Social issues rise with Supreme Court pick
President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court seat is elevating touchy social issues in an election year, just as the tea...
CBLSL to host tournament with Boston beneficiary
Memorial Day weekend is here and that means the City of Brotherly Love Softball League is gearing up for its annual Liberty Bell Classic....
LGBT-focused gym to expand, renovate
The owners of an LGBT-focused gym last month announced the facility’s expansion and renovations. Optimal Sport 1315 is introducing an additional...
40 Years Ago in PGN: Jan. 8-14, 2016
Gay grassroots in Pennsylvania Adapted from reporting by Janet Cooper Gay people from smaller communities like State College, Lancaster and Bethlehem began organizing a...
News Briefing
TLA announces new LGBT film festival TLA Entertainment Group has decided upon a name for its new LGBT festival that will debut this...
PGN survey reveals reader demographics, satisfaction levels
Throughout the month of March, PGN conducted a readership survey in the interest of allowing the paper to meet the needs of its diverse...
Center explores ‘devotion’ in new exhibit
The William Way LGBT Community Center has played host to a one-of-a-kind exhibit exploring the lives and loves of LGBT couples since the beginning...
Endorsements
Mayor Democrat Michael Nutter Republican John Featherman City Council at-Large (vote for five) Democrat Sherrie Cohen (#180) Bill Green (#184) William K. ...
Trial for alleged murderer of trans woman postponed until December
A jury trial for the alleged murderer of trans woman Diamond Williams has been postponed until December. Charles N. Sargent stands...
Amber Hikes named new Director of LGBT Affairs
The city announced today that Amber Hikes will take over as director of the Office of LGBT Affairs. Hikes takes the...
State senator to organize free activist workshop
In the 10 months since Donald Trump has taken over the helm of the country, one good thing has happened, noted state Rep. Daylin...
Catholic hospital: We didn’t discriminate against trans man
A Catholic hospital that blocked a trans man’s access to a hysterectomy, asserting its right to religious freedom, denied any wrongdoing in court papers...
Media Trail
Gay-friendly middle school to open U. S. News reports the Milwaukee Public School System will expand the services provided by its gay-friendly...
Person of the Year: Chris Bartlett
Chris Bartlett has been the executive director at William Way LGBT Community Center (WWCC) for a decade — a fraught and complicated decade that...
News Briefing
Get tested on Testing Day HIV/AIDS service agencies throughout the city will offer free tests in the coming days in recognition of National...
N.J., national orgs. launch marriage campaign
The fight for marriage equality in New Jersey is continuing with a new campaign that includes national support. New Jersey United for...
Student alleges same-sex abuse
A former swimmer at Germantown Academy filed suit earlier this month, claiming that threats of rape and other abuse from a fellow student ended...
Media Trail
Marines arrested in antigay assault According to Savannahnow. com, two Marines were arrested June 12 on misdemeanor battery charges for allegedly beating...
Hatboro passes equal-protection ordinance
The Hatboro Borough City Council passed a nondiscrimination ordinance May 21 that provides equal protections for its 7,400 residents. Hatboro, a borough of Montgomery...
The Black Panthers and the Gay Liberation Front: Did Black Lives...
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