“Philadelphia has such a rich history of queer activism, leadership and artistry — trailblazers who have made our city stronger, more inclusive, and more...
“Today we voted against legislation authorizing the proposed 76ers Arena,” reads a joint statement prepared by city councilmembers Jamie Gauthier and Rue Landau following...
This year, Philadelphia will be losing one of its oldest, most respected HIV/AIDS organizations. Representatives from AIDS Fund announced during its monthly GayBINGO event...
This story was updated on Dec. 11 to include a comment from Sultan Shakir regarding layoffs at Mazzoni Center.
The Mazzoni Center recently withdrew a...
Rue Landau, Philadelphia’s first openly LGBTQ+ councilmember presented the inaugural Philadelphia LGBTQ+ Hall of Fame Awards. Held on December 19, at the Museum of...
If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. That old adage has apparently been adopted by Pennsylvania’s Republican state legislators as they enter...
Nikki Giovanni, a pioneering Black lesbian poet, essayist, and philosopher, died Dec. 9 at 81 after a lung cancer recurrence.
Tributes to Giovanni flooded social...
The Philadelphia Gay News staff shares their holiday wishes, ranging from peace and safety to personal gratitude and hope for the future. Whether calling...
Anita Cornwell passed away May 27 in Germantown “surrounded by the compassionate women who cared for her,” her literary executor, Briona Simone Jones, said....
