The Attic board responds to abuse allegations
Accusations came out last week against The Attic Youth Center, Philadelphia’s independent LGBTQ youth bastion, claiming an alleged sexual assault against a minor...
LGBTQ State of the Union to unite local leaders for community...
When it was announced that Amber Hikes, a black queer woman, would take the reins of the Office of LGBTQ Affairs in December, 2017,...
International News
Gay senator wins nom for Irish presidency Openly gay Irish senator David Norris has secured enough nominations to stand for president. ...
Gayborhood bar owners subpoenaed for PCHR hearing
All Gayborhood bar owners have been subpoenaed to attend a hearing addressing racism in the Gayborhood. The Philadelphia Commission on Human...
Adrienne Rich: writer and radical
The history of lesbian literature is, for many of us, a critical piece of our own personal lesbian history as well as our larger...
Republican Convention features fear mongering and dog whistles
At the Republican National Convention, President Donald J. Trump gave a 70 minute acceptance speech for his re-nomination from the front lawn of the...
Media Trail
Murder suspect commits suicide CNN. com reports the suspect charged in the murder of gay Seaman August Provost committed suicide July 31...
NJ marriage fight not over
In one of its last actions in the lame-duck session, the New Jersey Legislature failed to pass a measure last week to extend marriage...
Catholic agency files appeal in U.S. Supreme Court
Attorneys for Catholic Social Services filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting an emergency order for the resumption of foster-child referrals from...
Ca. judge overturns Prop. 8
A federal judge in California ruled this week that the contentious 2008 voter referendum Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state, was...
Nikki López returns to GALAEI as executive director
Nikki López, a former youth coordinator with GALAEI: A Queer [email protected] Social Justice Organization, will take the reins as the group’s executive director starting...
Exclusive: Brian Sims target of state ethics investigation
According to documents PGN exclusively obtained, a state commission is investigating Rep. Brian Sims following scrutiny about his travel reimbursements and speaking fees. ...
As Pride celebrations begin, PA Fairness Act remains stalled in Harrisburg
As annual Pride celebrations begin, a welcomed summer tradition in many Pennsylvania communities, I again have to report that the state has yet to...
Child sex-abuse bill gets hearing
A bill pending in Harrisburg that would let more survivors of child sex abuse seek justice in the courts appears dead in its current...
Maplewood, NJ welcomes first openly gay deputy mayor
On Jan. 1 of this year, Frank McGehee and Dean Dafis were sworn in as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Maplewood, New Jersey, replacing...
Neighbor balks at paying gay couple’s legal fees
Frank Charlton, who unsuccessfully sued a gay couple to have their security fence removed, maintains he shouldn’t have to pay the couple’s attorneys’ fees....
News Briefing
House parties for Mazzoni LGBTs and allies throughout the region will participate in Mazzoni Center’s Night of a Thousand Friends next weekend to...
In Boxers suit, city accused of stereotyping LGBT bars
Boxers PHL, a Center City sports bar, contends that city officials recently engaged in anti-LGBT stereotyping when ordering 11 LGBT bars to undergo antibias...
LGBTQ representation on TV dropped amid pandemic
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, has released its annual “Where We Are on TV” report. “Where We Are on TV” analyzes...
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