone; we...
Staying busy during the new coronavirus pandemic
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Each of us is trying to find a way to deal with COVID-19. We could go on a rant about all the...
Despite hardships, we will deliver your news
Mark Segal - 0
As you read this, I will have passed my 14th day in self-quarantine. Oh, I’m fine. But I am a senior and...
The role we play in the pandemic
Mark Segal - 0
We are LGBT media. We were the lifeline during HIV/AIDS, and we will be there for our community now. Here's how we...
Television
Motherland: Fort Salem review
Witches have been an ever-popular TV trope since the 1960s hit series "Bewitched." But the queer witches of Freeform and Hulu's new...
Philly local behind Xfinity’s LGBTQ content curation
Let’s face it: We’re all watching a lot more television than usual these days. It’s a natural byproduct of being stuck in...
Sean Hayes talks upcoming projects
“Lazy Susan” actor on playing a cisgender woman, “Will & Grace” ending and his new show. Under any...
National
FDA revises guidelines for blood donations from men who have sex with men
The Food and Drug Administration on April 2 revised its recommendations for blood donations from men who have sex with men (MSM),...
Media Trail: March 20, 2020
Indiana
AG says state agencies can’t use nonbinary marker WFYI
in Indianapolis reports that Indiana agencies are not allowed to...
COVID-19
Surviving coronavirus
Ian Morrison turned 46 on March 13 and celebrated his birthday in quarantine with a case of COVID-19. Morrison is well-known in...
The importance of social distancing
Of the many health-related topics circulating since the start of the new coronavirus outbreak roughly four weeks ago, social distancing has been...
Local and regional Pride celebrations postponed due to COVID-19
As local and regional governments continue to implement social distancing measures to help stem the spread of the new coronavirus, virtually all...
COVID-19 presents challenges for incarcerated LGBTQ people
Currently, folks who are incarcerated are being twice locked away — once from a life outside and again from those they are...
Editorial
Every week, PGN’s pages are consumed with COVID-19. Our lives have dramatically changed, and systematic failures have been brought to light. This...
Obituaries
For many Temple University students in the early years post-Stonewall, Dr. Frank B. Leib was the first adult they had met who...
Columns
COVID-19 pauses family building for many LGBTQ people
Nina Willbach and her wife, a Philadelphia couple, have been trying to get...
Milton Shapp and the Council for Sexual Minorities
In March 1976, Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp, an ardent supporter of gay rights...
Keeping sane in our new reality
I had originally written this column as a cutesy ode to all of...
Six productive ways to spend your time during coronavirus isolation
As we all hunker down to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus,...
Dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s: Taking care of paperwork
No matter your age or marital status, certain documents are necessary to...
Are gay men too hard on each other?
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Mental health concerns in the LGBTQ community are striking: conditions like depression, anxiety,...
Parenting
COVID-19 pauses family building for many LGBTQ people
Nina Willbach and her wife, a Philadelphia couple, have been trying to get pregnant since last June via assisted insemination. On March...
Keeping sane in our new reality
I had originally written this column as a cutesy ode to all of the affordable ways Ashlee and I have found to...
Needing More Than a Moment: LGBTQ Representation in Children’s Media
The Academy Award-winning songwriters behind Disney’s “Frozen,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez and husband Bobby Lopez, announced last week that they are working on Universal...
Emotional labor and the need for self-care
“We’re making our way into Savasana, our final resting pose.” Craaaaash. “Take up lots of space,...
Family Portrait
Megan Chialastri: A queer comedian telling ‘our’ jokes
I love a good laugh, and these days we all need something to lighten things up a bit. Megan Chialastri is a...
Michael Tyler Ramos: Helping Philly cope
Hello from Brewerytown, where I've been sequestered at home. I'm lucky that there's an Aldi's that's fairly well stocked around the corner...
Alan Chelak: The poet running Giovanni’s Room
These are interesting days. Many of us are self sequestering, seemingly isolated. Still, while forced into solitary confinement, people are finding ways...
Sandra Thompson: Fierce and Fabulous
Ugh! What a time we’re in! The film festivals I wrote about earlier this month have both been postponed (The Women’s Film...
Legal
The impact of bullying and cyberbullying: Nowhere to Hide
Bullying: Seeking to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable). Cyberbullying: The use of electronic communication to bully...
2019: LGBTQ YEAR IN REVIEW
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
“Never make your happiness on someone else’s unhappiness” is a saying I heard many years ago in my French-Canadian culture, and it...
The Gender X license designation in Pennsylvania
By 2020, Pennsylvania will join a growing number of pioneering states, including Washington, Arkansas, Nevada and Maine, allowing driver’s license holders to choose from...
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