Trans candidate edged out for judgeship
First-time candidate Henry Sias came within 5,000 votes of becoming the nation’s first transgender male judge Tuesday. Sias placed 14th out...
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, trans activist, to deliver keynote at youth conference
A formerly incarcerated black transgender activist will serve as keynote speaker for the fifth-annual Pennsylvania Youth Action Conference, the Pennsylvania Youth Congress announced Feb....
Patricia Fitzgerald, ActionAIDS staffer, 64
Patricia Fitzgerald, coordinator of ActionAIDS’ Philadelphia Linkage Program, died Dec. 2 of complications from pneumonia and cancer. She was 64. Fitzgerald grew...
Counselor charged with child molestation
Percival Outland, a former counselor at the Germantown Boys & Girls Club, is accused of having sexual contact with a 12-year-old boy at the...
PA Senate committee approves antibias bill
A committee of the Pennsylvania Senate today approved legislation to ban LGBT discrimination in housing matters. The Pennsylvania Senate Urban Affairs...
Women’s bars to reunite at Sisters
Sisters Nightclub will play host to a unique reunion this weekend that will bring together women of all ages to celebrate some of the...
Archiving tomorrow’s history
The Print Center in Philadelphia held a public panel with prominent local archivists whose job is to preserve and present LGBTQ history in honor...
Another Mazzoni CEO out — what’s next?
Yet another shakeup in the leadership of Mazzoni Center raises questions about the organization’s future direction as it grapples with developing a new management...
Liberty City backs Krasner for DA, Sias for judge
An LGBT advocacy organization voted Wednesday on its endorsements for next month's primary. The Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club voted to back Larry...
LGBT Elder Initiative hosts advocacy panel
Celena Morrison (top left), executive director of the Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs, joined a virtual roundtable hosted by the LGBT Elder Initiative. Other...
Person of the Year: Runners up
Gloria Casarez Mayor Michael Nutter named Gloria Casarez, former executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative, as the city’s...
City Council postpones foster-care hearing
City Council hearings on alleged anti-LGBT bias within foster-care agencies that contract with the city won’t take place before fall, said a spokesperson for...
Guidebook analyzes transgender Greek life
Although college is generally a time when young people fortify their own identities and ideologies, transgender college students often face more challenges than their...
Trans sex worker to face murder trial
New details emerged this week in the case of a transgender prostitute accused of murdering a man at a local hotel this past fall....
Penn appoints new LGBT Center director
After more than 19 years working at a local university’s LGBT center, Dr. Erin Cross will take the reins of the organization next week....
Trans woman nominated to top PA post
Just a few days before his inauguration, Gov. Tom Wolf announced the nomination of a transgender woman to his top level of administrators. ...
IBA to host event for black LGBT communities
*Due to inclement weather concerns, IBA Intersections at AAMP will be held March 29 rather than the original March 7 date PGN initially published. The...
Will Gov. Wolf nominate trans attorney to fill judicial vacancy?
Attorney Henry M. Sias wants to serve as a Common Pleas Court judge in Philadelphia. If Gov. Tom Wolf gives him the nod,...
Publication faces backlash after Buttigieg
On July 12, magazine, The New Republic, published an essay on presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg using gay tropes to argue against his presidency. ...
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In Hong Kong, Pride goes on despite police ban
LGBTQ people in Hong Kong celebrated Pride Nov. 16 following a police ban on the annual...
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