PGN publisher to receive state journalism award
Thirty years ago, PGN publisher Mark Segal went head to head with the Pennsylvania News-Media Association after it denied the publication membership to its...
Philly Trans March organizers hold 6th annual Black Trans History Panel
Organizers of the Philly Trans March, in collaboration with the Reclaim Pride Coalition, produced the Philly Black Trans History Panel on Feb. 24, which...
City names trans Poet Youth Laureate
The City of Philadelphia named its fourth Youth Poet Laureate Thursday, and the youth is a member of the LGBT community. ...
Shapiro pledges to pass nondiscrimination as governor
Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced his candidacy for governor last month, hoping to fill the seat in Harrisburg occupied by Governor Tom Wolf since...
Gayborhood Crime Watch
The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Oct. ...
Fleck wins Dem primary
Pennsylvania’s first out Republican state legislator lost the Republican nomination for re-election — but won the Democratic race. Rep. Mike Fleck...
Sims’ tirade against Planned Parenthood protester ignites outrage
A video showing State Rep. Brian Sims berating a woman saying the rosary outside a Planned Parenthood clinic isn’t easy viewing, yet at press...
PPD names new LGBT liaison
A new police official has stepped up to take on the department’s LGBT liaison position. Deputy Commissioner Kevin Bethel was last...
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta joins Black Democrats in House takeover to demand...
Standing behind a Black Lives Matter banner, a coalition of Black Democrats took over the speaker’s rostrum of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this...
Wedding: Larry Dobbins and Anthony Kaney
It was a wedding nearly 40 years in the making last month at City Hall. Anthony “Tony” Kaney and Larry Dobbins...
Gay man to stand trial for murder
A trial has been ordered in the case of a murdered Roxborough cantor. During a preliminary hearing Tuesday, Municipal Court Judge...
NYC Council speaker talks Obama, weddings
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, an open lesbian, has long fought for equality in the Empire State, and she’s now hitting the...
What’s on the minds of voters this election?
In the last few days before Election Day, Franklin & Marshall College has released it’s October polling data.
The poll surveyed 558 likely voters in Pennsylvania, including 268...
City fires head of new minority agency
The City of Philadelphia last week fired the head of the newly revamped agency in charge of ensuring minority representation in city contracts. ...
Remember Them
Since this time last year, too many trans and nonbinary people in the U.S. have lost their lives due to hatred and ignorance. The...
Out Jamaican poet to headline LGBT conference
Staceyann Chin knows what Paradise is like — and it’s certainly not brimming with peace and prosperity. The several years Chin...
International News: History made at the state department; Spain’s botched stamps
Openly gay state department nominee
President Biden is making history again — this time by expanding a new ambassador position and putting a gay man...
After being outed and defrocked, pastor combines faith with struggle for...
The Whosoever Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia is reframing the historical teachings of the Bible through teachings that affirm LGBTQ rights and oppose oppression,...
Ruling supports lesbian couple in Ocean Grove
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights issued a finding this week in an LGBT discrimination case, affirming the allegations of a lesbian couple...
School wants alleged abuse victim named in court papers
Germantown Academy wants to publicly name a student who’s suing the prestigious college-prep school for pervasive same-sex abuse. School officials...
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